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Bookstores in China Industry Data and Analysis
The Bookstores industry in China has performed steadily over the past five years. Industry revenue is expected to increase an annualized 1.5% over the five years through 2024, which includes a 6.3% increase in the current year. Prior to this recovery, China's strict restrictive policy on the COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected physical bookstores' sales, leading declines in industry revenue in the few years prior.The offline bookstore market is shrinking. Online bookstores are crowding out the market share of offline bookstores based on price advantages. For consumers, delivery to home, online payment, and other shopping methods are more convenient. The price transparency of the online platform also facilitates consumers to choose books with the most price advantage. Short video ecommerce channels continue to seize the market. Bookstores use live streaming to promote book sales. Some live-streaming rooms can sell tens of thousands of books in a few minutes. The bookstore is upgrading its original sales model to attract more customers. More bookstores began to use instant retail and short video to gain more customers and expand sales.In the past five years, the competition between physical bookstores, traditional online bookstores, and bookstores on the short video platform has become more intense. The online shopping segment is anticipated to grow steadily over the next five years. Overall, industry revenue is forecast to grow an annualized 2.6% over the five years through 2029. The industry has a medium level of concentration. The top four companies in the industry are expected to account for 59.3% of industry revenue in 2024. With the intensification of competition, consolidation of the industry will increase.
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What's included in this industry analysis
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Bookstores industry in China includes market sizing, forecasting, data and analysis from 2014-2029. The most recent publication was released November 2024.
About this industry
What's this industry report about?
The Bookstores industry in China operates under the industry code 6543. Bookstores in China are mainly engaged in the retailing of printed books online and in physical locations. Related terms covered in the Bookstores industry in China include pirated books, regional book distribution groups and educational books.
What's included in this industry?
Products and services covered in Bookstores industry in China include Children's books, Educational books and Literature and arts books.
What companies are included in this industry?
Companies covered in the Bookstores industry in China include JD.com, Inc., Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Alibaba Group Holding Limited.
Performance
What's included in the Performance chapter?
The Performance chapter covers detailed analysis, datasets, detailed current performance, sources of volatility and an outlook with forecasts for the Bookstores industry in China.
Questions answered in this chapter include what's driving current industry performance, what influences industry volatility, how do successful businesses overcome volatility, what's driving the industry outlook. This analysis is supported with data and statistics on industry revenues, costs, profits, businesses and employees.
Products & Markets
What's included in the Products and Markets chapter?
The Products and Markets chapter covers detailed products and service segmentation and analysis of major markets for the for the Bookstores industry in China.
Questions answered in this chapter include how are the industry's products and services performing, what are innovations in industry products and services, what products or services do successful businesses offer and what's influencing demand from the industry's markets. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by product and service segmentation and major markets.
Geographic Breakdown
What's included in the Geographic Breakdown chapter?
The Geographic Breakdown chapter covers detailed analysis and datasets on regional performance of the Bookstores industry in China.
Questions answered in this chapter include where are industry businesses located and how do businesses use location to their advantage. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by location.
Competitive Forces
What's included in the Competitive Forces chapter?
The Competitive Forces chapter covers the concentration, barriers to entry and supplier and buyer profiles in the Bookstores industry in China. This includes data and statistics on industry market share concentration, barriers to entry, substitute products and buyer & supplier power.
Questions answered in this chapter include what impacts the industry's market share concentration, how do successful businesses handle concentration, what challenges do potential industry entrants face, how can potential entrants overcome barriers to entry, what are substitutes for industry services, how do successful businesses compete with substitutes and what power do buyers and suppliers have over the industry and how do successful businesses manage buyer & supplier power.
Companies
What's included in the Companies chapter?
The Companies chapter covers Key Takeaways, Market Share and Companies in the Bookstores industry in China. This includes data and analysis on companies operating in the industry that hold a market share greater than 5%.
Questions answered in this chapter include what companies have a meaningful market share and how each company is performing.
External Environment
What's included in the External Environment chapter?
The External Environment chapter covers Key Takeaways, External Drivers, Regulation & Policy and Assistance in the Bookstores industry in China. This includes data and statistics on factors impacting industry revenue such as economic indicators, regulation, policy and assistance programs.
Questions answered in this chapter include what demographic and macroeconomic factors impact the industry, what regulations impact the industry, what assistance is available to this industry.
Financial Benchmarks
What's included in the Financial Benchmarks chapter?
The Financial Benchmarks chapter covers Key Takeaways, Cost Structure, Financial Ratios, Valuation Multiples and Key Ratios in the Bookstores industry in China. This includes financial data and statistics on industry performance including key cost inputs, profitability, key financial ratios and enterprise value multiples.
Questions answered in this chapter include what trends impact industry costs and how financial ratios have changed overtime.
Industry Data
What's included in the Industry Data chapter?
The Industry Data chapter includes 10 years of historical data with 5 years of forecast data covering statistics like revenue, industry value add, establishments, enterprises, employment and wages in the Bookstores industry in China.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the market size of the Bookstores industry in China in 2026?
The market size of the Bookstores industry in China is $16.6bn in 2026.
How many businesses are there in the Bookstores industry in China in 2024?
There are 11,722 businesses in the Bookstores industry in China, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.8 % between 2019 and 2024.
How may import tariffs affect the Bookstores industry in China?
The Bookstores industry in China is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the Bookstores industry in China?
The Bookstores industry in China is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the Bookstores industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Bookstores industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 1.5 % between 2019 and 2024.
What is the forecast growth of the Bookstores industry in China over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Bookstores industry in China is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Bookstores industry in China?
The biggest companies operating in the Bookstores industry in China are JD.com, Inc., Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Alibaba Group Holding Limited
What does the Bookstores industry in China include?
Children's books and Educational books are part of the Bookstores industry in China.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Bookstores industry in China?
The company holding the most market share in the Bookstores industry in China is JD.com, Inc..
How competitive is the Bookstores industry in China?
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Bookstores industry in China.
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