Since 2007, we research and anually update a survey and ranking, including company profiles, of the ca. 60 largest publishing companies and groups worldwide.

This ranking was initiated by the French book trade magazine Livres Hebdo. It is co-published by partner publications across Europe and North America in early summer, and then presented and discussed at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

The Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry allows unique insights into the process of change throughout the industry worldwide.

Every year, we update the information and the ranking which is mostly on company reports or on other reliable sources.

The definition of 'publishing' as used on the ranking includes book publishing (trade, STM, education, etc.), book clubs, other closely related activities (e.g. retail or distribution), relevant database publishing (e.g. professional information) and journals. It excludes however newspaper and consumer magazine publishing.