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WISE MONKEY: Global Market-Share Stats, 2007
Record Label:
Overall, the trade value of physical and digital recorded music sales fell 8.3% in 2007 to $18.9 billion. Of that, digital sales rose to $2.9 billion (1.5 billion pounds) from $2.1 billion in 2006, equivalent to slightly less than 15% of total sales.
Universal 28.8% (up from 25.7 in 2006); Sony BMG 20.1%, Warner 14.4% and EMI 10.9%.
Publisher:
Universal 22.2%, EMI at 19.8%, Warner Chappell 14.8%, Sony/ATV had 7.4%. Independents comprise 35.8 percent of the market.
Source: Music & Copyright, Informa Telecoms and Media - reproduced by kind permission.
