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Anime in Middle East & Africa

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  • 42 Pages
  • May 2025
  • Region: Africa, Middle East
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 6025250
Anime in Middle East & Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • Anime is a kind of animation that first originated in Japan and is distinguished by action-packed stories with vivid characters that typically have fantastical or futuristic themes. These anime are accessible through various forms such as TV, movies, video, internet distribution, merchandising, music, and live entertainment.
  • The Middle East and African anime market recorded revenues of $2.01 billion in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.2% between 2019 and 2024.
  • The merchandising segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $688.4 million, equivalent to 34.1% of the market's overall value.
  • In 2024, Middle East & Africa’s anime market grew by 7.9%, driven by the emerging adoption of popular comics or light novels, the growing popularity of anime content, and the rise of digital streaming platforms.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the anime market in Middle East & Africa
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the anime market in Middle East & Africa
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key anime market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Middle East & Africa anime market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the Middle East & Africa anime market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the Middle East & Africa anime market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Middle East & Africa anime market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • How large is Middle East & Africa’s anime market in relation to its regional counterparts?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strengths of the leading players?
7.3. What are the recent developments in the anime market?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Kuwait National Cinema Co. K.S.C.
8.2. MBC LLC
8.3. Paramount Global
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related the analyst research
10.4. About the Analyst
List of Tables
Table 1: Middle East & Africa anime market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: Middle East & Africa anime market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: Middle East & Africa anime market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 4: Middle East & Africa anime market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 5: Middle East & Africa anime market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 6: Kuwait National Cinema Co. K.S.C.: Key Facts
Table 7: Kuwait National Cinema Co. K.S.C.: annual financial ratios
Table 8: Kuwait National Cinema Co. K.S.C.: key employees
Table 9: MBC LLC: Key Facts
Table 10: MBC LLC: annual financial ratios
Table 11: MBC LLC: key employees
Table 12: Paramount Global: Key Facts
Table 13: Paramount Global: annual financial ratios
Table 14: Paramount Global: key employees
Table 15: Paramount Global: key employees Continued
Table 16: Middle East & Africa Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 17: Middle East & Africa Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 18: Middle East & Africa GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 19: Middle East & Africa Inflation, 2020-24
Table 20: Middle East & Africa Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 21: Middle East & Africa Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: Middle East & Africa anime market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: Middle East & Africa anime market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 3: Middle East & Africa anime market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: Middle East & Africa anime market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the anime market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the anime market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the anime market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the anime market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the anime market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the anime market in Middle East & Africa, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Kuwait National Cinema Co. K.S.C.
  • MBC LLC
  • Paramount Global