Anime's $28bn Pie Grows 16%

Published: 2026-11-02T22:10:16.092Z

The global anime market hit $28.2bn in 2025, up 16%, and as AJA president Kazuko Ishikawa notes, studios are now building for overseas first, a shift that explains why the pie is growing and who gets

Anime's global pie hits $28bn, up 16% The Association of Japanese Animations pegs worldwide anime revenue at ¥4.45tr (US$28.2bn) in 2025, up 16% year on year, per its report presented at TIFFCOM. Domestic and overseas both grew. That's th Source: https://www.c21media.net/news/japans-anime-revenue-jumped-by-16-to-28bn-in-2025-aja-report/
Japan's studios build for overseas first AJA president Kazuko Ishikawa says creators now build with overseas expansion in mind. The read: foreign money is the growth engine, and Japanese studios are staffing around it. Source: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/anime-28-billion-japanese-studios-global-growth-268825.html
By the Numbers: releasing anime trending on AniList AniList's currently releasing anime snapshot on 2026-11-02 ranked Hello, I am a Witch and my Crush Wants me to Make a Love Potion! (#1), So What's Wrong with Getting Reborn as a Goblin? (#2), Overgear Source: https://anilist.co/search/anime/trending#releasing-2026-11-02

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