Periodicals: United States

Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2029 US periodical revenue in nominal US dollars at the publisher level. Total revenue is segmented by source in terms of: subscriptions and sales, advertising space, commercial printing, licensing, and other revenue sources such as advertising and marketing services. Total subscriptions, sales, and advertising revenue is segmented by media type as follows: print, online, and other media types such as CD-ROM, Blu-ray/DVD, and microfilm.

To illustrate historical trends, total revenue and the various segments are provided in annual series from 2014 to 2024.

The scope of this report includes firms that publish periodicals in print or print and digital formats. Firms that exclusively publish digital content are excluded.

Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Related NAICS Codes

Table of Contents

HIGHLIGHTS

MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• Historical Trends
• Key Economic Indicators
• Leading Periodicals

REVENUE BY SOURCE SEGMENTATION & FORECASTS

• Subscription & Sales
• Advertising Space
• Commercial Printing
• Licensing
• Other Sources

REVENUE BY MEDIA TYPE SEGMENTATION & FORECASTS

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• Industry Characteristics
• Market Leaders

ABOUT THIS REPORT

• Industry Characteristics
• Market Leaders
• Scope
• Sources
• Industry Codes
• Freedonia Methodology
• Resources

LIST OF TABLES & FIGURES

• Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Periodical Publishing Revenues, 2024 – 2029
• Figure 2 | US Periodical Publishing Revenue Trends, 2014 – 2024
• Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Periodical Publishing Revenues; 2014, 2019, 2024, 2029 (US$ bil)
• Figure 3 | US Survey: Top Magazines Read in the Last Six Months, 2024 (population)
• Table 2 | US Survey: Top Magazines Read in the Last Six Months by Age Group, 2024 (population)
• Figure 4 | US Periodical Publishing Revenue by Source, 2014 – 2029 (US$ bil)
• Table 3 | US Periodical Publishing Historical Revenue by Source, 2014 – 2024 (US$ mil)
• Table 4 | US Periodical Publishing Forecast Revenue by Source, 2024 – 2029 (US$ mil)
• Figure 5 | US Periodical Publishing Revenue by Source Performance Index, 2014 – 2029 (2014=1.00)
• Figure 6 | US Survey: Top Categories of Magazines Read in the Last Six Months, 2024 (population)
• Figure 7 | US Periodical Publishing Revenue by Source, 2014 – 2029 (%)
• Figure 8 | US Periodical Publishing Revenue by Media Type, 2014 – 2029 (US$ bil)
• Table 5 | US Periodical Publishing Historical Revenue by Media Type, 2014 – 2024 (US$ mil)
• Table 6 | US Periodical Publishing Forecast Revenue by Media Type, 2024 – 2029 (US$ mil)
• Figure 9 | US Periodical Publishing Revenue by Media Type Performance Index, 2014 – 2029 (2014=1.00)
• Figure 10 | US Periodical Publishing Revenue by Media Type, 2014 – 2029 (%)
• Figure 11 | US Periodical Publishing Revenue Concentration, 2007 – 2017 (% of industry revenues)
• Figure 12 | US Periodical Publishing Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2012 – 2022
• Table 7 | US Periodical Publishing Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2012 – 2022
• Table 8 | Select Participants in the US Periodical Publishing Industry
• Table 9 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Periodicals