Licensing Industry Numbers

Here are the numbers from License Magazine’s Industry Annual Report, October 2005.

2004 Estimated Worldwide Retail Sales: $175.3 billion

That is roughly split into the following categories.

Characters $40.0 billion

Fashion $37.3 billion

Brands & Trademarks $35.5 billion

Entertainment $20.8 billion

Art & Publishing $18.6 billion

Sports $18.0 billion

Online & Interactive $5.09 billion