Digital Media Index (DMI): Q4 2014

Global digital media revenues continued to grow in the Q4 2014 among companies tracked in Strategy Analytics Digital Media Index reaching $51.3 billion, up 17% from $43.8 billion in Q4 2013, equal to a 331% increase from index base period Q4 2006. Eighteen companies managed to beat year-over-year quarterly index growth. Twitter, Qihoo, Blizzard, Facebook, and Tencent lead index growth signaling continuous growth across the online advertising, social networking and online games sectors. Digital Media Index trailing twelve month revenues (TTM) grew 4.3% from the previous quarter to reach $182.4 billion, equal to a 366% increase from the index base year 2006. Nineteen companies managed to beat year-over- year TTM index growth of 17%—Twitter, Qihoo, Facebook, Blizzard, and Baidu lead the way. Google remains the DMI leader for the full-year 2014, generating $66 billion in revenues, followed by Amazon ($22.5 billion) and Facebook ($12.5 billion). The companies covered in this report are: Akamai, Amazon, Axel Springer, AOL, Apple, Baidu, Blinkx, Blizzard Entertainment, CBS Interactive, EA Digital, Facebook, Google, IAC/InterActiveCorp, ITV Online, Limelight Networks, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Monster, NCsoft, Netease, Netflix, New York Times, Naver (formerly NHN), Pandora, Perfect World, Qihoo, Real Networks, Rediff, Ren Ren, Schibsted Online, Sina, Sohu, Tencent, e-TF1, TripAdvisor, Twitter, UMG Digital, Walt Disney, Yahoo, Yahoo Japan, Yandex, Youku and Zynga.