5 Biggest Publishing Companies in the World

In this article, we will be taking a look at the 5 biggest publishing companies in the world. To skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to the 20 Biggest Publishing Companies in the World.

5. Penguin Random House

Total Revenue of the Company (in billions): $3.60

Total Number of Employees: 11,979

Penguin Random House, formed by the merger of Random House and Penguin Group, is an Anglo-American publishing company. Every year, it publishes more than 1,500 books including trade, non-fiction, fiction, poetry, humor, and thriller. They are available in a variety of formats, such as physical books, digital, and audiobooks. Several authors who are widely read around the world and more than 80 Nobel Prize laureates are included on its publication lists.

4. Pearson plc (NYSE:PSO)

Total Revenue of the Company (in billions): $4.88

Total Number of Employees: 20,000

Pearson plc (NYSE:PSO), serving customers in nearly 200 countries, provides education services. The company publishes textbooks, digital on-line content, and courses for the professional development of teachers. Although it has operations in more than 70 nations, the North American market accounts for 60% of its income.

Among the educational media brands owned by Pearson plc (NYSE:PSO) include Addison-Wesley, Peachpit, Prentice Hall, eCollege, Longman, Scott Foresman, and others.

3. Wolters Kluwer

Total Revenue of the Company (in billions): $5.11

Total Number of Employees: 19,827

Wolters Kluwer, is a Dutch information services company. The company, founded in 1836, provides services to clients in over 180 nations.

It supports professionals working in the legal, commercial, tax, accounting, financial, audit, risk, compliance, and healthcare industries. More than 150 nations are served by Wolters Kluwer

2. Thomson Reuters Corporation (NYSE:TRI)

Total Revenue of the Company (in billions): $6.63

Total Number of Employees: 25,000

Thomson Reuters Corporation (NYSE:TRI), founded in 2008, is a global news and information services company. Customers are kept up to date on international developments by its network of journalists and specialized editors, with a particular focus on law and taxes.

1. RELX PLC (NYSE:RELX)

Total Revenue of the Company (in billions): $8.60

Total Number of Employees: 35,000

RELX PLC (NYSE:RELX), headquartered in London, is a leading global provider of information-based analytics for professional and business clients in a variety of sectors. Reed International, a British trade book and magazine publisher, and Elsevier, a scientific publisher based in the Netherlands, came together to form RELX PLC (NYSE:RELX).

The company offers services to clients in more than 180 countries and maintains offices in around 40 nations.

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