Benesse

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Benesse Holdings, Inc.

Headquarters in Okayama
Native name	株式会社ベネッセホールディングス
Formerly	Fukutake Publishing (1955-1987) Fukutake Shoten (1987-1995) Benesse Corporation (1995-2009)
Company type	Private KK
Industry	Educational Services
Founded	January 28, 1955; 69 years ago (January 28, 1955)
Headquarters	Okayama, Japan
Key people	Eikoh Harada (President)
Revenue	JPY 430.064 billion (2017) [1]
Operating income	JPY 7.685 billion (2017) [1]
Net income	JPY 3.557 billion (2017) [1]
Owner	EFU Investments Ltd. (2024–present) BPEA EQT (2024–present)
Number of employees	21,022 (consolidated) (2017) [1]
Subsidiaries	Berlitz Language Schools
Website	benesse.co.jp

Benesse Corporation (ベネッセコーポレーション, Benesse Kōporēshon) is a Japanese company which focuses on correspondence education and publishing. Based in Okayama, it is the parent company of Berlitz Language Schools, which in turn is the parent company of ELS Language Centers. Benesse is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (listing code 9783).

The company name is derived from the Latin words "bene" (well) and "esse" (being).