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JUST RELEASED 2025 Global 225 Ranking of The World's Top Companies
The Top 225 MI and Audio Companies Ranked By Sales
Plus, Detailed Sales Data On The World's Top 54 Music Markets
The world’s 225 largest music products suppliers ranked in this report are a diverse roster that includes companies from 28 countries and five continents. The number one slot on the ranking is occupied by Yamaha, a $3.1 billion conglomerate that addresses virtually all musical instrument and audio categories. At the other end of the list is Fazioli Pianoforti, an Italian-based maker of exquisite hand-crafted pianos with revenues of $9.4 million. In between these two extremes can be found technology driven software companies like Native Instruments and Ableton, businesses steeped in tradition like the …..
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JUST RELEASED The World’s Leading Music Products Retailers Ranked
258 Enterprises From 56 Countries, Ranked By Revenue
This report ranks 258 of the world’s leading music products retailers by revenue. The roster includes businesses operating in 56 countries and on five continents. While it is not a comprehensive listing of all retailers, those ranked account for approximately 65% of the industry revenues outside of the United States. The U.S. market is excluded from this report; however, a ranking of the largest 100 retailers worldwide does include leading U.S. companies. (see ranking on page 8). Retailers included in this ranking collectively had 2024 revenues of $7.2 billion, essentially flat with the........
JUST RELEASED 3rd Quarter Retail Sales Report
Tariffs escalate uncertainty as retailers contend with abundance of secondhand gear, direct to consumer manufacturer sales and falling margins.
Labor market softness, tariffs and trade policy, consumer credit stress, and growth in the resale/secondhand market are collectively impacting virtually every corner of the music industry. These macro trends, while influencing the broader U.S. economy, help explain why the music industry continues to flounder—posting a mere 0.3% year-over-year sales gain for the quarter ended September 30. Dealers nationwide report that high- and middle-income customers appear to be driving much of the spending, while lower-income buyers are curtailing their .......
JUST RELEASED The 2025 Market Report For Musical Instrument & Audio Accessories
New report includes sales data for more than two dozen different accessory products.
The accessory category, which includes a wide variety of small goods that complement all musical instruments and audio products, enjoyed strong results in 2024. The estimated retail value of Accessory products shipped to the specialized m.i. distribution channel and sold direct to consumer by manufacturers advanced to a record level from the previous year. In this detailed report… ...
Thalia Capos Retools For Medical Gear
With experience in the medical device field, founder Chris Bradley puts his shop into service for pandemic fight.
Bay Area accessories maker Thalia Capos is retooling to build a simple but potentially life-saving device to help medical teams caring for critical COVID-19 patients. In addition...
Complete Music Industry Sales Report: 2025 Edition
Find detailed sales statistics on all music and sound equipment: 55 different categories, average unit prices, sales by price point, unit volume, retail and wholesale margins, year-to-date, and 10-year historical data.
The State of the Online Retail Marketplace: 2025 Edition
The top 50 online music retailers worldwide, ranked by revenues – plus contact information, base country, employee count, products carried, and year-to-year trends.
Five years of data included.
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TOP 100 SUPPLIERS REPORT
The 100 leading U.S. music companies ranked by the most recent full-year revenues. Also included: employee count and chief executive for each ranked company, plus complete analysis. Excel version includes company contact information and ten years of data.
TOP 200 RETAILERS REPORT
The 200 leading U.S. music retailers ranked by the most recent full-year revenues. Also included: employee and store counts, productivity statistics, products carried, and year-to-year trends – plus complete analysis. Excel version includes company contact information and five years of data.
GLOBAL 225 REPORT
This two-part report includes: 1) A list of the leading 225 music companies around the world, ranked by the most recent full year revenues – plus employee count, CEO, base country, and web address for each. 2) Basic sales and demographic data on 47 countries where music products are sold. Includes complete analysis. Excel version includes two years of country data and five years of company data.
MUSIC INDUSTRY CENSUS REPORT
Comprehensive U.S. data on 55 product categories across the music products industry. Find ten years of figures showing sales by unit volume, wholesale and retail value, average unit price, and year-to-year trends. A complete analysis is included.
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INTERNATIONAL DEALER SALES REPORT
Find sales and company data – including revenues plus employee and location counts – for 258 leading retailers in 56 countries where music products are sold. Includes complete analysis and company profiles on standout retailers around the world. Excel version includes contact information and market data by country.
QUARTERLY RETAIL SALES REPORT
A snapshot of the latest U.S. sales in 15 music products categories, plus regional data, analysis, and trends going back eight quarters.
IMPORT TRACKER
The most recent quarter's import figures for key music products categories by product type, price point, and country of origin, plus year-to-year trends and analysis.
THE STATE OF THE ONLINE RETAIL MARKETPLACE
The top 50 online music retailers worldwide, ranked by revenues – plus contact information, base country, employee count, products carried, and year-to-year trends. Three years of data included.
2025 ACCESSORY MARKET ANALYSIS
This all-new report presents three years of data on U.S. retail and wholesale volumes for all key musical instrument and audio accessories that collectively accounted for over $1.2 billion in retail sales in 2024.
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