RELX Group was the largest global publishing house ranked by revenue in 2020, with a total revenue of 5.89 billion U.S. dollars. Second in the ranking was U.S. publisher Thomson Reuters with reported revenue of 5.13 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Pearson from the UK and Wolters Kluwer from the Netherlands.
Largest book publishers worldwide in 2020, by revenue
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Figures provided by source in euros but were adjusted to U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate on December 30, 2020.
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Rüdiger Wischenbart. (October 18, 2021). Largest book publishers worldwide in 2020, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234628/revenue-of-the-largest-book-publishers-worldwide/
Rüdiger Wischenbart. "Largest book publishers worldwide in 2020, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234628/revenue-of-the-largest-book-publishers-worldwide/
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