China Books Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026
Summary
Books in China industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, 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 books market is comprised of the value of total retail sales of physical and digital. The physical segment of the books market includes atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, text books, guidebooks, musical scores, maps, fiction and non-fiction. The digital segment of the books market consists of electronic books which can be read on computers or other electronic devices such as tablets. Other segment includes magazines, download audio, physical audio and other not included in the above segments.
- The Chinese books market had total revenues of $47.1bn in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.4% between 2016 and 2021.
- The physical segment was the market's most lucrative in 2021, with total revenues of $34.2bn, equivalent to 72.5% of the market's overall value.
- China is witnessing rapid growth in the use of education technology and online education in the private and public sector. Increasing education levels and an increase in household income have resulted in continuous growth in the Chinese books market.
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the books market in China
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the books market in China
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key books market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the China books market with five year forecasts
- What was the size of the China books market by value in 2021?
- What will be the size of the China books market in 2026?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the China books market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- Who are the top competitors in China's books market?
- 1 Executive Summary
- 1.1. Market value
- 1.2. Market value forecast
- 1.3. Category segmentation
- 1.4. Geography segmentation
- 1.5. Market rivalry
- 1.6. Competitive Landscape
- 2 Market Overview
- 2.1. Market definition
- 2.2. Market analysis
- 3 Market Data
- 3.1. Market value
- 4 Market Segmentation
- 4.1. Category segmentation
- 4.2. Geography segmentation
- 5 Market Outlook
- 5.1. Market value forecast
- 6 Five Forces Analysis
- 6.1. Summary
- 6.2. Buyer power
- 6.3. Supplier power
- 6.4. New entrants
- 6.5. Threat of substitutes
- 6.6. Degree of rivalry
- 7 Competitive Landscape
- 7.1. Who are the leading players?
- 7.2. What strategies have leading players followed in recent years?
- 7.3. How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected leading players?
- 7.4. What have been the most significant mergers/acquisitions recently?
- 8 Company Profiles
- 8.1. E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.
- 8.2. JD.com Inc
- 8.3. Amazon.com, Inc.
- 9 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 9.1. Country data
- 10 Appendix
- 10.1. Methodology
- 10.2. Industry associations
- 10.3. Related MarketLine research
- 10.4. About MarketLine
- List of Tables
- Table 1: China books market value: $ million, 2016-21
- Table 2: China books market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
- Table 3: China books market category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
- Table 4: China books market geography segmentation: $ million, 2021
- Table 5: China books market value forecast: $ million, 2021-26
- Table 6: E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.: key facts
- Table 7: E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.: Key Employees
- Table 8: JD.com Inc: key facts
- Table 9: JD.com Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 10: JD.com Inc: Key Employees
- Table 11: Amazon.com, Inc.: key facts
- Table 12: Amazon.com, Inc.: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 13: Amazon.com, Inc.: Key Employees
- Table 14: Amazon.com, Inc.: Key Employees Continued
- Table 15: China size of population (million), 2017-21
- Table 16: China gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 17: China gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 18: China inflation, 2017-21
- Table 19: China consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
- Table 20: China exchange rate, 2017-21
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: China books market value: $ million, 2016-21
- Figure 2: China books market category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
- Figure 3: China books market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
- Figure 4: China books market value forecast: $ million, 2021-26
- Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the books market in China, 2021
- Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the books market in China, 2021
- Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the books market in China, 2021
- Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the books market in China, 2021
- Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the books market in China, 2021
- Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the books market in China, 2021
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