In 2021, the Big Five publishers in the United States held 77.4 percent of positions on the bestselling adult paperback list, down from 79 percent in the previous year, meaning that more of the bestselling adult paperbacks in 2021 came from independent publishers, than majors. Whilst the Big Five lost some ground, majors still accounted for the majority of all bestselling hardcover and paperback books in the United States each year, with Penguin Random House commanding the highest share.
Share of adult hardcover and paperback bestseller positions held by leading publishers in the United States from 2019 to 2021
The source runs two adult paperback and two adult hardcover lists each week, each including 20 titles, and as such there are 2,080 positions on each list in total over the course of a year. The data represents each publisher's share of the 2,080 hardcover bestsellers and 2,080 paperback bestsellers list positions.
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Publishers Weekly. (January 14, 2022). Share of adult hardcover and paperback bestseller positions held by leading publishers in the United States from 2019 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234734/book-publishers-bestsellers-list-share/
Publishers Weekly. "Share of adult hardcover and paperback bestseller positions held by leading publishers in the United States from 2019 to 2021." Chart. January 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234734/book-publishers-bestsellers-list-share/
Publishers Weekly. (2022). Share of adult hardcover and paperback bestseller positions held by leading publishers in the United States from 2019 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234734/book-publishers-bestsellers-list-share/
Publishers Weekly. "Share of Adult Hardcover and Paperback Bestseller Positions Held by Leading Publishers in The United States from 2019 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234734/book-publishers-bestsellers-list-share/
Publishers Weekly, Share of adult hardcover and paperback bestseller positions held by leading publishers in the United States from 2019 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234734/book-publishers-bestsellers-list-share/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of adult hardcover and paperback bestseller positions held by leading publishers in the United States from 2019 to 2021 [Graph], Publishers Weekly, January 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234734/book-publishers-bestsellers-list-share/
