sales value of digital music steadily increased, which is a result of the growth of music streaming.
The sales volume of digital music in Japan stood at 40 million units in 2023, which was a decrease of nine million units compared to the previous year. Despite the diminishing sales volume in recent years, the Sales volume of digital music in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in million units)
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Recording Industry Association of Japan. (April 19, 2024). Sales volume of digital music in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/736875/digital-music-production-volume-japan/
Recording Industry Association of Japan. "Sales volume of digital music in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in million units)." Chart. April 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/736875/digital-music-production-volume-japan/
Recording Industry Association of Japan. (2024). Sales volume of digital music in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/736875/digital-music-production-volume-japan/
Recording Industry Association of Japan. "Sales Volume of Digital Music in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/736875/digital-music-production-volume-japan/
Recording Industry Association of Japan, Sales volume of digital music in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/736875/digital-music-production-volume-japan/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Sales volume of digital music in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in million units) [Graph], Recording Industry Association of Japan, April 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/736875/digital-music-production-volume-japan/