German multinational media, services and education company
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Headquarters in Gütersloh
Company type
Private
Industry
Mass media
Founded
1 July 1835; 188 years ago (1835-07-01)[1]
Founder
Carl Bertelsmann
Headquarters
Gütersloh
,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Thomas Rabe[2] (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)
Christoph Mohn[3] (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Elisabeth Mohn (Vice-chair of the board)
Products
Publishing, record label, broadcasting, cable television, film production
Revenue
€20.245 billion (2022)
Net income
€1.052 billion (2022)
Total assets
€32.818 billion (2022)
Total equity
€15.036 billion (2022)
Owner
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Number of employees
164,691 (2022)
Subsidiaries
RTL Group (75.1%)
Penguin Random House
BMG
Arvato
B. Printing Group
B. Education Group
B. Investments
Website
www.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]
^"Bertelsmann erinnert sich". Neue Westfälische (in German). 2 July 2015. p. 11.
^Henry Mance; Jeevan Vasagar (27 April 2014). "Thomas Rabe, Bertelsmann CEO: from punk rock to family values". Financial Times. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^Müssgens, Christian (30 August 2012). "Ein Familienwächter für Bertelsmann". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^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.
^Mortsiefer, Henrik (22 March 2016). "Bertelsmann stellt sich breiter auf". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^Grimm, Stephan (30 August 2012). "Bertelsmann druckt erstes Buch". Neue Westfälische (in German).
^Gödecker, Thorsten (1 July 2010). "Geschichte mit Zukunft". Neue Westfälische (in German).
^Renner, Kai-Hinrich (23 March 2016). "Bertelsmann sortiert sich neu". Handelsblatt (in German). p. 24.
^"Capital Market Orientation". Investor Relations. Bertelsmann. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^"Medienmonarchie aus Gütersloh". Handelsblatt (in German). 30 January 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^"Es bleibt in der Familie". Wiener Zeitung (in German). 12 October 2011. p. 19.
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