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Sales figures of digital music delivery in 2009
 
  Sales figures of digital music delivery in 2009
 
    1st Quarter (Jan.-Mar.)
units('000) year-over-year basis value
(¥ Mil)
year-over-year basis
Internet
Downloads
Single Track 10,334 115% 1,579 116%
Album 621 118% 733 120%
Total audio downloads 10,955 115% 2,313 117%
Music Video 431 112% 134 124%
Other downloads 0 - 0 -
Total 11,386 115% 2,446 118%
Mobile
Digital
Content
Ringtunes 41,255 81% 4,451 76%
Ringback tunes 28,117 124% 2,397 128%
Single Track 34,741 101% 11,838 104%
Music Video 2,081 86% 728 106%
Other Mobile 685 211% 219 162%
Total Mobile Sales 106,880 96% 19,632 98%
Other Subscriptions
(Internet)
    167 100%
Subscriptions
(Mobile)
    99 92%
Other Digital Music Content 15 214% 121 93%
Grand total 118,281 98% 22,465 100%
 
 
    2nd Quarter (Apr.-Jun.)
units('000) year-over-year basis value
(¥ Mil)
year-over-year basis
Internet
Downloads
Single Track 10,406 110% 1,586 108%
Album 579 110% 704 106%
Total audio downloads 10,984 110% 2,290 108%
Music Video 391 112% 121 121%
Other downloads 0 - 0 -
Total 11,376 110% 2,411 108%
Mobile
Digital
Content
Ringtunes 39,817 88% 4,120 82%
Ringback tunes 27,355 114% 2,400 120%
Single Track 34,666 96% 11,979 100%
Music Video 1,922 87% 691 103%
Other Mobile 297 40% 149 89%
Total Mobile Sales 104,057 96% 19,338 98%
Other Subscriptions
(Internet)
    198 91%
Subscriptions
(Mobile)
    95 112%
Other Digital Music Content 15 - 107 63%
Grand total 115,448 97% 22,149 98%
 
 
    3nd Quarter (Jul.-Sep.)
units('000) year-over-year basis value
(¥ Mil)
year-over-year basis
Internet
Downloads
Single Track 10,915 114% 1,680 113%
Album 652 114% 804 115%
Total audio downloads 11,567 114% 2,484 114%
Music Video 471 120% 146 126%
Other downloads 0 - 0 -
Total 12,038 114% 2,630 115%
Mobile
Digital
Content
Ringtunes 38,366 88% 3,946 83%
Ringback tunes 27,972 107% 2,467 110%
Single Track 36,799 106% 12,680 109%
Music Video 2,064 77% 766 104%
Other Mobile 192 53% 148 97%
Total Mobile Sales 105,392

98%

20,006 102%
Other Subscriptions
(Internet)
    165 76%
Subscriptions
(Mobile)
    94 88%
Other Digital Music Content 14 101% 119 145%
Grand total 117,444 99% 23,015 104%
    4th Quarter (Oct.-Dec.)
units('000) year-over-year basis value
(¥ Mil)
year-over-year basis
Internet
Downloads
Single Track 10,856 108% 1,695 108%
Album 703 124% 884 125%
Total audio downloads 11,559 109% 2,579 113%
Music Video 454 102% 143 104%
Other downloads 0 - 0 -
Total 12,013 109% 2,721 113%
Mobile
Digital
Content
Ringtunes 37,642 89% 3,910 85%
Ringback tunes 28,577 101% 2,538 106%
Single Track 36,689 99% 12,951 103%
Music Video 1,909 81% 708 92%
Other Mobile 203 53% 168 115%
Total Mobile Sales 105,021 95% 20,273 99%
Other Subscriptions
(Internet)
    173 83%
Subscriptions
(Mobile)
    92 91%
Other Digital Music Content 16 122% 93 110%
Grand total 117,050 97% 23,352 100%
    2009
units('000) year-over-year basis value
(¥ Mil)
year-over-year basis
Internet
Downloads
Single Track 42,511 112% 6,540 111%
Album 2,555 117% 3,126 117%
Total audio downloads 45,066 112% 9,665 113%
Music Video 1,748 111% 543 118%
Other downloads 0 - 0 -
Total 46,813 112% 10,209 113%
Mobile
Digital
Content
Ringtunes 157,081 86% 16,426 81%
Ringback tunes 112,021 111% 9,801 115%
Single Track 142,896 100% 49,447 104%
Music Video 7,976 82% 2,892 101%
Other Mobile 1,376 76% 683 114%
Total Mobile Sales 421,349 96% 79,250 99%
Other Subscriptions
(Internet)
    702 87%
Subscriptions
(Mobile)
    381 95%
Other Digital Music Content 60 174% 440 94%
Grand total 468,223 98% 90,982 100%
   
1. Those figures represent digital music sales income derived from license or consignment sales by 54 RIAJ member companies.
2. Definitions
  Internet Downloads: sales of singles, albums, mini-albums and other related content over wired networks
  Mobile Digital Content: sales of full single tracks, original sound recording ringtunes, mono/polyphonic ringtones and other related content, regardless of pay-per-transaction or subscription model, over wireless networks
  Subscription Income: subscription income derived from audio streams and other related content, excluding mobile subscription
  Other: other than the above 3 items
<Value>  retail value excluding consumption tax (the sum of breakdown may be inconsistent with the total value because of rounding)
<Unit>  figures represent singles on a 'per-track' basis and albums/mini-albums on a 'per-album' basis (not explored to the number of involved tracks)
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