Bertelsmann

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Company typePrivate
IndustryMass media
Founded1 July 1835; 189 years ago (1835-07-01)[1]
FounderCarl Bertelsmann
Headquarters
Gütersloh
,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsPublishing, record label, broadcasting, cable television, film production
RevenueIncrease €20.245 billion (2022)
Increase €1.052 billion (2022)
Total assetsIncrease €32.818 billion (2022)
Total equityIncrease €15.036 billion (2022)
OwnerBertelsmann Stiftung
Number of employees
164,691 (2022)
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.bertelsmann.com
Footnotes / references
Annual Report 2022

The Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, commonly known as Bertelsmann (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁtl̩sˌman] ⓘ), is a German private multinational conglomerate corporation based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is one of the world's largest media conglomerates and is also active in the service sector and education.[4][5]

Bertelsmann was founded as a publishing house by Carl Bertelsmann in 1835.[6] After World War II, Bertelsmann, under the leadership of Reinhard Mohn, went from being a medium-sized enterprise to a major conglomerate, offering not only books but also television, radio, music, magazines and services.[7] Its principal divisions include the RTL Group, Penguin Random House, BMG, Arvato, the Bertelsmann Printing Group, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments.[8]

Bertelsmann is an unlisted and capital market-oriented company,[9] which remains primarily controlled by the Mohn family.[10][11]

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  4. ^ Facht, Ulrika (15 June 2015). "The World's Largest Media Corporations, 2015". Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. ^ Mortsiefer, Henrik (22 March 2016). "Bertelsmann stellt sich breiter auf". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  6. ^ Grimm, Stephan (30 August 2012). "Bertelsmann druckt erstes Buch". Neue Westfälische (in German).
  7. ^ Gödecker, Thorsten (1 July 2010). "Geschichte mit Zukunft". Neue Westfälische (in German).
  8. ^ Renner, Kai-Hinrich (23 March 2016). "Bertelsmann sortiert sich neu". Handelsblatt (in German). p. 24.
  9. ^ "Capital Market Orientation". Investor Relations. Bertelsmann. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Medienmonarchie aus Gütersloh". Handelsblatt (in German). 30 January 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Es bleibt in der Familie". Wiener Zeitung (in German). 12 October 2011. p. 19.