The latest figures on comic and graphic novel sales showed that 735 million U.S. dollars were generated by comic store sales in 2023, up by 30 million from the previous year. Revenue derived from digital downloads declined year-on-year whereas sales from book channels increased, surpassing 1.2 billion U.S. dollars for the first time.
Comics and graphic novel sales revenue in North America from 2013 to 2022, by channel
(in million U.S. dollars)
estimates / sales to end consumers only; does not include sales to libraries, print subscriptions, collectible back issue sales and paywall website subscription revenues
Supplementary notes
Data for years prior to 2022 comes from previous reports.
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ICV2. (October 16, 2023). Comics and graphic novel sales revenue in North America from 2013 to 2022, by channel (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/369090/comics-revenue-channel/
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