One for fans of market share statistics. According to Neilsen Soundscan, share of the US music market in 2006 was like this - Universal 31.6%, SonyBMG 27.4%, Warner Music 18.1%, EMI 10.2%, indies 12.6%. That's pretty much as 2005, though Universal, EMI and the indies were ever so slightly down, and Warner was slightly up. Shares of the US download market were pretty similar to the overall figures, though compared to the overall figures SonyBMG and EMI's shares go down, and the others up, as follows: Universal 33%, SonyBMG 25.7%, Warner 19.7%, EMI 7.9%, indies 13.8%.
Jan 8, 2007
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US market share statistics remain fairly static
Neilsen Soundscan figures show US market shares in 2006 were broadly unchanged from 2005, with Universal leading on 31.6% and downloads shares similar.