The Global 225 Sales Rankings of the World's Largest Top 225 Manufacturers The Global 225 Report, the first-ever sales ranking of the world's largest music and sound manufacturers and distributors, is an effort to help manufacturers and retailers better understand the dynamics of the international industry. The rankings contain a number of names familiar to anyone in the U.S., like Yamaha, Samick and Hohner; however, some of the less familiar names also play important roles in the U.S. market and other parts of the world. All these companies and many more are included in this Global 225 report. Cost in Print supplied as .PDF $25 - ORDER Now or fax 201-871-0455 or call 1-800-423-6530 Cost In Microsoft EXCEL $89.95 - Spreadsheets includes 5 years of sales history with year over year comparisons, employment histories as well as complete contact information including email, fax, C.E.O. wesbite and telephone. The data also includes spreadsheets with detailed sales information on the top 30 global markets. Data includes music sales, sales per capita and other demographic data. Order Now or call: 800-423-6530 or email: music@musictrades.com How large is the world's music market? Which countries produce the most? How many people are employed, by country, in the music market? These are just a few of the questions answered in this invaluable report. Here is a sample of data you will find on more than 225 music manufacturers from around the world: | 2008 Sales Volume: | $17.7 Billion | | Number of Employees: | 116,490 |
| Top Producing Countries | (Sales Volume in Millions) | | Japan | $8,143 | | United States | $5,454 | | Germany | $376 | | United Kingdom | $332 | | Taiwan | $257 | | Hong Kong | $235 | | Austria | $165 | | France | $159 | | Italy | $137 | | China | $131 | | Australia | $82 |
| Company | 2008 Sales | Employees | CEO | Country | Yamaha Corporation | $4,675,600,000 | 20,068 | Mitsuru Umemura | Japan | Roland Corporation | $1,025,580,000 | 2,708 | Hidekazu Tanaka | Japan | Kawai Musical | $633,087,000 | 2,797 | Hirotaka Kawai | Japan | Harman International | $611,081,000 | 1,890 | Dinesh Paliwal | USA | | Sennheiser | $521,000,000 | 2,117 | Joerg Sennheiser | Germany | | Shure | $450,000,000 | 2,400 | Sandy LaMantia | USA | | Steinway | $387,413,000 | 2,007 | Dana Messina | USA | | Gibson | $335,000,000 | 3,500 | Henry Juszkiewicz | USA | | Audio Technica | $318,171,620 | 520 | Kazuo Matsushita | Japan |
Cost in Print supplied as .PDF $25 - ORDER Now or fax 201-871-0455 or call 1-800-423-6530 Cost In Microsoft EXCEL $89.95 - Spreadsheets includes 5 years of sales history with year over year comparisons, employment histories as well as complete contact information including email, fax, C.E.O. wesbite and telephone. The data also includes spreadsheets with detailed sales information on the top 30 global markets. Data includes music sales, sales per capita and other demographic data. Order Now or call: 800-423-6530 or email: music@musictrades.com |