Global Reference Management Software Market Growth (Status and Outlook) 2025-2031

Global Reference Management Software Market Growth (Status and Outlook) 2025-2031

The global Reference Management Software market size is predicted to grow from US$ 353 million in 2025 to US$ 563 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.1% from 2025 to 2031.

Reference Management Software is used to aid students, research-oriented professionals, and anyone else sourcing others’ material with citing accurately and efficiently.

United States is the largest Reference Management Software market with about 37% market share. Europe is follower, accounting for about 30% market share.

The key players are Mendeley, Clarivate (EndNote), Chegg (EasyBib), ProQuest (RefWorks), Zotero, JabRef, Cite4me, Sorc’d, Citavi, Paperpile, Digital Science (ReadCube), wizdom.ai etc. Top 3 companies occupied about 58% market share.

LPI (LP Information)' newest research report, the “Reference Management Software Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Reference Management Software sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Reference Management Software sales for 2025 through 2031. With Reference Management Software sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Reference Management Software industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Reference Management Software landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyses the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Reference Management Software portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Reference Management Software market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Reference Management Software and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Reference Management Software.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Reference Management Software market by product type, application, key players and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:
Cloud Based
Web Based

Segmentation by Application:
Academic
Corporate
Government

This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Mendeley
Clarivate (EndNote)
Chegg (EasyBib)
ProQuest (RefWorks)
Zotero
JabRef
Cite4me
Sorc’d
Citavi
Paperpile
Digital Science (ReadCube)
wizdom.ai