The Global 50 Publishing Ranking presents in its 20th anniversary edition a ranked list of around 50 internationally leading publishing companies, including consumer book publishers as well as educational, professional, and academic publishers with annual revenues from publishing of more than 150 million euros (or 200 million US dollars), an analysis of market trends and developments, as well as current industry transformations.

Furthermore, the 100-page report presents and analyses leading regional publishers in China, India and Latin America, and introduces an exemplary collection of non-traditional publishing operations in the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East and in Asia. 

The Global 50 Publishing Ranking 2026 is available for download now free of charge at our partner Digital Publishing Report. 

Updated every year since 2007, the Global 50 ranking is researched and published by Rüdiger Wischenbart Content and Consulting, in cooperation with our publishing partners at Digital Publishing Report, Publishing Perspectives and Bookdao (China). 

The report has been supported by our sponsors Bookwire and Rakuten Kobo.