In 2022, manga sales in the United States saw an annual increase of 9%, according to ICv2’s analysis of data from NPD BookScan and from POS system ComicHub.
In 2021, manga sales saw a 171.1% rise compared to the previous year, and the manga subcategory made up 76.71% of the volumes sold in the Adult Fiction category. NPD BookScan collects data from over 16,000 locations and covers approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market. ICv2 removes titles that are primarily text or art books from the rankings.