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.
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estimates / sales to end consumers only; does not include sales to libraries, print subscriptions, collectible back issue sales and paywall website subscription revenues
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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 August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/369090/comics-revenue-channel/
ICV2. "Comics and graphic novel sales revenue in North America from 2013 to 2022, by channel (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/369090/comics-revenue-channel/
ICV2. (2023). Comics and graphic novel sales revenue in North America from 2013 to 2022, by channel (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/369090/comics-revenue-channel/
ICV2. "Comics and Graphic Novel Sales Revenue in North America from 2013 to 2022, by Channel (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/369090/comics-revenue-channel/
ICV2, Comics and graphic novel sales revenue in North America from 2013 to 2022, by channel (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/369090/comics-revenue-channel/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Comics and graphic novel sales revenue in North America from 2013 to 2022, by channel (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], ICV2, October 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/369090/comics-revenue-channel/