Top 10 Fastest-Growing US Industries: The Internet Makes its Mark

The ad-supported internet ecosystem contributed about 5% to US GDP in 2011, per a recent IAB report, and a new study provides another perspective regarding the internet’s influence on the economy. The IBISWorld study examines annualized revenue growth over the past 10 years, coming to the conclusion that the fastest-growing US industries all share a common trait: they’re all online-based. Social network game development tops the charts with an annualized growth rate of 134.4% since 2003. (more…)