Diamond Releases Market Share Analysis for 2002
From the February Diamond Dialogue:
The following data is provided by Diamond in order to give its customers the most accurate information on industry vendors' market share based on actual sales for 2002.
(Please Note: This information can also be found in the 2002 Year in Review section of Diamond Dialogue's online edition, which is located in the News & Info section of Diamond Online's Retailer Services Area.)
2002 MARKET SHARE
(Based On All Products Invoiced Between January and December 2002)
The following data is provided by Diamond in order to give its customers the most accurate information on industry vendors' market share based on actual sales for 2002.
(Please Note: This information can also be found in the 2002 Year in Review section of Diamond Dialogue's online edition, which is located in the News & Info section of Diamond Online's Retailer Services Area.)
2002 MARKET SHARE
(Based On All Products Invoiced Between January and December 2002)
Comics, Magazines, & GNs
Publisher
|
Total Sales Dollar Share
|
Total Sales Unit Share
|
MARVEL COMICS
|
33.61%
|
40.52%
|
DC COMICS
|
28.35%
|
29.44%
|
IMAGE COMICS
|
6.83%
|
6.80%
|
DARK HORSE COMICS
|
6.52%
|
4.62%
|
CG ENTERTAINMENT
|
3.21%
|
3.21%
|
WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT
|
2.48%
|
1.85%
|
DREAMWAVE
|
2.47%
|
2.82%
|
VIZ COMMUNICATIONS
|
2.18%
|
1.17%
|
TOKYOPOP
|
1.33%
|
0.62%
|
CHAOS! COMICS
|
0.66%
|
0.63%
|
FANTAGRAPHICS/EROS
|
0.85%
|
0.36%
|
ONI PRESS INC.
|
0.53%
|
0.47%
|
SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS
|
0.51%
|
0.34%
|
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
|
0.50%
|
0.70%
|
AVATAR PRESS
|
0.49%
|
0.40%
|
ANTARCTIC PRESS
|
0.46%
|
0.29%
|
HARRIS COMICS
|
0.45%
|
0.40%
|
BONGO COMICS
|
0.38%
|
0.46%
|
CENTRAL PARK MEDIA CORP
|
0.30%
|
0.12%
|
DYNAMIC FORCES
|
0.30%
|
0.06%
|
Non-Top 20 Total
|
7.59%
|
4.73%
|