The overseas sales of Japan's content industry amounted to **** trillion Japanese yen in 2022. The overseas market size of Japanese content more than doubled since 2015. As a breakdown of the market by medium shows, online console games and animation were the largest categories.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.69 U.S. dollars or 0.62 euros as of October 2024. Values have been rounded.
The market includes the following media: 1. (Live-action) movies (theatrical, broadcasting, streaming, etc.) 2. (General) television programs (broadcasting, streaming, etc.) 3. Animation (theatrical, broadcasting, streaming, merchandising, etc.) 4. Console games (software sales) 5. Console games (online) 6. Smartphone and PC online games 7. Publishing
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Kadokawa. (September 30, 2024). Overseas sales of the content industry in Japan from 2015 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500124/japan-content-industry-overseas-sales/
Kadokawa. "Overseas sales of the content industry in Japan from 2015 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. September 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500124/japan-content-industry-overseas-sales/
Kadokawa. (2024). Overseas sales of the content industry in Japan from 2015 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500124/japan-content-industry-overseas-sales/
Kadokawa. "Overseas Sales of The Content Industry in Japan from 2015 to 2022 (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500124/japan-content-industry-overseas-sales/
Kadokawa, Overseas sales of the content industry in Japan from 2015 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500124/japan-content-industry-overseas-sales/ (last visited July 13, 2025)
Overseas sales of the content industry in Japan from 2015 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph], Kadokawa, September 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500124/japan-content-industry-overseas-sales/
