Digital Media Index (DMI): Q4 2012

Global digital media sector revenues continued to grow in the fourth quarter expanding 22.5 per cent, with revenues from DMI companies reaching $38.6 billion from $31.5 billion in Q4 2011, equal to a 218 per cent increase from index base period Q4 2006. Fourteen companies managed to beat year on year quarterly index growth. Youku, NCsoft, LinkedIn and Qihoo lead the index growth signaling solid growth in the online video, online game and social networking sectors. Once again, digital music had the highest growth in the quarter, up 22.9 per cent to $3.1 billion. Online advertising segment continued to grow in Q4 2012 improving by 19.4 per cent from Q4 2011, with revenues from index companies totaling $20.6 billion. Online game sector expanded by 18.7 per cent to $3.6 billion. In terms of trailing twelve month revenues (TTM), DMI grew 5.7 per cent from the previous quarter to reach $133 billion, equal to a 234 per cent increase from the index base year 2006. Digital music was the strongest segment on a TTM basis with revenue reaching $11 billion in Q4 2012, up 26 per cent year-on-year—driven by Pandora, Universal Music Group and Apple. For more analysis on the companies included in the DMI please download the spreadsheet. The companies covered are: Akamai, Amazon, Axel Springer, AOL, Apple, Baidu, Blinkx, Blizzard Entertainment, CBS Interactive, Daum, EA Digital, Facebook, Google, IAC/InterActiveCorp, ITV Online, Limelight Networks, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Monster, NCsoft, Netease, Netflix, New York Times, NHN, Pandora, Perfect World, Qihoo, Real Networks, Rediff, Schibsted Online, Sina, Sohu, Tencent, e-TF1, UMG Digital, ValueClick, Walt Disney, Washington Post, Yahoo, Yahoo Japan, Yandex, Youku and Zynga.

Global digital media sector revenues continued to grow in the fourth quarter expanding 22.5 per cent, with revenues from DMI companies reaching $38.6 billion from $31.5 billion in Q4 2011, equal to a 218 per cent increase from index base period Q4 2006. Fourteen companies managed to beat year on year quarterly index growth. Youku, NCsoft, LinkedIn and Qihoo lead the index growth signaling solid growth in the online video, online game and social networking sectors. Once again, digital music had the highest growth in the quarter, up 22.9 per cent to $3.1 billion. Online advertising segment continued to grow in Q4 2012 improving by 19.4 per cent from Q4 2011, with revenues from index companies totaling $20.6 billion. Online game sector expanded by 18.7 per cent to $3.6 billion. In terms of trailing twelve month revenues (TTM), DMI grew 5.7 per cent from the previous quarter to reach $133 billion, equal to a 234 per cent increase from the index base year 2006. Digital music was the strongest segment on a TTM basis with revenue reaching $11 billion in Q4 2012, up 26 per cent year-on-year—driven by Pandora, Universal Music Group and Apple. For more analysis on the companies included in the DMI please download the spreadsheet. The companies covered are: Akamai, Amazon, Axel Springer, AOL, Apple, Baidu, Blinkx, Blizzard Entertainment, CBS Interactive, Daum, EA Digital, Facebook, Google, IAC/InterActiveCorp, ITV Online, Limelight Networks, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Monster, NCsoft, Netease, Netflix, New York Times, NHN, Pandora, Perfect World, Qihoo, Real Networks, Rediff, Schibsted Online, Sina, Sohu, Tencent, e-TF1, UMG Digital, ValueClick, Walt Disney, Washington Post, Yahoo, Yahoo Japan, Yandex, Youku and Zynga.