NAICS Code 51: Information
NAICS code 51 is the sector for information. It contains 21 industry groups, listed below.
NAICS codes in 51 Information
| Code | Title | Federal contracts (3 years) |
|---|---|---|
| 5111 | Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (retired) | $981M |
| 5112 | Software Publishers (retired) | $18.2B |
| 5121 | Motion Picture and Video Industries | n/a |
| 5122 | Sound Recording Industries | n/a |
| 5131 | Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers | n/a |
| 5132 | Software Publishers | $4.7B |
| 5151 | Radio and Television Broadcasting (retired) | n/a |
| 5152 | Cable and Other Subscription Programming (retired) | n/a |
| 5161 | Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (retired) | n/a |
| 5162 | Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers | n/a |
| 5171 | Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) (retired) | $8.4B |
| 5172 | Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (retired) | n/a |
| 5173 | Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (retired) | $3.9B |
| 5174 | Satellite Telecommunications | $4.1B |
| 5175 | Cable and Other Program Distribution (retired) | n/a |
| 5178 | All Other Telecommunications | $916M |
| 5179 | Other Telecommunications (retired) | $2.7B |
| 5181 | Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals (retired) | n/a |
| 5182 | Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | $10.5B |
| 5191 | Other Information Services (retired) | $369M |
| 5192 | Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services | $758M |
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- What is NAICS code 51?
- NAICS 51 is the sector "Information" in the North American Industry Classification System.