The latest data from BCN Retail is out:
After losing a lot of sales during the COVID-19 pandemic, the camera market is recovering in the post-COVID era. December sales volume was 123.7% higher than the previous year, showing a booming performance. Unlike PCs and TVs, cameras generally increased year-on-year until around last summer. There were times in the early fall when sales fell significantly below the previous year's level, but they regained momentum in November and December and significantly exceeded last year's level. Compact cameras with built-in lenses showed particular growth. December sales volume was 123.7% higher than the previous year. Meanwhile, sales volume of interchangeable lens cameras, whose momentum has slowed due to rising unit prices, continued to fall below the previous year's level since August, but in December it rose to 101.0%, slightly higher than the previous year.
Canon
Canon led the camera market overall in December with a 25.5% unit sales share. Sales volume increased significantly to 151.4% compared to the previous year.
Fujifilm
Fujifilm, in second place with a market share of 18.6%, maintained its good performance with a 107.3% increase compared to the previous year.
Kenko Tokina
Kenko Tokina, which rose to third place for the first time with a market share of 11.8%, also put up a strong performance with a 256.8% increase compared to the previous year.
Kodak
However, Kodak, which had a market share of 10.4%, was affected and ended up below double digits at 89.7%. Sony, which remained in fifth place with a market share of 9.7%, also fell below the previous year at 92.4%. (bcnretail)
BCN Ranking collects real sales data from approximately 40% of the Japanese retailers - this is not a worldwide market share/sales report. Previous BCN reports from Japan can be found here.
Here are the best-selling cameras for December in Japan, according to BCN Retail: