Tech companies in São Paulo, Brazil

There are 178,743 companies in information and communication (ISIC J) registered in São Paulo, Brazil: 178,743 active and 178,461 in the clean B2B universe. São Paulo ranks 1st of 27 states for the section and holds 42.2% of its national total (data as of 2026-10-10). The sector is over-represented here: section J is 5.7% of all records in São Paulo against 3.9% nationally, a location quotient of 1.46.

The city of Sao Paulo concentrates 62.0% of the active companies, followed by Campinas (4,967) and Barueri (4,922); the three together hold 67.5%. The median active company is 4.0 years old; 18% were registered in the last year and 42% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 32,107 new tech businesses were registered in São Paulo, +35.9% on the previous 12 months (national section J: +40.9%). By ISIC division, 62 (computer programming, consultancy and related activities) is 65.1% of the records and 63 (information service activities) 13.9%. Size is known for 88% of the active companies; 85% 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.