Largest media companies worldwide 2022
In 2022, the leading media company worldwide based on revenue was Alphabet Inc., with revenue of 268.6 billion euros. In second place was Comcast, followed by Meta Platforms Inc, Walt Disney, and Tencent.
The first-ranking Alphabet had a revenue of over 268 billion euros in 2022. The U.S. is the most important regional market for Alphabet, generating over 40 percent of its revenue. Alphabet was followed by a telecommunications giant Comcast and by a fellow tech company, Meta. The U.S. is also a major market for Comcast, as they hold more than 20 percent of the pay TV market share in the U.S..
The majority of the leading media companies in the world are U.S.-based companies. Indeed, media has a major role in the daily life of Americans. On average, a consumer in the U.S. spent an more than 790 minutes per day consuming major media.
Media market - additional information
The global entertainment and media market has a high value, considering it is made up of television, radio, internet, newspaper and in general technology-based companies. In 2022, this industry had an accumulated value of approximately 2.5 trillion U.S. dollars. Projections for this market are optimistic as this industry is expected to increase its value over the next years, potentially reaching a revenue of 2.9 trillion U.S. dollars by 2026.The first-ranking Alphabet had a revenue of over 268 billion euros in 2022. The U.S. is the most important regional market for Alphabet, generating over 40 percent of its revenue. Alphabet was followed by a telecommunications giant Comcast and by a fellow tech company, Meta. The U.S. is also a major market for Comcast, as they hold more than 20 percent of the pay TV market share in the U.S..
The majority of the leading media companies in the world are U.S.-based companies. Indeed, media has a major role in the daily life of Americans. On average, a consumer in the U.S. spent an more than 790 minutes per day consuming major media.
