Global Compact Disc Market Professional Survey Report 2019

Compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony and released in 1982. The format was originally developed to store and play only sound recordings (CD-DA) but was later adapted for storage of data (CD-ROM). Several other formats were further derived from these, including write-once audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD-RW), Video Compact Disc (VCD), Super Video Compact Disc (SVCD), Photo CD, PictureCD, CD-i, and Enhanced Music CD. The first commercially available audio CD player, the Sony CDP-101, was released October 1982 in Japan.

Standard CDs have a diameter of 120 millimetres (4.7 in) and can hold up to about 80 minutes of uncompressed audio or about 700 MiB of data. The Mini CD has various diameters ranging from 60 to 80 millimetres (2.4 to 3.1 in); they are sometimes used for CD singles, storing up to 24 minutes of audio, or delivering device drivers.

At the time of the technology's introduction in 1982, a CD could store much more data than a personal computer hard drive, which would typically hold 10 MB. By 2010, hard drives commonly offered as much storage space as a thousand CDs, while their prices had plummeted to commodity level. In 2004, worldwide sales of audio CDs, CD-ROMs and CD-Rs reached about 30 billion discs. By 2007, 200 billion CDs had been sold worldwide.

From the early 2000s CDs were increasingly being replaced by other forms of digital storage and distribution, with the result that by 2010 the number of audio CDs being sold in the U.S. had dropped about 50% from their peak; however, they remained one of the primary distribution methods for the music industry. In 2014, revenues from digital music services matched those from physical format sales for the first time.


The global Compact Disc market was valued at xx million US$ in 2018 and will reach xx million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of xx% during 2019-2025.
This report focuses on Compact Disc volume and value at global level, regional level and company level. From a global perspective, this report represents overall Compact Disc market size by analyzing historical data and future prospect.
Regionally, this report categorizes the production, apparent consumption, export and import of Compact Disc in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia and India.
For each manufacturer covered, this report analyzes their Compact Disc manufacturing sites, capacity, production, ex-factory price, revenue and market share in global market.

The following manufacturers are covered:
Mitsubishi Kagaku Media
Sony
Ritek
Unis
Philips
Maxcell
Newsmy
Benq
Deli
Panasonic
Sanwa Denshi
Moser Baer

Segment by Regions
North America
Europe
China
Japan
Southeast Asia
India

Segment by Type
CD-ROM
Recordable CD
ReWriteable CD
Video CD
Others

Segment by Application
Commercial use
Family use