2016 BCN awards in Japan: Canon wins in almost all categories

• 7 years ago
• Categories: Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Sony
• Tags: BCN ranking

The 2016 BCN awards for the Japanese market are out (BCN collects sales data from approximately 2/3 of all Japanese retail stores). Canon still has a major market share in almost all categories (even in mirrorless - now at the #2 spot after pushing Sony to #3). Olympus is the #1 mirrorless camera, while Fuji never made it to the list. In the lens category, Sigma pushed Nikon from the #2 spot. Here are the details (click for larger view):

BCN award DSLR camera market share 2016

1. Canon 63.3%
2. Nikon 31.6%
3. Ricoh 4.8%

BCN award mirrorless camera market share 2016

1. Olympus 26.8
2. Canon 18.5%
3. Sony 17.9%

BCN award fixed lens camera market share 2016

1. Canon 27.3%
2. Nikon 22.1%
3. Casio 19.3%

BCN award lenses market share 2016

1. Canon 24%
2. Sigma 14.3%
3. Nikon 12.5%

BCN award action cameras market share 2016

1. GoPro 51.2%
2. Sony 15.5%
3. Panasonic 13.7%