total sales value of the publishing industry stood at 1.63 trillion yen in 2022.
The sales value of printed books in Japan amounted to 649.7 billion Japanese yen in 2022. Printed books were the largest segment of the publishing market during that year, followed by printed magazines. The Sales value of the publishing industry in Japan in 2022, by segment (in billion Japanese yen)
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Statistics on Publishing industry in Japan
Overview
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Books and magazines
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- Premium Statistic Print book market size in Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of new book titles published in Japan 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of new book titles published in Japan 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Print magazine market size in Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Print magazine market size in Japan 2021, by segment
- Premium Statistic Number of magazine titles published in Japan 2015-2021
Digital publishing
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- Premium Statistic Digital book market size in Japan 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Digital magazine market size in Japan 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Most popular audiobook and e-book apps in Japan 2022, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Most popular audiobook and e-book apps in Japan 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading e-book services and applications Japan 2022
Manga
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- Premium Statistic Manga market size in Japan 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Manga market size in Japan 2022, by segment
- Premium Statistic Digital manga market size Japan FY 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Printed manga book market size in Japan 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Printed manga magazines market size in Japan 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading manga series in Japan 2022, based on sales volume
Advertising
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- Premium Statistic Advertising expenses in Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Advertising expenses in Japan 2021, by medium
- Premium Statistic Magazine advertising expenses in Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Magazine advertising expenses Japan 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Manga app advertising market size Japan FY 2014-2022
Major publishing companies
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Consumers
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- Premium Statistic Cultural hobby participation numbers in Japan 2021, by type of activity
- Premium Statistic Book reader share Japan 2021, by type of book and age group
- Premium Statistic Book reading frequency in Japan 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading print book genres in Japan 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading digital book genres in Japan 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of mobile users who read e-books in Japan 2015-2022, by monetization
Further related statistics
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- Average number of books sold per title in the Netherlands 2016, by genre
- Distribution of the book market in the Netherlands 2016, by type
- Consumer book sales revenue in Japan 2009-2018, by platform
- Consumer book sales revenue in Germany 2009-2018, by platform
- Consumer book sales revenue in China 2009-2018, by platform
- Consumer book sales revenue in the U.S. 2008-2018, by platform
- Book sales revenue in Italy 2019-2021, by format
- Consumer book sales revenue in Great Britain (UK) 2009-2018, by platform
- Consumer book sales revenue in selected countries 2018, by platform
- Distribution of publisher sales of books United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by category
- Publisher returns of physical books in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2018
- Salaries in the book industry in Finland 2020, by sector
- Book publishing revenue in Denmark from 2011-2022, by category
- Book publishing revenue in Norway 2013-2022, by category
- Book publishing revenue in Sweden 2013-2022, by category
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Hon.jp News Blog. (January 25, 2023). Sales value of the publishing industry in Japan in 2022, by segment (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/687942/publishing-japan-revenue/
Hon.jp News Blog. "Sales value of the publishing industry in Japan in 2022, by segment (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. January 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687942/publishing-japan-revenue/
Hon.jp News Blog. (2023). Sales value of the publishing industry in Japan in 2022, by segment (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687942/publishing-japan-revenue/
Hon.jp News Blog. "Sales Value of The Publishing Industry in Japan in 2022, by Segment (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687942/publishing-japan-revenue/
Hon.jp News Blog, Sales value of the publishing industry in Japan in 2022, by segment (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687942/publishing-japan-revenue/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Sales value of the publishing industry in Japan in 2022, by segment (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], Hon.jp News Blog, January 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/687942/publishing-japan-revenue/