Where in the World are Digital Comic Fans?

ComiXology, the leading digital comics platform, hasn’t just dominated in the United States, but is a global juggernaut. The company ended 2013 as the #1 top grossing non-game iPad app, and ranked overall at #11 here in the US. They represent 14% of the non-game apps with everything they offer. That means the company is a leader in the billion dollar app marketplace. And have served over 6 billion pages of comics and graphic novels, which is up from 2 billion last year, which was since the inception of the platform four years ago.

But now, the company has revealed this week that they also charted as the Top-Grossing iPad Book App for 2013 in France, Belgium, Germany, Spain and the UK!

Below are some fun facts from the infographic the company has released:

  • 51% of comiXology users are outside the U.S.
  • ComiXology is also currently the Top iOS Book App in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, India, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, The Philippines & many more.

At last year’s Festival de la Bande Dessinée d’Angoulême, comiXology announced the opening of Paris-based comiXology Europe, the company’s first overseas subsidiary, which is spearheading international language content acquisition across Europe. French language navigation, a precursor to full French localization, was added to comiXology’s iOS apps in June of 2013. The Franco-Belgian market is home to a ravenous base of comic book fans, which account for a $700 million annual market – roughly on par with the U.S. market.

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