Book publishing market revenue from sales and licensing for the trade and educational sectors amounted to 23.6 billion U.S. dollars in the United States in 2020, placing the U.S. at the top of the ranking in this regard. Japan and Germany followed with over 10 billion U.S. dollars in revenue each, followed by the United Kingdom which generated 4.75 billion USD in revenue from sales and licensing in these sectors.
Publishing market revenue from sales and licensing in the trade and educational sectors in selected countries worldwide in 2020
(in million U.S. dollars)
Includes only published materials (i.e., books, monographs, etc.) issued with an ISBN, a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) or any other book identifier. For most countries, the respondents are national publishers’ associations (NPAs). The share of the total publishing industry represented by national publishers’ associations (NPAs) varies between countries.
The source also provided data on other countries for 2019, or for print/digital only. The data here refers to print and digital editions for 2020 only.
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WIPO. (October 20, 2021). Publishing market revenue from sales and licensing in the trade and educational sectors in selected countries worldwide in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/876254/worldwide-publishing-market-revenue-sales-licensing-educational-sector/
WIPO. "Publishing market revenue from sales and licensing in the trade and educational sectors in selected countries worldwide in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/876254/worldwide-publishing-market-revenue-sales-licensing-educational-sector/
WIPO. (2021). Publishing market revenue from sales and licensing in the trade and educational sectors in selected countries worldwide in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/876254/worldwide-publishing-market-revenue-sales-licensing-educational-sector/
WIPO. "Publishing Market Revenue from Sales and Licensing in The Trade and Educational Sectors in Selected Countries Worldwide in 2020 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/876254/worldwide-publishing-market-revenue-sales-licensing-educational-sector/
WIPO, Publishing market revenue from sales and licensing in the trade and educational sectors in selected countries worldwide in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/876254/worldwide-publishing-market-revenue-sales-licensing-educational-sector/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Publishing market revenue from sales and licensing in the trade and educational sectors in selected countries worldwide in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], WIPO, October 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/876254/worldwide-publishing-market-revenue-sales-licensing-educational-sector/
