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Top 25 Literary publishers worldwide

RevenueBase identified 6,946 company matches for literary publishers worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 96,737 professional contacts across them, including 16,536 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for literary publishers worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for literary publishers follow the table.

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How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Nov 6, 2026 How this list was built
6,946Companies
96,737Contacts tracked
16,536Verified emails
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The 25 largest literary publishers worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 6,946 company matches for literary publishers worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+7,521 contacts →

Exact match

“Our mission is to ignite a universal passion for reading by creating books for everyone.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0003,619 contacts →

Exact match

“HarperCollins Publishers is the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,407 contacts →

Exact match

“We deeply believe in the power of books to connect people, amplify diverse voices, create meaningful change, and make a lasting impact in the world.”

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4Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,137 contacts →

Exact match

“Simon & Schuster is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, providing consumers worldwide with a diverse range of quality books across a wide variety of…”

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5Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,898 contacts →

Exact match

“We are Penguin Random House UK: part of the world's leading trade publisher, Penguin Random House.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
6Exact matchJakarta, IndonesiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,654 contacts →

Exact match

“Berdiri pada 30 April 1952, Erlangga Group pada mulanya hanya menerbitkan buku-buku pelajaran saja.”

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7Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,419 contacts →

Exact match

“DK is a global publisher of internationally bestselling authors and illustrators across fiction, non-fiction, adult and children’s publishing.”

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8Exact matchHaar, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a1,085 contacts →

Exact match

“WEKA FACHMEDIEN GmbH is a Publishing company located in Richard-Reitzner-Allee 2, Haar, Bavaria, Germany.”

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9Exact matchLondon, NY, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,0001,084 contacts →

Exact match

“Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of…”

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10Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500894 contacts →

Exact match

“W.”

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11Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500783 contacts →

Exact match

“Usborne is the largest and most successful independent children's book publisher in the UK.”

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12Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000668 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1846, we’re the second-biggest publishing group in the UK - part of Hachette Livre - with 12 divisions and over 50 imprints.”

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13Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500623 contacts →

Exact match

“Harlequin is one of the world's leading publishers of books for women.”

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14Exact matchChennai, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200582 contacts →

Exact match

“Share Stories, Spread Ideas, Change the World Notion Press is a global platform for anyone who believes in the power of words and the impact it can have on the world we live in.”

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15Exact matchFranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000529 contacts →

Exact match

“INTERFORUM, filiale du groupe EDITIS, exerce deux fonctions principales : la commercialisation des ouvrages d’une centaine d’éditeurs appartenant au groupe EDITIS ou indépendants…”

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16Exact matchBloomington, IN, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000517 contacts →

Exact match

“Xlibris Publishing was founded in 1997 and, as the leading publishing services provider for authors, has helped to publish and market more than titles.”

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17Exact matchBloomington, IN, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000510 contacts →

Exact match

“Author Solutions is a global company, headquartered in beautiful Bloomington, Indiana, with customers on all seven continents.”

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18Exact matchQuezon City, PhilippinesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000472 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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19Exact matchCopenhagen, DenmarkHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500460 contacts →

Exact match

“I mere end 250 år har Gyldendal været med til at forme fortællingen om Danmark.”

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20Exact matchNaperville, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500447 contacts →

Exact match

“Books change lives.”

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21Exact matchMadrid, SpainHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000443 contacts →

Exact match

“Editorial de literatura infantil y juvenil que publica narrativa, poesía y álbumes ilustrados, con más de 130 años de historia.”

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22Exact matchOslo, NorwayHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500440 contacts →

Exact match

“Cappelen Damm har omlag nye utgivelser årlig.”

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23Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500408 contacts →

Exact match

“Les Éditions Albin Michel sont une maison d’édition française fondée en 1900.”

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24Exact matchChennai, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000393 contacts →

Exact match

“Established in 1997, diacriTech is a leading provider of book, journal and multimedia publishing services.”

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25Exact matchSão Paulo, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500389 contacts →

Exact match

“40 anos de respeito à inteligência do leitor, publicando livros que, pela qualidade do texto e da produção gráfica, sejam um convite à leitura.”

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Literary publishers worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
17.1%Verified-email coverage
13.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
2.9%Largest-city concentration · London
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
4,952
11-50
1,333
51-200
355
201-500
100
501-1,000
43
1,001-5,000
33
5,001-10,000
3
10001+
7

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for literary publishers are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “literary publishers” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 16,536 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Literary publishers by location

38 lists · largest first

Every Literary publishers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “literary publishers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many literary publishers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 6,946 company matches for literary publishers worldwide as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Penguin Random House tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most literary publishers?

The United States leads with 1,258 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (544) and France (481). Every literary publishers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most literary publishers?

London leads with 199 company records, followed by Paris (178) and Sao Paulo (134).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 16,536 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 6,946 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.