ICT and media companies in Brazil
ISIC section J: Information and communication. 424,939 records from the Receita Federal (CNPJ registry), 424,939 active, data as of 2026-10-10.
Section J, information and communication, holds 424,939 Brazilian company records as of 2026-10-10, all of them active. By state, São Paulo leads with 178,743 (42% of the section), followed by Rio de Janeiro (36,206) and Minas Gerais (35,434). The largest divisions are 62 (computer programming, consultancy and related activities, 251,057) and 63 (information service activities, 58,689); 4 further divisions complete it. That is 3.9% of the Brazil registry in this build.
Division 62 is the 'tech and software' core: software houses, IT consultancies and integrators, the first accounts and the reseller channel for any SaaS or devtool entering the region. 63 adds hosting, SaaS operators and portals; 61 the ISPs and carriers; 58-60 media and publishing. Our LATAM Tech & Software package is this section's divisions 62 and 63 across all seven countries. In Brazil, 86% of these rows carry an ISIC class; size is known for 88%; 20.7% have a corporate domain or HTTP-verified website; 74,987 were registered in the 12 months before the extraction. Brazilian rows are active establishments; 400,994 of them are head offices in the clean B2B universe (private, not sole-owner, name unmasked).
By state (top 10)
| State | Records | Active | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 178,743 | 178,743 | 42.1% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36,206 | 36,206 | 8.5% |
| Minas Gerais | 35,434 | 35,434 | 8.3% |
| Paraná | 32,287 | 32,287 | 7.6% |
| Santa Catarina | 23,350 | 23,350 | 5.5% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 23,347 | 23,347 | 5.5% |
| Distrito Federal | 12,872 | 12,872 | 3.0% |
| Goiás | 10,325 | 10,325 | 2.4% |
| Bahia | 10,211 | 10,211 | 2.4% |
| Ceará | 9,667 | 9,667 | 2.3% |
Divisions in section J
58 publishing (incl. software publishing), 59 film and audio, 60 broadcasting, 61 telecommunications, 62 computer programming and consultancy, 63 information services (data processing, hosting, web portals).
| ISIC division | Records | Active | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities | 251,057 | 251,057 | 59.1% |
| 63 Information service activities | 58,689 | 58,689 | 13.8% |
| 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities | 44,025 | 44,025 | 10.4% |
| 61 Telecommunications | 38,218 | 38,218 | 9.0% |
| 58 Publishing activities | 23,781 | 23,781 | 5.6% |
| 60 Programming and broadcasting activities | 9,169 | 9,169 | 2.2% |
Size mix
| size_class | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| micro | 318,062 | 74.8% |
| small | 53,772 | 12.7% |
| medium | 0 | 0.0% |
| large | 0 | 0.0% |
| unknown | 53,105 | 12.5% |
Largest classes
| ISIC class (top 5) | Records |
|---|---|
| 6209 Other information technology and computer… | 65,743 |
| 6202 Computer consultancy and computer faciliti… | 65,557 |
| 6201 Computer programming activities | 64,958 |
| 5911 Motion picture, video and television progr… | 29,027 |
| 6312 Web portals | 28,208 |
Largest cities
| City (top 5) | Records |
|---|---|
| Sao Paulo | 110,813 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 25,223 |
| Curitiba | 17,034 |
| Belo Horizonte | 15,127 |
| Brasilia | 12,872 |
Other sectors in Brazil
ICT and media in other countries
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