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Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

Manufacturers · 🇩🇪 Germany · Est. 1835 · 76,965 employees
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is a German media, services and education company headquartered in Gütersloh. Carl Bertelsmann founded it as a publishing house in 1835. Its businesses include the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the music company BMG, the services provider Arvato and Bertelsmann Education Group, and it operates in some 50 countries. The group reported revenues of 19.0 billion euros in 2025 and has about 77,000 employees. It is not listed: foundations hold 80.9% of the capital shares and the Mohn family 19.1%.

Full name

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

Phone

+49 (0) 5241-80-0

Address

Carl-Bertelsmann-Straße 270

Gütersloh, 33311

Ownership

Private

Quick facts

Type
Manufacturers
Country
🇩🇪 Germany
Employees
76,965
Founded
1835