With annual sales of more than 195 billion Japanese yen, Shueisha Inc. topped the list of the largest Japanese publishing companies in 2021 and 2022. Shueisha was closely followed by Kodansha Ltd., which generated sales of close to 171 billion yen during that period.
Leading publishing companies in Japan in 2021 and 2022, based on sales (in billion Japanese yen)
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Gyokai Search. (December 2, 2022). Leading publishing companies in Japan in 2021 and 2022, based on sales (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/864958/japan-major-publishing-companies-based-on-revenue/
Gyokai Search. "Leading publishing companies in Japan in 2021 and 2022, based on sales (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. December 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864958/japan-major-publishing-companies-based-on-revenue/
Gyokai Search. (2022). Leading publishing companies in Japan in 2021 and 2022, based on sales (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864958/japan-major-publishing-companies-based-on-revenue/
Gyokai Search. "Leading Publishing Companies in Japan in 2021 and 2022, Based on Sales (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864958/japan-major-publishing-companies-based-on-revenue/
Gyokai Search, Leading publishing companies in Japan in 2021 and 2022, based on sales (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864958/japan-major-publishing-companies-based-on-revenue/ (last visited June 05, 2023)
Leading publishing companies in Japan in 2021 and 2022, based on sales (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], Gyokai Search, December 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/864958/japan-major-publishing-companies-based-on-revenue/