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Penguin Random House India

Penguin Random House India is an Indian book publishing company and subsidiary of Penguin Random House founded in 1985.¹ It was founded by Penguin Books.¹ It is headquartered in New Delhi.¹

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Mar 20, 1985Founded¹

Industrypublishing¹
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India¹
Websitepenguin.co.in
Legal formPrivate Limited Company²
LEI335800RWALTVDEC6NO09²
StatusActive²
LEI statusIssued and current²
Registered address208,ANSAL'S LAXMI DEEP LAXMI, 110092 New Delhi, India²
Registered withMinistry of Corporate Affairs, U22110DL1985PTC020493²

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Corporate structure

Penguin Random House India is part of a group headed by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA. 278 entities, 26 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Gütersloh, Germany
- Arvato Gütersloh, Germany
- Arvato Systems Gütersloh, Germany
- BAI Gütersloh, Germany
- BFS health finance Dortmund, Germany
- Penguin Books London, United Kingdom
  - Viking Press Subsidiary · New York City
  - Cornerstone Press Subsidiary
  - Michael Joseph Subsidiary
- Penguin Random House New York, New York, United States
  - Ace Books Subsidiary · New York City
  - Aguilar Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
  - Alfred A. Knopf Subsidiary · New York City
  - Alfred A. Knopf Canada Subsidiary · Toronto, Canada
  - 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
  - Penguin Random House Audio Subsidiary · New York City, United States
    - Listening Library Subsidiary · United States
  - Penguin Random House Canada Subsidiary · Toronto, Canada
  - Random House Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
    - Albrecht Knaus Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
    - Bantam Books Subsidiary · New York City
    - Spiegel & Grau Subsidiary · New York City
    - Target Books Subsidiary
    - The Bodley Head Subsidiary · London
      - 1 more
    - Western Publishing Subsidiary · Racine
      - 4 more
    - Legend Books Subsidiary
    - One World Subsidiary · United States
    - Random House Studio Subsidiary
    - Taurus Subsidiary · Spain
    - Turtle Bay Books Subsidiary
    - Yearling Books 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
  - Tundra Books Subsidiary · Toronto
  - Anne Schwartz Books Subsidiary · Canada
  - Arrow Books Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - Century Subsidiary
  - Del Rey UK Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - Delacorte Press Subsidiary
  - Hazlitt magazine Subsidiary
  - House of Collectibles Subsidiary · United States
  - Inklore Subsidiary · New York City, United States
  - and 13 more
- Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Barcelona, Spain
  - Ediciones B Subsidiary · Barcelona
  - Ediciones Grijalbo Subsidiary · Barcelona
    - ediciones junior s.a. Subsidiary
  - Plaza & Janés Subsidiary
  - Salamandra Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
  - Suma de Letras Subsidiary · Spain
- Penguin Random House India New Delhi, India
- Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe München, Germany
  - Anaconda Verlag Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
  - Bassermann Verlag Subsidiary
  - Blanvalet Subsidiary · Munich
  - cbj Subsidiary
  - Der Hörverlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - Goldmann Subsidiary · Munich
  - Heyne Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
  - Karl Blessing Verlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - Luchterhand Subsidiary · Berlin
  - Manhattan Subsidiary
  - Penguin Verlag Subsidiary
  - Prestel Publishing Subsidiary · Munich
  - Random House Audio Subsidiary
  - Siedler Verlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - Südwest Verlag Subsidiary
- Prinovis Gütersloh, Germany
- Rough Guides London, United Kingdom
- RTL Group 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
  - Blue Circle Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
  - BroadbandTV Corp Subsidiary · Vancouver
  - C. Productions Subsidiary · Neuilly-sur-Seine
  - DIC Entertainment Corporation Subsidiary · Burbank
    - WildBrain CPLG Subsidiary · London
  - Fremantle Subsidiary · London
    - Baluba Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
    - Beyond International Subsidiary · Dublin
    - 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
    - Picomedia Subsidiary · Rome
    - Stand by Me Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
    - Strix Television Subsidiary · Stockholm
    - Talkback Thames Subsidiary · London
    - The Apartment Subsidiary
    - Buzzr Subsidiary · United States
    - Fremantle International Subsidiary
    - Fremantle Netherlands Subsidiary
    - One Big Happy Family Subsidiary · Norway
    - Rakett Subsidiary · Norway
  - IP Deutschland Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
  - Original Productions Subsidiary
  - RTL Deutschland Subsidiary · Cologne
    - Gruner + Jahr Subsidiary · Hamburg
      - 5 more
  - 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
  - and 23 more
- Bertelsmann Nederland B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Heijen, Netherlands
- Riverty Finland Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Helsinki, Finland
- adjoe GmbH Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
- Alliant University, Inc. Subsidiary · San Diego, California, United States
- Arcadia Verlag AG Subsidiary · Cham, Switzerland
- Arvato Atton Subsidiary · Atton, France
- ARVATO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Subsidiary · Hawthorn, Australia
- Arvato Bussy SAS Subsidiary · Bussy Saint-Georges, France
- ARVATO DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. Subsidiary · Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
- arvato distribution GmbH Subsidiary · Harsewinkel, Germany
- Arvato Hong Kong Limited Subsidiary · Tuen Mun, New Territories (Hong Kong), Hong Kong
- ARVATO IRELAND LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
- Arvato Lojistik Anonim Sirketi Subsidiary · Kadıköy, Turkey
- and 64 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Penguin Books on Mar 20, 1985.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Penguin Random House

Parent company (GLEIF)

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA²

From Wikidata.¹ Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

Jun 30, 2013Parent Directly consolidated by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA²
Mar 20, 1985Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataPenguin Random House India on Wikidata
2
GLEIFPenguin Random House India LEI record (335800RWALTVDEC6NO09)