Tech companies in Goiás, Brazil

The Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) lists 10,325 tech companies (software, IT services, telecoms and media) in Goiás, of which 10,325 are active. With 2.4% of Brazil's section J records, Goiás is the 8th largest of the country's 27 states for this sector (extraction 2026-10-10). The sector is under-represented here: 2.4% of Goiás's records against 3.9% nationally (location quotient 0.62).

Goiania concentrates 51.4% of the active companies, followed by Aparecida de Goiania (641) and Anapolis (628); the three together hold 63.7%. The median active company is 4.7 years old; 17% were registered in the last year and 36% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 1,661 new tech businesses were registered in Goiás, +58.6% on the previous 12 months (national section J: +40.9%). By ISIC division, 62 (computer programming, consultancy and related activities) is 49.5% of the records and 61 (telecommunications) 16.9%. Size is known for 89% of the active companies; 88% of those are micro.

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.