Data from Beijing OpenBook. In 2023, the year-on-year growth rate of the print sales value by the list price of China's book retail market shifted from negative growth (-7.04%) in 2022 to positive growth (4.72%). The print sales value by the list price was 91.2 billion yuan in 2023.
China's book market size in 2023 (by sample sales data)
Year-on-year growth rate in 2023
According to OpenBook, sales value by the purchase price of China's book retail market in 2023 declined by 7.04%, which is in sharp contrast to the positive growth of the sales value by the list price.
* The sales value by the purchase price is calculated according to the price of the page collected by OpenBook.
Revenue structure by channels of
China's book market in 2022 and 2023
E-commerce platforms remain the main sales channel, but their sales revenue decreased year-on-year. Short video platforms increased by 70.1%, becoming the second largest book sales channel.
Highlights of different book categories
Sales revenue of Academic & Culture books increased while Children's books declined the most in market share (percentage of market share in sales by market value).
Out of 19 categories, 13 showed a year-on-year increase trend.
Scale changes of the golden titles in 2023
* Golden titles: books that contribute 60% sales revenue of the book retail market (ranking by sales number).
Annual bestsellers in 2023
Top 5 fiction books:
Top 5 non-fiction books:
Top 5 children's books: