Griepp reported the number during the ICv2 Insider Sessions conference that the company regularly holds during New York Comic Con.
At the time, ICv2 reported that the growth of manga in both 2013 and 2014 marked the first consecutive growth in manga sales since 2006-2007.
ICv2 previously reported a growth of 13% increase in manga sales in the first eight months of 2015.
Milton Griepp, CEO of comics industry news source ICv2, stated on October 5 that manga sales in the United States increased 29% to US$110 million in 2016, compared to 2015.