Global Medical Publishing 2026-2030

Description

Global medical publishing revenue is forecast to increase 2.1% annually from $10.9 billion in 2025 to $12.1 billion in 2030. Growth will be led by online content as publishers transform journals, reference information, research data, and educational resources into tools that support clinical, research, and learning workflows.

The market serves students, researchers, educators, physicians, nurses, dentists, allied health professionals, universities, research institutions, libraries, government agencies, hospitals, and health systems. Demand is supported by the continuing need to create, verify, teach, and apply medical knowledge, but performance is moderated by constrained institutional budgets and a low-growth macroeconomic environment.

This report analyzes market revenue by product format and leading company, along with the market's 2025 regional distribution. It also evaluates R&D spending, health sciences research output, healthcare expenditures, medical professional headcounts, open access, research integrity, institutional purchasing, artificial intelligence, platform development, and recent mergers, acquisitions, and divestments.

Revenue by Product Format

Journals

Online content

Abstracting and indexing services

Books

Other activities

Geographic Coverage

North America

Europe

Asia-Pacific

Rest of World

Competitive Coverage

The report profiles leading publishers and platforms, including Wolters Kluwer Health, Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, Hearst Health, EBSCO Information Services, AMBOSS, Merative, the American Medical Association, epocrates, OpenEvidence, and NEJM Group. It examines how scale, established content, technology investment, and specialized market focus influence competitive positioning.

Scope of the Report

Historical market data are provided for 2020-2024, with 2025 market estimates and annual forecasts for 2026-2030. Medical publishing revenue is shown in millions of U.S. dollars at the publisher and total-market levels; total-market estimates include elimination adjustments to reduce double counting. Supporting indicators include R&D and healthcare spending in constant 2024 U.S. dollars and healthcare professional populations in thousands. Consumer health publishing, patient-engagement services delivered through hospital information systems, and hospital-system clinical decision-support products are excluded.

Product Code: CURP21399201

Table of Content

CHAPTER 1: MARKET OVERVIEW

MARKET DEFINITION AND SCOPE
MARKET SIZE AND FORECAST

Figure 1-1. Medical Publishing Market Revenue, 2020 - 2030 (million dollars)

CORE MARKET SEGMENTATION

Table 1-1. Medical Publishing: Product Formats, 2020, 2025, 2030 (million dollars)

Journals
Online Content
A&I Services
Books
Other Activities
Elimination
GEOGRAPHY

Figure 1-2. Medical Publishing Share by Region, 2025

CHAPTER 2: MARKET DEMAND AND SUPPORTING INDICATORS

R&D SPENDING

Table 2-1. Gross Domestic Spending on R&D, 2020 - 2025 (billion 2024 dollars)
Table 2-2. Gross Domestic Spending on R&D: Outlook, 2025 - 2030 (billion 2024 dollars)

RESEARCH OUTPUT IN HEALTH SCIENCES

Table 2-3. Health Sciences Research Leaders Based On Research Output, 2025

RESEARCH OUTPUT BY HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS

Table 2-4. Healthcare Institution Research Leaders Based On Research Output, 2025

HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURES

Table 2-5. Healthcare Expenditures by Region, 2020 - 2025 (billion 2024 dollars)
Table 2-6. Healthcare Expenditures by Region: Outlook, 2025 - 2030 (billion 2024 dollars)

MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL HEADCOUNTS
Physicians

Table 2-7. Physician Population by Region, 2020 - 2025 (thousands)
Table 2-8. Physician Population by Region: Outlook, 2025 - 2030 (thousands)

Nurses

Table 2-9. Nurse Population by Region, 2020 - 2025 (thousands)
Table 2-10. Nurse Population by Region: Outlook, 2025 - 2030 (thousands)

Dentists

Table 2-11. Dentist Population by Region, 2020 - 2025 (thousands)
Table 2-12. Dentist Population by Region: Outlook, 2025 - 2030 (thousands)

OTHER FACTORS
Demographic Shifts
Healthcare Workforce Shortages
Growing Disease Complexity
Self-Diagnosis
Black Swans

CHAPTER 3: COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

LEADING MEDICAL PUBLISHING COMPANIES

Table 3-1. Medical Publisher Overview, 2025

COMPANY STRATEGY PROFILES

Table 3-2. Company Strategy Profiles, 2025

OTHER COMPETITORS

CHAPTER 4: INNOVATION AND NEW PRODUCT ACTIVITY

STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS
Artificial Intelligence
Platform Development

Table 4-1. Overview of Product Development by Medical Publishers, 2025 - 2026
Table 4-2. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestments: Medical Publishing, 2025 - 2026

CHAPTER 5: MARKET TRENDS AND OUTLOOK

MARKET TRENDS
Open Access

Table 5-1. Major Publishers: OA Journals and Publishing, 2026 YTD

Research Integrity
Institutional Budgets

Figure 5-1. Public Library Budgets, Net Percentage Change Trends, 2016 - 2025

Purchasing Models
MARKET OUTLOOK: 2026-2030

Table 5-2. Forecast of Real GDP Growth, 2026P - 2030P (% growth)
Table 5-3. Consumer Price Inflation Forecast, 2026P - 2030P (% growth)

MARKET CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
PRODUCT FORECAST: 2026-2030
Journals
Online Content
Abstracting & Indexing Services
Books
Other Activities
Total Market

Table 5-4. Medical Publishing: Product Formats, 2025 - 2030 (million dollars)

APPENDIX
Table A-1. Medical Publishing: Product Formats, 2020 - 2025 (million dollars)
Table A-2. Foreign Currency Exchange Rates with the US Dollar, 2022 - 2025
Table A-3. Leading Medical Publishers: Revenue, 2024 - 2026E (million dollars)
Table A-4. Forecast of Real GDP Growth by Country, 2026P, 2027P, 2028 - 2030P (% growth)