Global Publishing industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2017-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Highlights
- The publishing market consists of books, newspapers and magazines.
- The book publishing segment includes publishers of academic, professional, general and other (fictions, non-fiction etc) books. The market value of this segment refers to the domestic B2C sales of books only at the retail sales price (RSP).
- The newspaper segment is valued as the sum total of all revenues gained from the sale of newspapers including those gained through circulation, subscription (inc. online subscription), and advertising revenue.
- The magazine segment value is calculated as the revenues generated by publishers from B2C sales of copies of their products, and does not include advertising revenues.
- All market data and forecasts are represented in nominal terms (i.e., without adjustment for inflation) and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2021 annual average exchange rates.
- The global publishing market had total revenues of $261.1 billion in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -0.7% between 2016 and 2021.
- The books segment accounted for market's the largest proportion in 2021, with total revenues of $148.5 billion, equivalent to 56.9% of the market's overall value.
- Many bookstores started a click-and-collect service, and joined an independent online platform named bookstore.org. Lockdown helped the European consumer rediscover books and that supported the market.
Scope
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the global publishing market
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global publishing market
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key publishing market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the global publishing market with five year forecasts
Reasons to Buy
- What was the size of the global publishing market by value in 2021?
- What will be the size of the global publishing market in 2026?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the global publishing market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- What are the main segments that make up the global publishing market?
Table of Contents
1.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1.1.Market value
1.2.Market value forecast
1.3.Category segmentation
1.4.Geography segmentation
1.5.Competitive Landscape
2.Introduction
2.1.What is this report about?
2.2.Who is the target reader?
2.3.How to use this report
2.4.Definitions
3.Global Publishing
3.1.Market Overview
3.2.Market Data
3.3.Market Segmentation
3.4.Market outlook
3.5.Five forces analysis
4.Macroeconomic Indicators
4.1.Country data
5.Publishing in Asia-Pacific
5.1.Market Overview
5.2.Market Data
5.3.Market Segmentation
5.4.Market outlook
5.5.Five forces analysis
6.Publishing in Europe
6.1.Market Overview
6.2.Market Data
6.3.Market Segmentation
6.4.Market outlook
6.5.Five forces analysis
7.Macroeconomic Indicators
7.1.Country data
8.Publishing in France
8.1.Market Overview
8.2.Market Data
8.3.Market Segmentation
8.4.Market outlook
8.5.Five forces analysis
9.Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1.Country data
10.Publishing in Germany
10.1.Market Overview
10.2.Market Data
10.3.Market Segmentation
10.4.Market outlook
10.5.Five forces analysis
11.Macroeconomic Indicators
11.1.Country data
12.Publishing in Italy
12.1.Market Overview
12.2.Market Data
12.3.Market Segmentation
12.4.Market outlook
12.5.Five forces analysis
13.Macroeconomic Indicators
13.1.Country data
14.Publishing in Japan
14.1.Market Overview
14.2.Market Data
14.3.Market Segmentation
14.4.Market outlook
14.5.Five forces analysis
15.Macroeconomic Indicators
15.1.Country data
16.Publishing in Australia
16.1.Market Overview
16.2.Market Data
16.3.Market Segmentation
16.4.Market outlook
16.5.Five forces analysis
17.Macroeconomic Indicators
17.1.Country data
18.Publishing in Canada
18.1.Market Overview
18.2.Market Data
18.3.Market Segmentation
18.4.Market outlook
18.5.Five forces analysis
19.Macroeconomic Indicators
19.1.Country data
20.Publishing in China
20.1.Market Overview
20.2.Market Data
20.3.Market Segmentation
20.4.Market outlook
20.5.Five forces analysis
21.Macroeconomic Indicators
21.1.Country data
22.Publishing in The Netherlands
22.1.Market Overview
22.2.Market Data
22.3.Market Segmentation
22.4.Market outlook
22.5.Five forces analysis
23.Macroeconomic Indicators
23.1.Country data
24.Publishing in Spain
24.1.Market Overview
24.2.Market Data
24.3.Market Segmentation
24.4.Market outlook
24.5.Five forces analysis
25.Macroeconomic Indicators
25.1.Country data
26.Publishing in The United Kingdom
26.1.Market Overview
26.2.Market Data
26.3.Market Segmentation
26.4.Market outlook
26.5.Five forces analysis
27.Macroeconomic Indicators
27.1.Country data
28.Publishing in The United States
28.1.Market Overview
28.2.Market Data
28.3.Market Segmentation
28.4.Market outlook
28.5.Five forces analysis
29.Macroeconomic Indicators
29.1.Country data
30.Company Profiles
30.1.Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
30.2.Lagardere SCA
30.3.Le Monde Group
30.4.Axel Springer SE
30.5.Sudwestdeutsche Medien Holding GmbH
30.6.Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH
30.7.Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.
30.8.RCS MediaGroup SpA
30.9.GEDI Gruppo Editoriale SpA
30.10.EFFE 2005 - Gruppo Feltrinelli SpA
30.11.The Yomiuri Shimbun
30.12.The Asahi Shimbun Company
30.13.Nikkei Inc
30.14.Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd
30.15.Seven West Media Ltd
30.16.Torstar Corporation
30.17.The Woodbridge Company Ltd
30.18.China Publishing Group Corp
30.19.China South Publishing & Media Group Co Ltd
30.20.DPG Media NV
30.21.Mediahuis NV
30.22.Promotora de Informaciones SA
30.23.Vocento SA
30.24.Grupo Planeta
30.25.Harpercollins Publishers L.L.C.
30.26.Pearson plc
30.27.Daily Mail and General Trust plc
30.28.News Corp
30.29.Penguin Random House LLC
30.30.Gannett Co., Inc.
30.31.The New York Times Company
31.Appendix
31.1.Methodology
31.2.About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Global publishing market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Table 2: Global publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
Table 3: Global publishing market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Table 4: Global publishing market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2021
Table 5: Global publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Table 6: Global size of population (million), 2017-21
Table 7: Global gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 8: Global gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 9: Global inflation, 2017-21
Table 10: Global consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
Table 11: Global exchange rate, 2018-22
Table 12: Asia-Pacific publishing market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Table 13: Asia-Pacific publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
Table 14: Asia-Pacific publishing market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Table 15: Asia-Pacific publishing market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2021
Table 16: Asia-Pacific publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Table 17: Europe publishing market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Table 18: Europe publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
Table 19: Europe publishing market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Table 20: Europe publishing market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2021
Table 21: Europe publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Table 22: Europe size of population (million), 2017-21
Table 23: Europe gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 24: Europe gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 25: Europe inflation, 2017-21
Table 26: Europe consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
Table 27: Europe exchange rate, 2018-22
Table 28: France publishing market value: $ million, 2016-21
Table 29: France publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
Table 30: France publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Table 31: France publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2021
Table 32: France publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2021-26
Table 33: France size of population (million), 2017-21
Table 34: France gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 35: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 36: France inflation, 2017-21
Table 37: France consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
Table 38: France exchange rate, 2018-22
Table 39: Germany publishing market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Table 40: Germany publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
Table 41: Germany publishing market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Table 42: Germany publishing market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2021
Table 43: Germany publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Table 44: Germany size of population (million), 2017-21
Table 45: Germany gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 46: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 47: Germany inflation, 2017-21
Table 48: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
Table 49: Germany exchange rate, 2018-22
Table 50: Italy publishing market value: $ million, 2016-21
Table 51: Italy publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
Table 52: Italy publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Table 53: Italy publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2021
Table 54: Italy publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2021-26
Table 55: Italy size of population (million), 2017-21
Table 56: Italy gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 57: Italy gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 58: Italy inflation, 2017-21
Table 59: Italy consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
Table 60: Italy exchange rate, 2018-22
Table 61: Japan publishing market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Table 62: Japan publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
Table 63: Japan publishing market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Table 64: Japan publishing market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2021
Table 65: Japan publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Table 66: Japan size of population (million), 2017-21
Table 67: Japan gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 68: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 69: Japan inflation, 2017-21
Table 70: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
Table 71: Japan exchange rate, 2018-22
Table 72: Australia publishing market value: $ million, 2016-21
Table 73: Australia publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
Table 74: Australia publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Table 75: Australia publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2021
Table 76: Australia publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2021-26
Table 77: Australia size of population (million), 2017-21
Table 78: Australia gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 79: Australia gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 80: Australia inflation, 2017-21
Table 81: Australia consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
Table 82: Australia exchange rate, 2018-22
Table 83: Canada publishing market value: $ million, 2016-21
Table 84: Canada publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
Table 85: Canada publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Table 86: Canada publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2021
Table 87: Canada publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2021-26
Table 88: Canada size of population (million), 2017-21
Table 89: Canada gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 90: Canada gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global publishing market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Figure 2: Global publishing market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Figure 3: Global publishing market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 4: Global publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the global publishing market, 2021
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the global publishing market, 2021
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the global publishing market, 2021
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global publishing market, 2021
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global publishing market, 2021
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global publishing market, 2021
Figure 11: Asia-Pacific publishing market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Figure 12: Asia-Pacific publishing market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Figure 13: Asia-Pacific publishing market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 14: Asia-Pacific publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Figure 15: Forces driving competition in the publishing market in Asia-Pacific, 2021
Figure 16: Drivers of buyer power in the publishing market in Asia-Pacific, 2021
Figure 17: Drivers of supplier power in the publishing market in Asia-Pacific, 2021
Figure 18: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the publishing market in Asia-Pacific, 2021
Figure 19: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the publishing market in Asia-Pacific, 2021
Figure 20: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the publishing market in Asia-Pacific, 2021
Figure 21: Europe publishing market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Figure 22: Europe publishing market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Figure 23: Europe publishing market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 24: Europe publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Figure 25: Forces driving competition in the publishing market in Europe, 2021
Figure 26: Drivers of buyer power in the publishing market in Europe, 2021
Figure 27: Drivers of supplier power in the publishing market in Europe, 2021
Figure 28: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the publishing market in Europe, 2021
Figure 29: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the publishing market in Europe, 2021
Figure 30: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the publishing market in Europe, 2021
Figure 31: France publishing market value: $ million, 2016-21
Figure 32: France publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Figure 33: France publishing market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 34: France publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2021-26
Figure 35: Forces driving competition in the publishing market in France, 2021
Figure 36: Drivers of buyer power in the publishing market in France, 2021
Figure 37: Drivers of supplier power in the publishing market in France, 2021
Figure 38: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the publishing market in France, 2021
Figure 39: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the publishing market in France, 2021
Figure 40: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the publishing market in France, 2021
Figure 41: Germany publishing market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Figure 42: Germany publishing market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Figure 43: Germany publishing market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 44: Germany publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Figure 45: Forces driving competition in the publishing market in Germany, 2021
Figure 46: Drivers of buyer power in the publishing market in Germany, 2021
Figure 47: Drivers of supplier power in the publishing market in Germany, 2021
Figure 48: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the publishing market in Germany, 2021
Figure 49: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the publishing market in Germany, 2021
Figure 50: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the publishing market in Germany, 2021
Figure 51: Italy publishing market value: $ million, 2016-21
Figure 52: Italy publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Figure 53: Italy publishing market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 54: Italy publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2021-26
Figure 55: Forces driving competition in the publishing market in Italy, 2021
Figure 56: Drivers of buyer power in the publishing market in Italy, 2021
Figure 57: Drivers of supplier power in the publishing market in Italy, 2021
Figure 58: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the publishing market in Italy, 2021
Figure 59: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the publishing market in Italy, 2021
Figure 60: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the publishing market in Italy, 2021
Figure 61: Japan publishing market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Figure 62: Japan publishing market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Figure 63: Japan publishing market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 64: Japan publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Figure 65: Forces driving competition in the publishing market in Japan, 2021
Figure 66: Drivers of buyer power in the publishing market in Japan, 2021
Figure 67: Drivers of supplier power in the publishing market in Japan, 2021
Figure 68: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the publishing market in Japan, 2021
Figure 69: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the publishing market in Japan, 2021
Figure 70: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the publishing market in Japan, 2021
Figure 71: Australia publishing market value: $ million, 2016-21
Figure 72: Australia publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Figure 73: Australia publishing market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 74: Australia publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2021-26
Figure 75: Forces driving competition in the publishing market in Australia, 2021
Figure 76: Drivers of buyer power in the publishing market in Australia, 2021
Figure 77: Drivers of supplier power in the publishing market in Australia, 2021
Figure 78: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the publishing market in Australia, 2021
Figure 79: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the publishing market in Australia, 2021
Figure 80: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the publishing market in Australia, 2021
Figure 81: Canada publishing market value: $ million, 2016-21
Figure 82: Canada publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Figure 83: Canada publishing market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 84: Canada publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2021-26
Figure 85: Forces driving competition in the publishing market in Canada, 2021
Figure 86: Drivers of buyer power in the publishing market in Canada, 2021
Figure 87: Drivers of supplier power in the publishing market in Canada, 2021
Figure 88: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the publishing market in Canada, 2021
Figure 89: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the publishing market in Canada, 2021
Figure 90: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the publishing market in Canada, 2021
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
- Lagardere SCA
- Le Monde Group
- Axel Springer SE
- Sudwestdeutsche Medien Holding GmbH
- Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH
- Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.
- RCS MediaGroup SpA
- GEDI Gruppo Editoriale SpA
- EFFE 2005 - Gruppo Feltrinelli SpA
- The Yomiuri Shimbun
- The Asahi Shimbun Company
- Nikkei Inc
- Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd
- Seven West Media Ltd
- Torstar Corporation
- The Woodbridge Company Ltd
- China Publishing Group Corp
- China South Publishing & Media Group Co Ltd
- DPG Media NV
- Mediahuis NV
- Promotora de Informaciones SA
- Vocento SA
- Grupo Planeta
- Harpercollins Publishers L.L.C.
- Pearson plc
- Daily Mail and General Trust plc
- News Corp
- Penguin Random House LLC
- Gannett Co., Inc.
- The New York Times Company
