2015 Publisher Market Share in Japan
Nikkei Press estimated the market share of publishing companies in Japan in 2015. According to it, Kodansha has the biggest share (9%). The industry-wide total sales were one trillion yen in 2015.
Figure: 2015 Publisher Market Share in Japan
| Publisher | Market share (%) |
| Kodansha | 9.4 |
| Shueisha | 8.9 |
| Kadokawa | 8.6 |
| Shogakukan | 5.4 |
| Gakken | 2.6 |
| Others | 65.1 |
Source is Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun newspaper, the article on 2016 July 25th.
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