GITNUX MARKETDATA REPORT 2024

Must-Know Self Help Industry Statistics [Current Data]

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"The self-improvement industry was valued at $11 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach $13.2 billion by 2022 with a CAGR of 5.6%."

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"Women make up the majority of self-help book readers, and African Americans have the highest percentage of self-help book buyers."

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"The self-improvement industry was valued at $11 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach $13.2 billion by 2022 with a CAGR of 5.6%."

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"The self-care app market is expected to reach $86 billion by 2022, with the number of mental health apps available doubling by 2020."

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"The self-help industry was valued at $10 billion in 2019."

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"The Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of the self-improvement market is projected at 5.1% from 2020 to 2027."

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"Approximately 70% of self-help consumers are women."

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"Self-help book sales grew by 11.4% in 2018."

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"Over 45,300 new self-help books were published in 2020."

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"In 2023, the self-help e-book market is expected to reach $972 million."

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"The life coaching industry is estimated to be worth more than $1 billion in the U.S."

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"There are about 71,000 professional life coaches worldwide."

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"Self-help audiobook revenue experienced a 22.7% growth in 2017."

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"16% of self-help consumers are aged 18-24, and 42% are aged 25-44."

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"The average reader of self-help content consumes three books per year."

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"Tony Robbins, a leading self-help coach, has a net worth of $600 million."

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"American author Brendon Burchard’s self-help seminars have been attended by more than 2 million people."

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"The self-help industry generates over 475,250 search queries on Google each month."

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"Mindfulness-based apps comprise a $4.2 billion market."

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"About 11% of smartphone users in the U.S. have downloaded a self-improvement app."

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1 – wordsrated.com/self-help-books-statistics/#:~:text=Currently%20baby%20boomers%20are%20the,readership%20among%20women%20than%20men.

Logo of 2 – booknetcanada.ca/blog/2014/5/26/whos-buying-self-help-books.html

2 – booknetcanada.ca/blog/2014/5/26/whos-buying-self-help-books.html

Logo of 3 – brandminds.com/the-self-improvement-industry-is-estimated-to-grow-to-13-2-billion-by-2022/#:~:text=According%20to%20Market%20Research%2C%20the,more%20facets%20of%20your%20life.

3 – brandminds.com/the-self-improvement-industry-is-estimated-to-grow-to-13-2-billion-by-2022/#:~:text=According%20to%20Market%20Research%2C%20the,more%20facets%20of%20your%20life.

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4 – npd.com/news/press-releases/2020/self-help-book-sales-are-rising-fast-in-the-us-the-npd-group-says/#:~:text=Unit%20sales%20of%20self%2Dhelp,information%20company%20The%20NPD%20Group.

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Logo of 7 – publishingperspectives.com/2020/01/npd-sees-decade-of-personal-exploration-opening-usa-self-help-books/

7 – publishingperspectives.com/2020/01/npd-sees-decade-of-personal-exploration-opening-usa-self-help-books/

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8 – apa.org/monitor/jan08/recommended#:~:text=%22Ninety%2Dfive%20percent%20of%20self,%2Dhelp%2C%22%20he%20says.

Logo of 9 – economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/the-rise-of-self-improvement-productivity-apps-hacks/articleshow/74260691.cms

9 – economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/the-rise-of-self-improvement-productivity-apps-hacks/articleshow/74260691.cms

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