Latin America Books Market Size & Outlook, 2024-2030

The books market in Latin America is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 5.2 billion by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 3.3% is expected of Latin America books market from 2025 to 2030.
Revenue, 2024 (US$B)
$4.3
Forecast, 2030 (US$B)
$5.2
CAGR, 2025 - 2030
3.4%
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Latin America books market highlights

  • The Latin America books market generated a revenue of USD 4.3 billion in 2024.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.3% from 2025 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, mystery was the largest revenue generating type in 2024.
  • Mystery is the most lucrative type segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
  • Country-wise, Brazil is expected to register the highest CAGR from 2025 to 2030.

Latin America data book summary

Market revenue in 2024USD 4.3 billion
Market revenue in 2030USD 5.2 billion
Growth rate3.3% (CAGR from 2025 to 2030)
Largest segmentMystery
Fastest growing segmentMystery
Historical data covered2018 - 2023
Base year for estimation2024
Forecast period covered2025 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD billion
Market segmentationScience, Historical, Mystery, Fantasy, Literary, Contemporary /Realistic, Romance, Educational, Comic, Others (classics, biographies)
Key market players worldwideNews Corp Class A, Paramount Global Class A, Pearson PLC, Scholastic Corp, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Marvel Entertainment, Morris Publishing Group, IDW Publishing, Hachette Book Group

Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, Latin America region accounted for 2.9% of the global books market in 2024.
  • Globally, North America is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • Asia Pacific is the fastest growing regional market and is projected to reach USD 58.7 billion by 2030.

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Latin America books market outlook

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Mystery was the largest segment with a revenue share of 18.6% in 2024. Horizon Databook has segmented the Latin America books market based on science, historical, mystery, fantasy, literary, contemporary /realistic, romance, educational, comic, others (classics, biographies) covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


Mystery is the most popular genres in the region. Publishers are also paying higher attention to globally popular genres such as crime fiction and highlighting local content as well as authors. Also, Latin American literature has a pan-national context with the confluence of different national traditions.

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