Directory, Mailing List, and Other Publishers Market Report 2025

This Directory, Mailing List, and Other Publishers market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The directory, mailing list, and other publishers market size has grown steadily in recent years. It will grow from $36.82 billion in 2024 to $38.07 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to print advertising demand, telephone directories, mailing list services, data monetization.

The directory, mailing list, and other publishers market size is expected to see steady growth in the next few years. It will grow to $41.63 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to digital transformation, online advertising, industry-specific directories, mobile access, e-commerce integration. Major trends in the forecast period include electrification and lightweighting, advanced materials, additive manufacturing, digitalization and connectivity, collaboration and partnerships.

The increasing demand for digital content is expected to drive the growth of the directory, mailing list, and other publishers' market. Digital content encompasses information available for distribution and download on electronic media. Online directories provide organizations with a fast and efficient means to generate revenue through digital content, including seasonal lists such as 'Top Schools' in a particular area. Additionally, the growing amount of time people spend consuming content on online platforms contributes to the expansion of the directory, mailing list, and other publishers' market. For example, a 2022 report by the US-based data and analytics platform, DoubleVerify, which surveyed 16,600 consumers across 18 countries in nine regions, indicates a continuous increase in digital content consumption, with 55% of respondents reporting that they now spend more time each day consuming content compared to the pre-pandemic period. Consequently, the rising demand for digital content is a key driver of the directory, mailing list, and other publishers' market's growth.

The increasing adoption of digital marketing is expected to drive the growth of the directory, mailing list, and other publishers' market in the coming years. Digital marketing involves promoting products and services through digital platforms and technology, utilizing various digital channels to engage with both existing customers and potential prospects. These channels include social media platforms, pay-per-click advertising, search engine optimization, and email marketing. Directory, mailing list, and other publishers can leverage digital marketing to attract their target audience, effectively promote their services, and maintain competitiveness in an increasingly digital and competitive business environment. For instance, in March 2024, online spending increased by 2.1% in February, marking the largest rise since July 2023, driven by robust clothing retail sales. This trend underscores how the growing adoption of digital marketing is fueling the growth of the directory, mailing list, and other publishers market.

The irectory, mailing list, and other publishers market is undergoing significant transformations driven by the emergence of new technologies. These advancements are creating numerous platforms for disseminating content in innovative ways. Publishers of directories and mailing lists have adapted their distribution strategies by introducing digital offerings and services that cater to the evolving needs of consumers.

Major companies operating in the directory, mailing list, and other publishers market include QUAD/GRAPHICS INC., Hubert Burda Media, Axel Springer SE, Thomson Reuters, Nielsen Holdings, YP Holdings LLC, Dex Media Inc., Gannett Co. Inc., Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Experian PLC, Acxiom Corporation, Infogroup Inc., ZoomInfo Technologies LLC, Equifax Inc., TransUnion LLC, Manta Media Inc., Hoovers Inc., InfoUSA Inc., LexisNexis Group, Harte-Hanks Inc., Lorton Data Inc., AccuData Integrated Marketing, Melissa Data Corporation, DatabaseUSA.com LLC, Salesgenie, DMDatabases, Data Axle USA LLC, ListGIANT, ListSource LLC, ListAbility Inc., ListShack, ListWise, ListCleaner, ListMarketer, ListFinder, ListGuy.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the directory, mailing list, and other publishers’ market in 2024. Middle East is expected to be the fastest growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the directory, mailing list, and other publishers market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the directory, mailing list, and other publishers market report are Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, France, Germany, UK, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, Turkey, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa.

A directory is a reference book that contains a list of names, addresses, and contact details, organized either alphabetically or categorically, for specific individuals, groups, or businesses. On the other hand, a mailing list is a compilation of email addresses designed for sending emails to multiple users simultaneously.

The primary categories of directory, mailing list, and other publishers encompass directory and mailing list, as well as other publishers. A mailing list comprises names and addresses that enable individuals or organizations to disseminate information to a large audience. These platforms can take the form of traditional or digital formats and serve various purposes, including residential and business applications.

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The directory, mailing list and other publishers market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as publishing directories, mailing lists, and collections or compilations of fact and their distribution in print or electronic form which may include mailing addresses, telephone directories, directories of businesses, collections or compilations of proprietary drugs or legal case results, compilations of public records, etc. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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