Global 50 Publishing Ranking 2025
NEW! The 2nd updated and expanded edition presents 50 leading traditional publishing companies, plus a deep dive into non-traditional book and reading platforms.
As the global book business undergoes profound transformations, with traditional publishers increasingly competing with writing and reading platforms, the Global 50 Publishing Ranking 2025 presents a comprehensive data-driven analysis across the divide.
The 50-page publication provides these elements:
- A list of30+ globally leading publishing companies with revenue from publishing and wholesale distribution of more than 500 million euros, covering consumer books as well as scientific and educational publishing;
- An analysis of the underlying forces shaping these companies;
- The transcript of a CEO Talk with Núria Cabutí (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial), and Chantal Restivo-Alessi (HarperCollins);
- As a FIRST: A commented list of around 20 globally leading non-traditional publishing operations and related platforms around the world that market observers should keep an eye on.
The Global 50 Publishing Ranking 2025, which was powered by Zebralution, conceived as so often in our ongoing conversations with publishing consultant Carlo Carrenho, and produced together with our partners at Digital Publishing Report (Germany) and at Bookdao (China) is ready for purchase at our shop here.
The previous Global 50 Publishing Ranking 2024, which furthermore includes detailed company profiles of all the 50 listed leading publishing groups, based on financial data for 2024, can be purchased here as well.