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Penguin Random House

Privately Held
+2
penguinrandomhouse.com
Book Publishing9,000+ employeesFounded 2013🇺🇸 United States

Our mission is to ignite a universal passion for reading by creating books for everyone. We believe that books, and the stories and ideas they hold, have the unique capacity to connect us, change us, and carry us toward a better future for generations to come. Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, employs more than 11,000 people globally. With more than 300 imprints and brands on six continents, Penguin Random House comprises adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction print and digital English- German- and Spanish-language trade book publishing businesses in more than 20 countries worldwide. With over 16,000 new titles, and more than 700 million print, audio and eBooks sold annually, Penguin Random House’s publishing lists include more than 80 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors. Penguin Random House was formed on July 1, 2013, upon the completion of an agreement between Bertelsmann and Pearson to merge their respective trade publishing companies. As of April 1, 2020, Bertelsmann is full owner of the company. Visit http://global.penguinrandomhouse.com/

Founded
2013
Employees
9,000+
Industry
Book Publishing
Company type
Privately Held
Headquarters
🇺🇸New York, NY
Specialties
EducationPublishingMedia & EntertainmentBook Publishing
3 / 10
Active markets
Spain · India · France
2
New markets
United Kingdom · Iceland
Low
Confidence
mostly early signals
-100%
Momentum
vs prior period
29 / 100
Expansion Score
Developing
Stages5Exploring2Investing3Landing
3 signals · Last 90 days

Global expansion

Live
SpainIndiaFrance
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating
+7more marketsLocked
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Activity pulse

3 signals in the last 90 days.

Last 90 days
Hiring
1Ended
Exec move
Marketing & PR
0
No activity
Product & Tech
0
No activity
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Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇫🇷France1st market entered · 2001Advancing
Exploring
2 signalsExploring stage
2
🇮🇳India2nd market entered · 2022Advancing
Landing
3 signalsLanding stage
3
🇪🇸Spain3rd market entered · 2025Advancing
Investing
4 signalsInvesting stage
+7more marketsLocked
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Current stageLandingSetting up on the ground
Confidence34%Low
Tracking since2001first signal

Recent signals

Exec move🇬🇧 United Kingdomlast mo.

Facikities Director

Partnership🇨🇳 China2mo ago

Laufey Renews Global Publishing with Warner Chappell

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Quick answers about Penguin Random House's business, markets, and growth signals.

Our mission is to ignite a universal passion for reading by creating books for everyone. We believe that books, and the stories and ideas they hold, have the unique capacity to connect us, change us, and carry us toward a better future for generations to come. Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, employs more than 11,000 people globally. With more than 300 imprints and brands on six continents, Penguin Random House comprises adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction print and digital English- German- and Spanish-language trade book publishing businesses in more than 20 countries worldwide. With over 16,000 new titles, and more than 700 million print, audio and eBooks sold annually, Penguin Random House’s publishing lists include more than 80 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors. Penguin Random House was formed on July 1, 2013, upon the completion of an agreement between Bertelsmann and Pearson to merge their respective trade publishing companies. As of April 1, 2020, Bertelsmann is full owner of the company. Visit http://global.penguinrandomhouse.com/

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