Publishing Global Industry Guide 2020-2029

December 2025 | 461 pages | ID: PD19976EE35EN
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Summary

Global Publishing industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value , and forecast to 2029). 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 is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The books segment scope includes both physical and e-books. Physical books cover atlases, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, textbooks, guidebooks, musical scores, maps, fiction, and non-fiction. The e-books consist of electronic books that can be read on computers or other electronic devices, such as tablets. Both the newspaper and magazines segments include revenues generated from circulation, advertising, and online subscriptions.
  • All market data and forecasts are based on nominal prices, and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using yearly average exchange rates. The USD values may show a declining trend for a few countries, such as Argentina, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, and Russia. This is primarily because of the impact of exchange rates considered.
  • The global publishing market recorded revenues of $244.2 billion in 2024, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.3% between 2019 and 2024.
  • The books segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $155.4 billion, equivalent to 63.6% of the market's overall value.
  • Asia-Pacific accounted for the largest share of share of 46.3% of the global publishing market in 2024.
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 2024?
  • What will be the size of the global publishing market in 2029?
  • 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?
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. 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. Penguin Random House LLC
30.2. Lagardere SA
30.3. News Corp
30.4. Bertelsmann SE & Co KgaA
30.5. Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing and Media Corp Ltd
30.6. DB Corp Limited
30.7. Nikkei Inc
30.8. China South Publishing & Media Group Co Ltd
30.9. British Broadcasting Corp
30.10. Pearson plc
30.11. Axel Springer SE
30.12. Le Monde Group
30.13. Southwest German Media Holding GmbH
30.14. Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH
30.15. Harpercollins Publishers L.L.C.
30.16. Penguin Random House Australia Pty Ltd
30.17. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
30.18. Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd
30.19. Grupo Folha
30.20. Editora Ftd S.A.
30.21. Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes S.A.
30.22. The Woodbridge Company Ltd
30.23. Torstar Corp
30.24. Zhejiang Publishing & Media Co Ltd
30.25. Shandong Publishing Media Co Ltd
30.26. Cambridge University Press & Assessment
30.27. Jagran Prakashan Ltd
30.28. PT Jawa Pos Multimedia Group
30.29. Kompas Gramedia Group
30.30. PT Bina Media Tenggara
30.31. GEDI Gruppo Editoriale SpA
30.32. EFFE 2005 - Gruppo Feltrinelli SpA
30.33. RCS MediaGroup SpA
30.34. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA
30.35. Shogakukan Inc
30.36. Shueisha, Inc.
30.37. Kadokawa Corp
30.38. Planeta Corporacion SRL
30.39. El Universal Compania Periodistica Nacional SA De CV
30.40. Consorcio Interamericano De Comunicacion Sa de CV
30.41. Mediahuis NV
30.42. DPG Media Group NV
30.43. Uitgeverij De Bezige Bij BV
30.44. The New York Times Co
30.45. USA TODAY Co Inc
30.46. Egmont Magasiner AS
30.47. Schibsted Nova AS
30.48. Bonnier Group AB
30.49. Gyldendal ASA
30.50. SPH Media Ltd
30.51. Informa PLC
30.52. Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Limited
30.53. Naspers Ltd
30.54. Novus Holdings Limited
30.55. NE Neungyule, Inc
30.56. Woongjin ThinkBig Co., Ltd.
30.57. Chosun Ilbo Co.,Ltd.
30.58. Vocento SA
30.59. Promotora de Informaciones SA
30.60. Destek Media Group
30.61. Demiroren Holding AS
30.62. Ihlas Gazetecilik AS
30.63. Daily Mail and General Trust Plc
30.64. WPP Plc
30.65. Eksmo Publishing House LLC
30.66. JSC Gazprom Media Holding

31 APPENDIX

31.1. Methodology
31.2. About MarketLine
LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Global publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: Global publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: Global publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 4: Global publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 5: Global publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 6: Global Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 7: Global Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 8: Global GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 9: Global Inflation, 2020-24
Table 10: Global Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 11: Global Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 12: Asia-Pacific publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 13: Asia-Pacific publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 14: Asia-Pacific publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 15: Asia-Pacific publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 16: Asia-Pacific publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 17: Europe publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 18: Europe publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 19: Europe publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 20: Europe publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 21: Europe publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 22: Europe Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 23: Europe Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 24: Europe GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 25: Europe Inflation, 2020-24
Table 26: Europe Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 27: Europe Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 28: France publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 29: France publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 30: France publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 31: France publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 32: France publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 33: France Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 34: France Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 35: France GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 36: France Inflation, 2020-24
Table 37: France Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 38: France Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 39: Germany publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 40: Germany publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 41: Germany publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 42: Germany publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 43: Germany publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 44: Germany Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 45: Germany Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 46: Germany GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 47: Germany Inflation, 2020-24
Table 48: Germany Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 49: Germany Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 50: Italy publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 51: Italy publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 52: Italy publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 53: Italy publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 54: Italy publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 55: Italy Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 56: Italy Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 57: Italy GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 58: Italy Inflation, 2020-24
Table 59: Italy Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 60: Italy Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 61: Japan publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 62: Japan publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 63: Japan publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 64: Japan publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 65: Japan publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 66: Japan Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 67: Japan Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 68: Japan GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 69: Japan Inflation, 2020-24
Table 70: Japan Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 71: Japan Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 72: Australia publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 73: Australia publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 74: Australia publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 75: Australia publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 76: Australia publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 77: Australia Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 78: Australia Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 79: Australia GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 80: Australia Inflation, 2020-24
Table 81: Australia Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 82: Australia Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 83: Canada publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 84: Canada publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 85: Canada publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 86: Canada publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 87: Canada publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 88: Canada Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 89: Canada Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 90: Canada GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 91: Canada Inflation, 2020-24
Table 92: Canada Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 93: Canada Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 94: China publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 95: China publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 96: China publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 97: China publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 98: China publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 99: China Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 100: China Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 101: China GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 102: China Inflation, 2020-24
Table 103: China Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 104: China Exchange Rate, 2019-24

Global publishing market has been declining in recent years, although very slight growth was registered in 2017. Sluggish growth is expected in the forecast period. Declines in this market are being driven by the contraction seen in the newspapers and magazines segments of the market. Newspapers are being impacted by the fall of advertising spend, both in print and digital form. What’s more, the average time spent on mobile phones per day is increasing; this permits increased exposure of the customer to digital adverts. Similarly, circulation revenue is also falling as the availability and accessibility of free news content continues to grow.

Books segment was the market's most lucrative in 2017, with total revenues of $121bn, equivalent to 46.3% of the market's overall value. The newspapers segment contributed revenues of $93bn in 2017, equating to 35.6% of the market's aggregate value. This market will remain subdued as social media and the prevalence of mobile devices continue to act as a disruptive force in the newspapers segment of the market. What’s more, magazines will continue to struggle as the availability of substitutes, particularly online content, continues to grow.

China accounts for over 44% of the Asia-Pacific market value. Steady economic performance has laid a solid financial foundation for the Chinese publishing market to grow healthily. In addition, the increasing popularity of online books has also contributed to the growth of the market value. Furthermore, with increasing internet and mobile penetration rates in China, digital publishing has experienced rapid growth in recent years. Despite the increase in digital publishing, traditional print publishing has maintained steady growth, especially in the education sector where growth has been strong.



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