In 2023, the sales revenue of book publishers in Sweden amounted to 2.01 billion Swedish kronor, marking a decrease from the 2.03 billion recorded in the previous year. The value of the Swedish book publishing industry has fluctuated over the last ten years.
Which company leads the Swedish publishing industry?
The figures shown in the graph only include sales revenues of member companies of the Swedish Publishers’ Association. Albert Bonnier AB, belonging to the media conglomerate Bonnier, is the largest book publisher in Sweden based on turnover. Another company of the Bonnier Group, Bonnier Carlsen, is the leading children’s and youth books publisher nationwide, and released 276 book titles in this category in 2021.
Which book distribution channel generates the most in Sweden?
Swedish book publishers generate most of their sales revenue through digital resale, making this the most lucrative distribution channel in the business, following by online and physical bookstores. When it comes to the market as a whole, online bookstores pull in the most income from book sales across the country, and in 2021 generated more revenue than physical bookstores and digital subscription services combined.
Sales revenue of book publishers in Sweden from 2009 to 2023
(in million SEK)
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Svenska Förläggareföreningen. (March 14, 2024). Sales revenue of book publishers in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in million SEK) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/541320/sales-revenue-of-book-publishers-in-sweden/
Svenska Förläggareföreningen. "Sales revenue of book publishers in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in million SEK)." Chart. March 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541320/sales-revenue-of-book-publishers-in-sweden/
Svenska Förläggareföreningen. (2024). Sales revenue of book publishers in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in million SEK). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541320/sales-revenue-of-book-publishers-in-sweden/
Svenska Förläggareföreningen. "Sales Revenue of Book Publishers in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in Million Sek)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541320/sales-revenue-of-book-publishers-in-sweden/
Svenska Förläggareföreningen, Sales revenue of book publishers in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in million SEK) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541320/sales-revenue-of-book-publishers-in-sweden/ (last visited October 03, 2024)
Sales revenue of book publishers in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in million SEK) [Graph], Svenska Förläggareföreningen, March 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/541320/sales-revenue-of-book-publishers-in-sweden/