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Publishing in Europe

Publisher MarketLine
Published Dec 31, 2025
Length 48 Pages
SKU # MTLN21050418

Description

Publishing in Europe

Summary

Publishing in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights
  • The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The books segment scope includes both physical and e-books. Physical books cover atlases, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, textbooks, guidebooks, musical scores, maps, fiction, and non-fiction. The e-books consist of electronic books that can be read on computers or other electronic devices, such as tablets. Both the newspaper and magazines segments include revenues generated from circulation, advertising, and online subscriptions.
  • The European publishing market recorded revenues of $62.0 billion in 2024, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.6% between 2019 and 2024.
  • The books segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $34.0 billion, equivalent to 54.8% of the market's overall value.
  • Germany accounted for a share of 27.8% of the European publishing market in 2024.
Scope
  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the publishing market in Europe
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the publishing market in Europe
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key publishing market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Europe publishing market with five year forecasts by both value and volume
Reasons to Buy
  • What was the size of the Europe publishing market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the Europe publishing market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Europe publishing market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • Who are the top competitors in Europe's publishing market?

Table of Contents

48 Pages
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 do leading players follow?
7.3. What are the strengths of the leading players?
7.4. How is technology being used in the leading players’ strategies?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Bertelsmann SE & Co KgaA
8.2. Axel Springer SE
8.3. Lagardere SA
8.4. Pearson plc
8.5. British Broadcasting Corp
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: Europe publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: Europe publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: Europe publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 4: Europe publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 5: Europe publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 6: Bertelsmann SE & Co KgaA: Key Facts
Table 7: Bertelsmann SE & Co KgaA: Key Employees
Table 8: Bertelsmann SE & Co KgaA: Key Employees Continued
Table 9: Axel Springer SE: Key Facts
Table 10: Axel Springer SE: Key Employees
Table 11: Lagardere SA: Key Facts
Table 12: Lagardere SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 13: Lagardere SA: Key Employees
Table 14: Pearson plc: Key Facts
Table 15: Pearson plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: Pearson plc: Key Employees
Table 17: British Broadcasting Corp: Key Facts
Table 18: British Broadcasting Corp: Key Employees
Table 19: British Broadcasting Corp: Key Employees Continued
Table 20: British Broadcasting Corp: Key Employees Continued
Table 21: British Broadcasting Corp: Key Employees Continued
Table 22: Europe Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 23: Europe Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 24: Europe GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 25: Europe Inflation, 2020-24
Table 26: Europe Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 27: Europe Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: Europe publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: Europe publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 3: Europe publishing market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: Europe publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the publishing market in Europe, 2024
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the publishing market in Europe, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the publishing market in Europe, 2024
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the publishing market in Europe, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the publishing market in Europe, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the publishing market in Europe, 2024

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