E-book sales volume in Germany 2010-2024

Published by
Evgenia Koptyug,
May 9, 2025

In 2024, roughly **** million e-books were sold on the German consumer market. This was an increase of almost *** million copies, or around *** percent compared to 2023. Sales have risen considerably in the long term. For comparison, in 2010, only *** million e-book copies were sold in Germany.

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Sales volume of e-books on the consumer market in Germany from 2010 to 2024 (in million copies)

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Release date

March 2025

Region

Germany

Survey time period

2010 to 2024

Age group

10 years and older

Special properties

Private demand, excl. textbooks and specialist books

Supplementary notes

Only purchases of individual e-books with a retail value of 0.49 euros or more were recorded.

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