NAICS 2022 nationalIndustry * USA Verified: Census NAICS 2022 · 2026-01-01

NAICS 518210 — Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

NAICS 518210 is the national industry code for computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of $40.0 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: $40.0 View full SBA standard

Official Inclusions

providing complete processing and preparation of reports from data supplied by the customer; specialized services, such as automated data entry or data processing resources available to clients on an hourly or time-sharing basis
providing specialized activities, such as general time-share mainframe facilities to clients

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

computer facilities management (See 541514 Computer systems design and related services (except video game design and development) (CAN))
online reservation services (e.g., airline, bus, car rental, hotel, short-term private accommodation) (See 561590 Other travel arrangement and reservation services (MEX))
operating web search portals (See 519290 Web search portals and all other information services)
processing financial transactions (See 52232 Financial transactions processing, reserve and clearing house activities (US))
providing access to microcomputers and office equipment from a retail location (See 561430 Business service centres (CAN))
providing data keying, text processing or desktop publishing (See 561410 Document preparation services)
providing video and audio streaming distribution services (See 516211 Pay and specialty television (CAN))

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

cloud computing services (except software publishing and computer systems design) cloud storage services computer data storage services computing infrastructure provision computing platform infrastructure provision cryptocurrency mining game server hosting providers media streaming data storage services media streaming technical support services Platform as a Service (PaaS) video and audio technical streaming support services video tape and film stock digitization services video transcoding services Web hosting (excluding software publishing)

Complete Index of Activities (34 recognized activities) ▼

application hosting (excluding software publishing)

application service provider

automated data processing, computer services

cloud computing

cloud computing services (except software publishing and computer systems design)

cloud hosting

cloud storage services

computer data storage services

computer input preparation services

computer processing services

computer time-sharing services

computing infrastructure provision

computing platform infrastructure provision

cryptocurrency mining

data entry services

data processing services

disk and diskette conversion services

game server hosting providers

input preparation services, computer

leasing of computer time

media streaming data storage services

media streaming technical support services

microfilm recording and imaging service

optical scanning data services

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

providing complete processing and preparation of reports from data supplied by the customer; specialized services, such as automated data entry or data processing resources available to clients on an hourly or time-sharing basis

providing specialized activities, such as general time-share mainframe facilities to clients

rental of computer time

service bureaus, computer

software as a service (SaaS)

video and audio technical streaming support services

video tape and film stock digitization services

video transcoding services

Web hosting (excluding software publishing)

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022
Issuing authority	U.S. Census Bureau with OMB, Statistics Canada, and INEGI
Tax authority	Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Purpose	Statistical business classification and federal contracting (SAM.gov, SBA standards)
Used in	SAM.gov registration, SBA size determinations, IRS tax classification, SEC EDGAR (via SIC crosswalk)
Active since	2022 (current edition)
Hierarchy level	Sector (2-digit)
Source	https://www.census.gov/naics/