Private company

De Gruyter

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De Gruyter is a German academic publisher headquartered in Berlin founded in 1918.1 It employed 350 people in 2017.1

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Dec 31, 1918Founded1

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09050264 Berlin Tiergarten, Genthiner Straße 13 003
Photo: Sekamor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Corporate structure

De Gruyter sits at the top of its group. 9 entities, 4 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.

What it owns

What De Gruyter reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2018Acquired Deutscher Kunstverlag1
  2. 2006K. G. Saur Verlag became a subsidiary1
  3. Succeeded G. J. Göschen’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung1
  4. Succeeded Immanuel Guttentag Verlagsbuchhandlung1
  5. Succeeded Verlag Georg Reimer1
  6. Succeeded Verlag Karl J. Trübner1

Employees over time

  • 20173501

Timeline

  1. Dec 31, 1918Founded Founded1

Sources

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