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2024 Global Camera Shipments: Panasonic Rises

The Nikkei Industry Map 2026 has revealed the 2024 camera market share by units for each manufacturer.

  1. Canon: 3.53 million units (43.2%)
  2. Sony: 2.33 million units (28.5%)
  3. Nikon: 960,000 units (11.7%)
  4. Fujifilm: 740,000 units (9.0%)
  5. Panasonic: 280,000 units (3.4%)
  6. OM Digital: 160,000 units (1.9%)
  7. Ricoh Imaging: 70,000 units (0.8%)

In 2023 the numbers were as following:

  1. Canon: 3.34 million units (46.5%)
  2. Sony: 2 million units (27.9%)
  3. Nikon: 810,000 units (11.3%)
  4. Fujifilm: 430,000 units (6.0%)
  5. Panasonic: 260,000 units (3.6%)
  6. OM Digital: 180,000 units (2.5%)
  7. Ricoh Imaging: 60,000 units (0.8%)

Basically all manufacturers except OM Digital managed to increase the numbers of cameras sold. In general global shipments of digital cameras in 2024 were up for the first time in seven years. Panasonic sold MORE cameras but decreased the market share by 0,2%.

via DClife