▁D irection , ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁to pped ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Best ▁S eller ▁list . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Nick ▁G at field , ▁the ▁chairman ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁Sony ▁Music ▁Entertainment ▁UK , ▁stated ▁how ▁he ▁expects ▁One ▁D irection ▁to ▁represent ▁a ▁$ 1 0 0   mill ion ▁business ▁emp ire ▁over ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁G at field ▁stated , ▁" What ▁you ▁might ▁not ▁know ▁about ▁One ▁D irection ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁already ▁represent ▁a ▁$ 5 0   mill ion ▁business ▁and ▁that ' s ▁a ▁figure ▁we ▁expect ▁to ▁double ▁next ▁year ". ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁group ' s ▁record ▁sales ▁exceed ed ▁ 8 ▁million ▁singles , ▁ 3   mill ion ▁albums , ▁and ▁ 1   mill ion ▁DVD s , ▁and ▁they ▁performed ▁" What ▁M akes ▁You ▁Beautiful " ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁closing ▁ceremony ▁in ▁London , ▁which ▁represented ▁the ▁hand over ▁to ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁as ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁One ▁D irection ▁were ▁the ▁biggest ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁MTV ▁Video ▁Music ▁Awards ▁winning ▁their ▁three ▁nomin ations ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁including ▁Best ▁New ▁Art ist . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁an ▁American