Private company

Der Hörverlag

Der Hörverlag is a German publisher based in Munich, founded in 1993.¹ It is part of Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe.¹

Der Hörverlag (Eigenschreibweise der Hörverlag, zuvor der Hör Verlag) ist ein deutscher Hörbuch- und Hörspielverlag mit Sitz in München. Er besteht seit 1993 und wurde 2010 Teil der Verlagsgruppe Random House (heute Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe). Der Hörverlag zählt seit seiner Gründung zu den umsatzstärksten Vertretern der Branche. Außerdem war er maßgeblich an der Aufwertung des Hörbuchs zu einem selbstständigen Medium beteiligt. Eine der ersten Produktionen des Hörverlags war Sofies Welt. Der Hörverlag wurde bis 2015 von Claudia Baumhöver geleitet. Ihr Nachfolger Robert Wildgruber übergab die Verlagsleitung 2025 zusammen mit der Leitung von Random House Audio und cbj audio an Anke Hoffmann.² From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded¹

HeadquartersMunich, Germany¹
Websitewww.hoerverlag.de

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Corporate structure

Der Hörverlag is part of a group headed by Bertelsmann. 273 entities, 24 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Bertelsmann Gütersloh
- Penguin Random House New York, New York, United States
  - Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe München, Germany
    - Der Hörverlag Munich, Germany
    - Anaconda Verlag Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
    - Bassermann Verlag Subsidiary
    - Blanvalet Subsidiary · Munich
    - cbj Subsidiary
    - Heyne Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
    - Karl Blessing Verlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
    - Luchterhand Subsidiary · Berlin
    - Manesse Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
    - Manhattan Subsidiary
    - Penguin Verlag Subsidiary
    - Siedler Verlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
    - Südwest Verlag Subsidiary
  - Ace Books Subsidiary · New York City
  - Aguilar Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
  - Alfred A. Knopf Subsidiary · New York City
  - Alfred A. Knopf Canada Subsidiary · Toronto, Canada
  - Ballantine Books Subsidiary · New York City
    - Fawcett Publications Subsidiary · New York City
      - 2 more
    - Fawcett Crest Subsidiary
    - Gold Medal Books Subsidiary · United States
  - Companhia das Letras Subsidiary · São Paulo
  - Crown Publishing Group Subsidiary · New York City
    - Ten Speed Press Subsidiary · Emeryville
      - 2 more
    - Three Rivers Press Subsidiary · New York City
  - David McKay Publications Subsidiary · Philadelphia
  - Debate Subsidiary
  - Dutton Subsidiary · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    - Seymour Lawrence Books Subsidiary
    - Blue Rider Press Subsidiary
    - Saturday Review Press Subsidiary
  - Ebury Publishing Subsidiary · London
  - Hamish Hamilton Subsidiary · London
  - Jonathan Cape Subsidiary · London
  - Penguin Books Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    - Cornerstone Press Subsidiary
    - Michael Joseph Subsidiary
  - Penguin Group Subsidiary · City of Westminster
    - Plume Subsidiary · New York City
    - Dial Books Subsidiary
    - Firebird Books Subsidiary · United States
    - Nancy Paulsen Books Subsidiary
    - Objectiva Subsidiary · Portugal
    - Perigee Books Subsidiary
  - Penguin Random House Audio Subsidiary · New York City, United States
    - Listening Library Subsidiary · United States
  - Penguin Random House Canada Subsidiary · Toronto, Canada
  - Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
    - Ediciones B Subsidiary · Barcelona
    - Ediciones Grijalbo Subsidiary · Barcelona
      - 1 more
    - Plaza & Janés Subsidiary
    - Salamandra Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
    - Suma de Letras Subsidiary · Spain
  - Penguin Random House India Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
  - Random House Audio Subsidiary
  - Random House of Canada Subsidiary · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
    - Anchor Canada Subsidiary
    - Appetite by Random House Subsidiary · Canada
    - Seal Books Subsidiary
  - Sasquatch Books Subsidiary · Seattle
  - Sudamericana Subsidiary · Buenos Aires, Argentina
  - Transworld Publishers Subsidiary · London
    - Bantam Press Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    - Corgi Books Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - and 23 more
- RTL Group Subsidiary · 75.1% · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - CLT-UFA Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - Broadcasting Center Europe Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - RTL DISNEY FERNSEHEN GMBH & CO. KG Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - RTL Group Germany S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - RTL SERVICES KFT. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - Groupe M6 Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
    - Société nouvelle de distribution Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
    - M6 Digital Services Subsidiary · La Madeleine, France
    - M6net Subsidiary
    - Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie Subsidiary · Paris
    - Golden Moustache Subsidiary · France
    - HOME SHOPPING SERVICE Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - Label 6&7 Subsidiary · France
    - M6 INTERACTIONS Subsidiary · Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
  - SpotX Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - 495 Productions Subsidiary
  - BroadbandTV Corp Subsidiary · Vancouver
  - C. Productions Subsidiary · Neuilly-sur-Seine
  - DIC Entertainment Corporation Subsidiary · Burbank
    - WildBrain CPLG Subsidiary · London
  - IP Deutschland Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
  - RTL Deutschland Subsidiary · Cologne
  - RTL Hungary Subsidiary
  - RTL interactive Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - RTL Lëtzebuerg Subsidiary · Luxembourg
  - RTL Nederland Subsidiary · Hilversum
    - RTL 4 Subsidiary
    - RTL4 Productions Subsidiary
  - scoyo Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
  - Studio 89 Productions Subsidiary · Neuilly-sur-Seine
  - UFA Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - Tobis Film Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    - UFA Lab Subsidiary
  - UFA Fiction Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - UFA Serial Drama Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - UFA Show & Factual Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - We Are Era Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    - Stolzmonat Subsidiary
  - Atresmedia Stake · 18.65% · San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain
    - Atresmedia Cine Subsidiary · San Sebastián de los Reyes
  - 6ter Subsidiary · France
  - FREMANTLE INDIA TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS PVT LTD Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - Geo Television Subsidiary · Germany
  - Home Shopping Service Subsidiary · France
  - and 20 more
- Majorel Subsidiary · 50% · Luxembourg
- 2 Entertain Subsidiary · London
  - Demon Music Group Ltd. Subsidiary · London
- Arvato Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
- Barrie & Jenkins Subsidiary · London
- Bertelsmann Marketing Services Subsidiary · Gütersloh
  - DeutschlandCard Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - GGP Media Subsidiary · Pößneck, Germany
  - MBS Nürnberg Subsidiary · Nuremberg, Germany
  - Mohn Media Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
  - Prinovis Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
  - rtv media group Subsidiary · Nuremberg, Germany
- Bertelsmann Music Group Subsidiary · New York City
  - BMG Hungary Kft. Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
  - BMG Poland, Sp. z o.o. Subsidiary · Warsaw
  - BMG Ricordi Music Publishing Italia Subsidiary · Milan, Italy
  - Constantin Film Subsidiary · Munich
    - Constantin Entertainment Subsidiary · Ismaning, Germany
  - RCA Records Subsidiary · New York City
    - His Master's Voice Subsidiary
      - 1 more
    - Otto Dynamite Subsidiary · Canada
    - RCA Italiana Subsidiary · Italy
    - The Rocket Record Company Subsidiary
  - Ariola Discos Subsidiary · Brazil
  - BMG Ariola Argentina S.A. Subsidiary · Argentina
  - BMG Ariola Miller GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
  - BMG Brasil Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
  - BMG Nederland BV Subsidiary
  - BMG Strategic Marketing Group Subsidiary · United States
  - CMC International Subsidiary · United States
- BMG Music Publishing Subsidiary · New York City
- BMG Music Taiwan Inc. Subsidiary
- BMG Rights Management Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
  - BMG Music Australia Subsidiary
  - Mute Records Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft Subsidiary · Berlin
- Direct Group Subsidiary · Gütersloh
  - Club Bertelsmann Subsidiary · Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany
- Elefanten-Press-Verlag Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
- Fremantle Subsidiary · London
  - Baluba Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
  - Beyond International Subsidiary · Dublin
  - Blue Circle Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
  - Eureka Productions Subsidiary
  - Euston Films Subsidiary · London
  - Fremantle Australia Subsidiary · Sydney
  - Fremantle Finland Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
  - Fremantle France Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - Fremantle Spain Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
  - Lux Vide Subsidiary · Rome
  - Mark Goodson Productions Subsidiary · New York City
  - Monster Media Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
  - Moskito Television Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
  - Novemberfilm Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
  - Original Productions Subsidiary
  - Picomedia Subsidiary · Rome
  - Stand by Me Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
  - Strix Television Subsidiary · Stockholm
  - The Apartment Subsidiary
  - Buzzr Subsidiary · United States
  - Fremantle International Subsidiary
  - Fremantle Netherlands Subsidiary
  - One Big Happy Family Subsidiary · Norway
  - Rakett Subsidiary · Norway
- Gruner + Jahr Subsidiary · Hamburg
  - News Subsidiary · Vienna
  - Territory Subsidiary · Hamburg
  - 11FREUNDE Verlag Subsidiary
  - Maxposure Media Group Subsidiary
- Hutchinson Subsidiary · Wisbech, United Kingdom
- KSD Subsidiary · Kharkiv, Ukraine
- McClelland & Stewart Subsidiary · Toronto
  - New Canadian Library Subsidiary · Canada
- Random House Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
  - Albrecht Knaus Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
  - Bantam Books Subsidiary · New York City
  - Goldmann Subsidiary · Munich
  - Prestel Publishing Subsidiary · Munich
  - Spiegel & Grau Subsidiary · New York City
  - Target Books Subsidiary
  - The Bodley Head Subsidiary · London
    - John Lane Company Subsidiary · New York, United States
  - Western Publishing Subsidiary · Racine
    - Gold Key Comics Subsidiary · Poughkeepsie
    - Whitman Publishing Subsidiary · Atlanta
    - K.K. Publications Subsidiary
    - Watkins-Strathmore Company Subsidiary
  - Legend Books Subsidiary
  - One World Subsidiary · United States
  - Random House Studio Subsidiary
  - Taurus Subsidiary · Spain
  - Turtle Bay Books Subsidiary
  - Yearling Books Subsidiary
- Talkback Subsidiary · London
- Talkback Thames Subsidiary · London
- Thames Subsidiary · London
- Titan Publishing Group Subsidiary · Bankside
  - Titan Books Subsidiary · Bankside
    - Hard Case Crime Subsidiary
  - Titan Magazines Subsidiary · London
  - Titan Comics Subsidiary
- Alliant University Subsidiary · United States
- and 12 more

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1993Founded Founded¹

Sources

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1
WikidataDer Hörverlag on Wikidata
2
WikipediaDer Hörverlag on the German Wikipedia