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Sales figures of digital music delivery in 2011
 
  Sales figures of digital music delivery in 2011
 
    1st Quarter (Jan.-Mar.)
units('000) year-over-year basis value
(¥ Mil)
year-over-year basis
Internet
Downloads
Single Track 13,023 122% 1,827 112%
Album 789 113% 874 99%
Total audio downloads 13,812 121% 2,701 108%
Music Video 675 148% 175 121%
Other downloads 0 - 0 -
Total 14,487 122% 2,876 108%
Mobile
Digital
Content
Ringtunes 26,299 76% 2,654 75%
Ringback tunes 27,771 97% 2,419 96%
Single Track 29,461 84% 10,180 84%
Music Video 1,720 90% 689 100%
Other Mobile 615 333% 284 156%
Total Mobile Sales 85,865 86% 16,226 85%
Other Subscriptions
(Internet)
    74 50%
Subscriptions
(Mobile)
    79 88%
Other Digital Music Content 1,419 2410% 82 79%
Grand total 101,772 91% 19,337 88%
    2nd Quarter (Apr.-Jun.)
units('000) year-over-year basis value
(¥ Mil)
year-over-year basis
Internet
Downloads
Single Track 12,956 127% 1,914 131%
Album 870 132% 1,034 139%
Total audio downloads 13,826 127% 2,949 133%
Music Video 620 131% 157 117%
Other downloads 1 - 1 -
Total 14,448 127% 3,106 133%
Mobile
Digital
Content
Ringtunes 23,075 66% 2,294 64%
Ringback tunes 25,556 90% 2,234 86%
Single Track 28,454 84% 9,754 83%
Music Video 1,760 107% 681 107%
Other Mobile 535 306% 268 166%
Total Mobile Sales 79,380 80% 15,231 81%
Other Subscriptions
(Internet)
    108 94%
Subscriptions
(Mobile)
    75 83%
Other Digital Music Content 421 1455% 118 98%
Grand total 94,248 85% 18,637 87%
    3nd Quarter (Jul.-Sep.)
units('000) year-over-year basis value
(¥ Mil)
year-over-year basis
Internet
Downloads
Single Track 13,987 115% 2,084 131%
Album 841 113% 926 116%
Total audio downloads 14,829 115% 3,011 126%
Music Video 737 148% 190 144%
Other downloads 2 - 1 -
Total 15,568 116%

3,202

127%
Mobile
Digital
Content
Ringtunes 20,007 62% 1,994 62%
Ringback tunes 24,250 85% 2,179 85%
Single Track 26,550 76% 9,016 75%
Music Video 1,543 82% 607 82%
Other Mobile 481 65% 261 94%
Total Mobile Sales 72,830

74%

14,057 75%
Other Subscriptions
(Internet)
    88 151%
Subscriptions
(Mobile)
    53 56%
Other Digital Music Content 260 620% 106 125%
Grand total 88,657 79% 17,505 81%
    4th Quarter (Oct.-Dec.)
units('000) year-over-year basis value
(¥ Mil)
year-over-year basis
Internet
Downloads
Single Track 14,988 130% 2,286 142%
Album 857 114% 924 111%
Total audio downloads 15,845 129% 3,209 131%
Music Video 667 112% 174 111%
Other downloads 0 - 0 -
Total 16,513 128% 3,384 130%
Mobile
Digital
Content
Ringtunes 17,888 61% 1,766 60%
Ringback tunes 21,913 78% 1,923 79%
Single Track 24,385 72% 8,428 72%
Music Video 1,127 57% 446 57%
Other Mobile 377 42% 261 84%
Total Mobile Sales 65,689 70% 12,824 71%
Other Subscriptions
(Internet)
    89 156%
Subscriptions
(Mobile)
    53 65%
Other Digital Music Content 406 1363% 132 166%
Grand total 82,608 77% 16,482 79%
 
 
    2011
units('000) year-over-year basis value
(¥ Mil)
year-over-year basis
Internet
Downloads
Single Track 54,955 123% 8,112 129%
Album 3,357 118% 3,758 115%
Total audio downloads 58,312 123% 11,870 124%
Music Video 2,700 133% 697 123%
Other downloads 3 - 2 -
Total 61,015 123% 12,569 124%
Mobile
Digital
Content
Ringtunes 87,268 66% 8,708 65%
Ringback tunes 99,490 88% 8,754 87%
Single Track 108,849 79% 37,378 79%
Music Video 6,150 83% 2,423 85%
Other Mobile 2,007 100% 1,074 115%
Total Mobile Sales 303,763 78% 58,337 78%
Other Subscriptions
(Internet)
    359 95%
Subscriptions
(Mobile)
    259 73%
Other Digital Music Content 2,506 1572% 438 113%
Grand total 367,285 83% 71,961 84%
   
 
1. Those figures represent digital music sales income derived from license or consignment sales by 59 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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