Editing Bertelsmann (section)

=== Penguin Random House ===
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Penguin Random House is the world's largest book publishing company.<ref>{{cite news|language=de|first=Rüdiger|last=Wischenbart|date=13 October 2015|newspaper=Die Welt|page=22|title=Das Goldene Zeitalter für Buchverlage beginnt}}</ref> The company was created in 2013 through the merger of the publishing businesses of Bertelsmann and [[Pearson plc|Pearson]].<ref>{{cite news|language=de|date=1 July 2013|title=Fusion abgeschlossen: Bertelsmann und Pearson gründen Buchgiganten|url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/it-medien/fusion-abgeschlossen-bertelsmann-und-pearson-gruenden-buchgiganten/8429012.html|website=Handelsblatt|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> With the acquisition of [[Random House]] in 1998, Bertelsmann already became the largest book publisher in the [[English-speaking world]].<ref>{{cite news|language=de|date=24 March 1998|newspaper=Süddeutsche Zeitung|page=23|title=Bertelsmann wird größter Verleger von Büchern in englischer Sprache}}</ref> 250 publishing houses on five continents are part of the company, including Random House and [[Penguin Books]], but also [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], [[Alfred A. Knopf|Knopf]] and [[Viking Press|Viking]].<ref>{{cite news|language=de|first=Wieland|last= Freund|date=29 October 2012|title=Jetzt machen es die Bücher wie die Autos|url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/medien/article110370390/Jetzt-machen-es-die-Buecher-wie-die-Autos.html|website=Die Welt|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> The German ''Verlagsgruppe Random House'' ([[Goldmann (publisher)|Goldmann]], Heyne and others), based in Munich, is not part of Penguin Random House,<ref>{{cite news|language=de|date=29 October 2012|title=Fusion mit britischem Konkurrenten: Bertelsmann schmiedet weltgrößten Buchverlag|url=http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/buchverlag-bertelsmann-fusioniert-random-house-mit-penguin-a-863940.html|website=Spiegel Online|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> yet it does belong to the same division at Bertelsmann.<ref>{{cite news|title=Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Penguin Random House|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/67117-global-publishing-leaders-2015-penguin-random-house.html|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> Penguin Random House has its main headquarters in the [[Random House Tower|Penguin Random House Tower]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://global.penguinrandomhouse.com/offices/|title=Offices|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=20 March 2016}}</ref> Since 2020, Bertelsmann owns 100% of the company.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/end-of-an-era-for-book-publisher-penguin-11889930|title=End of an era for book publisher Penguin|date=18 December 2019|access-date=19 December 2019}}</ref> In 2024, the company achieved sales of €4,917 million.<ref name="Annual Report 2024" />