Private company
Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe
Logo: Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe ( talk ), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe is a German publishing house based in Munich, founded in 1968.1
Die Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe (ehemals Verlagsgruppe Random House und Verlagsgruppe Bertelsmann) ist ein deutsches Unternehmen mit Hauptsitz in Gütersloh. Die Zentrale befindet sich in München. Zur Verlagsgruppe gehören Buch- und Hörbuchverlage wie beispielsweise Goldmann, Heyne und der Penguin Verlag. Die Verlagsgruppe ist Teil von Penguin Random House, der weltweit größten Publikumsverlagsgruppe. Diese bildet einen Unternehmensbereich bei Bertelsmann.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
1968Founded1
- Industrypublishing1
- HeadquartersMunich, Germany1
- Websitewww.penguin.de
- Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
- LEI529900DPXI32J5SIJQ443
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressNeumarkter Straße 28, 81673 München, Germany3
- Registered withLocal Court Gütersloh, HRB 28103
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Corporate structure
Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe is part of a group headed by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA. 279 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
- Ten Speed Press Subsidiary · Emeryville
- 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
- Manesse Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
- 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
- Gruner + Jahr Subsidiary · Hamburg
- 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
- CLT-UFA Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- 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.
What it owns
What Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe 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
Parent company
Subsidiaries
- Anaconda Verlag
- Bassermann Verlag
- Blanvalet
- Der Hörverlag
- Goldmann
- Heyne Verlag
- Karl Blessing Verlag
- Luchterhand
- Manhattan
- Penguin Verlag
- Prestel Publishing
- Random House Audio
- Siedler Verlag
- Südwest Verlag
- cbj
Also owns
Parent company (GLEIF)
From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.penguin.de1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCwVEebf8qkkMtB5mu-wREbQ1
- WikidataQ27116259
Sources
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