Ranked by real-world weight
Each item below is marked sourced (a real institution tracks or ranks it) or judgment (no such institution ranks it — included on domain knowledge, not fabricated data).
IFPI confirms real, current 2026 music-industry figures ($31.7B
global recorded music revenue, #6) and separately tracks streaming as its own measured revenue
segment (streaming surpassed $22B, 69.6% of recorded-music income), sourcing Streaming audio
platforms (#18) too. WIPO's Global Innovation Index tracks national feature-film production
counts across 104 economies, sourcing Film & streaming (#1) — covers film production output
specifically, not streaming subscriber/revenue figures. The AECOM/TEA Theme Index tracks global
theme park & museum attendance, sourcing Theme parks & tourism entertainment (#10). The
International Publishers Association's International Publishing Data report tracks
publishing-market data across 76 countries, sourcing Publishing (#8). The Reuters Institute's
Digital News Report tracks news consumption/trust/market data across 40+ countries, sourcing
News media (#9). The UK Gambling Commission publishes gross gambling yield and participation
statistics, sourcing Gambling & betting entertainment (#20) — UK-market data specifically,
not global. Gaming, social media, advertising, sports, live events, pay-TV, podcasting, esports,
influencer economy, toys/merch, radio, out-of-home, and animation/VFX have no verified
institutional tracker and stay editorial.
Item citations:
IFPI Global Music Report 2026 ·
AECOM/TEA Theme Index ·
WIPO Global Innovation Index ·
International Publishers Association ·
Reuters Institute Digital News Report ·
UK Gambling Commission
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