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Sales figures of digital music delivery in 2005
 
Sales figures of digital music delivery in 2005
(Quarterly)
 

1st Quarter (Jan.-Mar)
Units (thousands) Share (%) Vs. prev. period (%) Value (thousands of yen) Share (%) Vs. prev. period (%)
Internet Downloads 1,108 2.1% -
310,330 4.7% -
Mobile Digital Contents 51,035 97.9% -
6,316,453 95.1% -
Others 8 0.0% -
17,261 0.3% -
Total 52,151 100.0% -
6,644,044 100.0% -
 
  2nd Quarter (Apr.-Jun.)
Units (thousands) Share (%) Vs. prev. period (%) Value (thousands of yen) Share (%) Vs. prev. period (%)
Internet Downloads 1,044 1.8% 94% 233,124 3.1% 75%
Mobile Digital Contents 57,870 98.2% 113% 7,372,611 96.7% 117%
Others 10 0.0% 123% 16,932 0.2% 98%
Total 58,924 100.0% 113% 7,622,667 100.0% 115%
 

3rd Quarter (Jul.-Sep.)
Units (thousands) Share (%) Vs. prev. period (%) Value (thousands of yen) Share (%) Vs. prev. period (%)
Internet Downloads 2,349 3.2% 225% 436,708 4.6% 187%
Mobile Digital Contents 72,069 96.8% 125% 9,081,691 95.2% 123%
Others 31 0.0% 310% 24,250 0.3% 143%
Total 74,448 100.0% 126% 9,542,649 100.0% 125%
 

4th Quarter (Oct.-Dec.)
Units (thousands) Share (%) Vs. prev. period (%) Value (thousands of yen) Share (%) Vs. prev. period (%)
Internet Downloads 4,962 6.0% 211% 870,454 8.3% 199%
Mobile Digital Contents 77,402 94.0% 107% 9,569,241 91.4% 105%
Others 14 0.0% 46% 33,954 0.3% 140%
Total 82,378 100.0% 111% 10,473,649 100.0% 110%
 

Jan. 2005 - Dec. 2005
Units (thousands) Share (%) Vs. prev. period (%) Value (thousands of yen) Share (%) Vs. prev. period (%)
Internet Downloads 9,463 3.5% -
1,850,616 5.4% -
Mobile Digital Contents 258,376 96.4% -
32,339,996 94.3% -
Others 63 0.0% -
92,397 0.3% -
Total 267,901 100.0% -
34,283,009 100.0% -
 
  N.B.
  1. Figures represent digital music sales income derived from direct, license or consignment sales by 41 RIAJ member companies.
  2 Definitions
*Internet Downloads: Sales of singles, albums and other music related contents over wired networks
*Mobile Digital Contents: Sales of full single tracks, original sound recording ringtunes and other music related contents over wireless networks
  3. Unit: Figures represent singles on a ‘per-track’ basis and albums on a ‘per-album’ basis (Download times of an album will be counted as one and number of songs will not be counted.)
Value: Net income by RIAJ member companies
  4. Figures are rounded, hence the possible difference between breakdown and total.
 
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