Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Generated Comic Book Market Report 2026

The artificial intelligence (AI)-generated comic book market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $1.52 billion in 2025 to $2.01 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32.1%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to early adoption of digital illustration software, growing comic book readership, rising demand for cost-effective content creation, availability of cloud computing platforms, expansion of online publishing channels.

The artificial intelligence (AI)-generated comic book market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $6.06 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to advances in generative ai models, increasing demand for personalized content, integration of ai with immersive technologies, expansion of educational comics, growth in global digital entertainment consumption. Major trends in the forecast period include ai-assisted storytelling, automated artwork generation, real-time collaborative comic creation, personalized comic experiences, rapid prototyping and publishing.

The growing demand for social media is expected to drive the growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) generated comic book market going forward. Social media refers to digital platforms and networks that allow people to create, share, and exchange information, ideas, and content through virtual communities and interactions. The rise in demand for social media is increasing due to easy access to platforms, allowing anyone to reach a global audience. AI-generated comic books support social media by providing visually engaging, easily shareable, and highly personalized storytelling content that captures audience attention, enhances user engagement, and drives viral interactions across platforms through creative automation and rapid content production. For instance, in January 2024, according to We Are Social Ltd, a UK-based socially-led creative agency, over the past year, the number of social media users grew by 5.6%, with 266 million people joining for the first time in 2023. Therefore, the growing demand for social media is driving the growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) generated comic book market.

Key companies operating in the artificial intelligence (AI)-generated comic book market are focusing on incorporating technological advancements such as diffusion-model technology to enhance production efficiency, creative automation, and cost optimization. Diffusion-model technology refers to a class of generative AI models that transform random noise into structured and detailed images through an iterative denoising process, enabling capabilities such as style-consistent artwork generation, automated scene composition, and color rendering optimization. For instance, in February 2025, Pocket Entertainment, an India-based digital entertainment company, launched Pocket Toons, a diffusion-model-powered AI comics platform designed to accelerate the creation and distribution of high-quality, episodic comic content. This features an AI engine (Blaze!) that automates background rendering and layout design, fine-tuned models that replicate each artist’s unique style, and intelligent scene-matching for maintaining visual consistency. Pocket Toons improves content creation speed, artistic consistency, and overall production efficiency for AI-generated comics.

In August 2024, Dashtoon, a US-based technology company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI)-generated comic book production and publishing, partnered with the Korea Webtoon Industry Association (KWIA) to expand Korean webtoons across the United States, India, and other South Asian markets. Through this collaboration, Dashtoon aims to leverage its generative AI-driven comic creation platform to support content localization, enhance creative production efficiency, and provide Korean creators with broader international visibility. The Korea Webtoon Industry Association is a South Korea-based organization dedicated to promoting and advancing the webtoon industry worldwide.

Major companies operating in the artificial intelligence (AI)-generated comic book market are Adobe Inc., Canva Pty. Ltd., Superside AS, Stability AI Ltd., Dashtoon Inc., Chengdu Everimaging Science and Technology Co. Ltd (Fotor), Higgsfield Inc., Lumi Story AI Inc., Story Engine (Komiko Ltd), Pixton Comics Inc., OpenArt AI Inc., ImagineArt Inc., LlamaGen AI Inc., ComicsMaker AI Inc., Lore Machine Ltd., AI Comic Factory Inc., GoEnhance AI (MEWX LLC), Neural Canvas Inc., ComicGen AI, Midjourney Inc., Leonardo AI Pty Ltd., Scenario AI Inc.

North America was the largest region in the artificial intelligence (AI)-generated comic book market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the artificial intelligence (AI)-generated comic book market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the artificial intelligence (AI)-generated comic book market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The artificial intelligence (AI)-generated comic book market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as content customization services, creative collaboration services, ai model fine-tuning services, licensing and distribution services, post-production support services, and marketing and promotional services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The AI-generated comic book market also includes sales of AI art generation software, dialogue generation software, character design applications, panel layout automation tools, text-to-image generation software, and visual storytelling platforms. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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