Private company

Círculo de Lectores, S.A.

Círculo de Lectores, S.A. is a Spanish publishing company, book sales club, based in Barcelona, founded in 1962.1 It was founded by Reinhard Mohn.1 It is part of Grupo Planeta.1 It ceased to exist in 2019.1

El Círculo de Lectores fue un club de lectura en España creado en 1962,​ perteneciente al Grupo Planeta desde 2014.​ A finales de la década de 1990 la compañía llegó a tener más de un millón y medio de socios que recibían puntualmente el catálogo de novedades; en 2010 contaba con una red de más de 5000 agentes repartidos por toda España.​2 From the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1962Founded1
  • HeadquartersBarcelona, Spain1
  • Founded inBarcelona1
  • Websitewww.circulo.es
  • Legal formsociedad anónima1
  • Kind of organizationBook sales club1

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Corporate structure

Círculo de Lectores, S.A. is part of a group headed by Grupo Planeta. 19 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Reinhard Mohn in 1962, in Barcelona.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Nov 7, 2019Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2010Acquired Acquired by Grupo Planeta1
  3. 1962Founded Founded in Barcelona1

Sources

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