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[Graphic News] United States leads global music industry

By Nam Kyung-don

Published : Sept. 26, 2017 - 17:53

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According to the IFPI Global Music Report 2016, the United States’ music industry generated $4.9 trillion in 2015, ranking top in the world.

Japan’s music industry generated $2.63 trillion in 2015, ranking second behind the US. Meanwhile, South Korea’s music industry generated $266 billion in the same year.

The following are the 10 largest music industries in the world, according to data from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.