60+ Need to Know Animation Statistics (2024)

• The global animation market size was valued at USD 394.6 billion in 2022. It is projected to grow to USD 528.8 billion by 2030. (Globe Newswire)
• North America holds the largest market share in the global animation industry, accounting for approximately 35% of the total revenue generated in 2022. (Statista)
• The animation industry in Japan accounts for over 40% of the animation market in Asia and over 10% of the global animation market. It employs more than 500,000 professionals. (Abdalslam)
• In the European Union, the animation film industry is valued at over $5 billion and continues to grow. Employment in the sector is growing at a rate of 5-7% per year. (Abdalslam)
• France, the United Kingdom, and Germany are major players in the European animation industry with market shares of 20%, 16.4%, and 10.7% respectively. (Abdalslam)

• The integration of artificial intelligence in the animation industry is expected to increase, bringing greater efficiency and cost savings to the forefront. (Globe Newswire)
• 7 of the 10 highest-grossing animated films in the history of the North American (U.S. and Canada) film market were released in the second half of the 2010s: Incredibles 2 (2018), The Lion King (2019), Finding Dory (2016), Frozen II (2019). The highest-grossing animated film is Frozen II. (Statista)
• The media and entertainment industry is the largest end-user segment of animation videos, accounting for nearly 60% of the total market by 2022. (Statista)
• Streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+ account for nearly 30% of all animation consumption in 2022. (MarketSplash)
• Disney was the highest-grossing animation studio in the world in 2022, with $12 billion in revenue from animation alone. Pixar Animation Studios was number 5 on the list with $770 million in revenue. (Zippia)

• The number of animation jobs worldwide reached the 2 million mark in 2022, and it’s expected to grow to 2.5 million by 2027. (Yahoo Finance)
• The average annual salary for an animator:
  • $75,000 in the U.S. in 2022. (MarketSplash)
  • $50,000 in Japan in 2023. (LinkedIn)
  • $51,500 in the UK in 2022. (Statista)
• Approximately 20% of the global animation workforce will be freelancers in 2023. (LinkedIn)
• Demand for skilled professionals in the global animation industry will increase by 30% from 2018 to 2023. (LinkedIn)
• A 25% increase in animated originals resulted from the partnerships between animation studios and streaming platforms to create exclusive content. (MarketSplash)

• Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in animation will see a 35% increase in usage by 2026 due to their immersive experience. (MarketSplash)
• Thanks to the growing importance of animation in education, 70% of e-learning platforms will use some form of animation by 2025. (Yahoo Finance)
• Anime’s global market share is expected to grow 10% by 2026 due to increased consumption in non-native-speaking countries. (Statista)
• By 2025, 60% of video game developers will use animation to create immersive and interactive gaming experiences. (Statista)
• Computer-generated animation videos account for approximately 85% of the animation market for 2022. (Statista)

• More than 70% of animation and art school students, in the United States and Europe, are women. Only 34% of creative jobs are held by women. (Women in Animation)
• The most common reason for the significant drop in the number of women in the animation sector is that most of them lose interest after graduation. (Prayan Animation Studio)
• In the United Kingdom, 74% of women over the age of 30 working in animation and VFX feel that they have experienced or will experience career barriers related to their gender. (Animated Women UK)
• Women of color make up only 3% of all animation directors and 3% of lead animators. (USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative)
• Only 10% of animation directors and producers are women, and less than a quarter of the animation workforce overall. (Women in Animation)

• Women made up 17% of the directors of the top 250 highest-grossing films of 2021. (Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University)
• 90% of women in animation aspire to leadership roles. (Women in Animation)
• The number of women in animation jobs will increase by 25% globally from 2018 to 2023. (LinkedIn)
• In the United States, women in animation earn an average salary of $71,379. While the average salary for men is $76,498. This means that women earn 93 cents for every $1 earned by men. (Zippia)
• The number of female protagonists in animated films has increased by 20% in the last three years, showing a positive shift toward inclusivity and diverse narratives. (MarketSplash)

• Landing pages with videos see an 86% increase in conversions. (Wordstream)
• Sites with videos generate 157% more organic traffic from SERPs. (Abdalsalam)
• 93% of marketers have admitted to converting leads into paying customers with video. (Abdalsalam)
• 90% of users say that watching a video about a product helps them make a decision, and 64% are more likely to buy a product online. (Forbes)
• 75% of executives admit to watching work-related videos on company websites at least once a week. (Forbes)

• Users spend 88% more time on pages with video. (Web FX)
• 4 out of 5 users will leave a site if videos stop loading. (Web FX)
• The visual elements that users value on a business website are images (40%), color (39%), and video (21%). (Top Design Firms)
• Video backgrounds on a website can increase conversion rates by nearly 140%. (Website Builder Expert)
• Websites with video content are 53 times more likely to rank on Google’s first page. (UK Web Host Review)

• In 2022, the stop-motion animation market was valued at $2 billion and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4% through 2026. (Yahoo Finance)
• The cost of producing stop-motion animation is typically higher than other forms of animation due to the time and labor-intensive production process. On average, it costs between $500,000 and $1.5 million per half-hour episode. (Abdalslam)
• No stop-motion animated movie has ever grossed more than $250 million, while other traditionally animated films have grossed over $1 billion. (Reddit)
• The highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time is “Chicken Run” (2000). It earned over $225 million worldwide. (MarketSplash)
• Stop-motion animated movies account for 2% of global box office revenue in 2019, compared to 41% for 3D animation and 30% for live-action films. (Parrot Analytics)

• 3D printing for stop-motion animation is expected to grow 15% through 2026. (Yahoo Finance)
• Stop-motion animation represents less than 5% of the market and is considered the least popular form in the animation industry. (Figma)
• The most expensive stop-motion films are Missing Link ($102 million), The Little Prince ($77.5 million), Coraline ($60 million), and ParaNorman ($60 million). (Business Guide Africa)
• Pinocchio is the first stop-motion film to win Best Animated Feature since Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit in 2006. (Netflix)
• Stop motion is great for video marketing and social media because it can make an impact without sound. (GF Photo)

Multimedia Artists Stats

• 26.9% of multimedia artists are women and 73.1% of multimedia artists are men. (Zippia)
• Female multimedia artists earn an average of $61,240, while men in the industry earn $65,421 per year in the United States. (Zippia)
• A Multimedia Artist working in Germany will typically earn around 29,540 EUR ($32, 601) per year. (World Salaries)
• By 2030 the employment of multimedia artists is expected to grow by 16%. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• 72% of multimedia artists have a bachelor’s degree, and only 3% have a high school diploma. (Zippia)

Special Effects Artist’s Stats

• The global VFX market is expected to grow by more than $5.5 billion during 2021–2025. Its compound annual growth rate is expected to be around 12% during this period. (Research and Markets)
• In the United States, the median pay for special effects artists and animators was $78,790 per year. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Employment of special effects artists and animators is projected to grow 5 percent from 2021 to 2031, about as fast as the average for all occupations. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• The average age of special effects designers is 40+ years old, representing 47% of the special effects designer population. While the 30-40 years old represent 38%. (Zippia)
• in 2020 and 2021 some of the most expensive and highest-grossing movies were the ones that used a massive number of visual effects: 1917, Tenet, No Time to Die. (Rebel Way)