In 2022, around 3.66 billion signing pens were sold in China. That year, the market size of signing pens amounted to around 11 billion yuan. In comparison, the sales volume of marking pens and highlighters totaled about 0.74 billion.
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Sales volume of writing instruments in China in 2008 and 2022 with an estimate for 2027, by category
(in billion units)
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Eastmoney.com. (May 4, 2023). Sales volume of writing instruments in China in 2008 and 2022 with an estimate for 2027, by category (in billion units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401518/china-sales-volume-of-writing-instrument-market-by-category/
Eastmoney.com. "Sales volume of writing instruments in China in 2008 and 2022 with an estimate for 2027, by category (in billion units)." Chart. May 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401518/china-sales-volume-of-writing-instrument-market-by-category/
Eastmoney.com. (2023). Sales volume of writing instruments in China in 2008 and 2022 with an estimate for 2027, by category (in billion units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401518/china-sales-volume-of-writing-instrument-market-by-category/
Eastmoney.com. "Sales Volume of Writing Instruments in China in 2008 and 2022 with An Estimate for 2027, by Category (in Billion Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401518/china-sales-volume-of-writing-instrument-market-by-category/
Eastmoney.com, Sales volume of writing instruments in China in 2008 and 2022 with an estimate for 2027, by category (in billion units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401518/china-sales-volume-of-writing-instrument-market-by-category/ (last visited June 24, 2025)
Sales volume of writing instruments in China in 2008 and 2022 with an estimate for 2027, by category (in billion units) [Graph], Eastmoney.com, May 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401518/china-sales-volume-of-writing-instrument-market-by-category/