Largest publishing companies Japan 2021-2022, based on sales

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 6, 2023
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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Release date

December 2022

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2021 to 2022

Supplementary notes

*Publishing business of Kadokawa.
**Education contents of Gakken HP.

100 Japanese yen equal 0.77 U.S. dollars or 0.71 euros as of February 2023.

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