Publishing market size in Japan 2023, by segment

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 7, 2024
The sales value of printed books in Japan amounted to 619.4 billion Japanese yen in 2023. Printed books were the largest segment of the publishing market during that year, followed by digital comics. The total sales value of the publishing industry stood at 1.6 trillion yen in 2023.

Sales value of the publishing industry in Japan in 2023, by segment (in billion Japanese yen)

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January 2024

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Japan

Survey time period

2023

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estimated sales value of printed books and magazines as well as user expenditure on e-books, digital magazines, and digital comics*

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*The estimated sales value of printed books and magazines only covers the agency route and does not include direct transactions between publishers and bookstores, or direct sales by publishers.

100 Japanese yen equal 0.68 U.S. dollars or 0.63 euros as of February 2024.

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