Company lists · Data refreshed November 2026

Top 25 Reference book publishers worldwide

RevenueBase identified 409 company matches for reference book publishers worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 17,933 professional contacts across them, including 3,350 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Paris the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for reference book 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 reference book 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
409Companies
17,933Contacts tracked
3,350Verified emails
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The 25 largest reference book publishers worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 409 company matches for reference book 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 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.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact 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…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000828 contacts →

Exact match

“De Gruyter Brill is an independent, family-owned academic publisher and a global leader in the humanities and beyond.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchNoida, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500488 contacts →

Exact match

“Orient BlackSwan (formerly Orient Longman), is an Indian publishing house headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana.”

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5Exact matchSao Paulo, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000476 contacts →

Exact match

“A Editora Saraiva é líder no segmento de Livros Jurídicos e uma das maiores no mercado de Livros Didáticos e Paradidáticos para Ensinos Fundamental e Médio.”

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6Exact 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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7Exact matchBologna, ItalyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500454 contacts →

Exact match

“Dal 1859 pubblichiamo libri per la scuola e per la formazione universitaria, dizionari e libri di divulgazione: abbiamo un catalogo di opere e pubblichiamo circa cento testi…”

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8Exact matchOslo, NorwayHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500440 contacts →

Exact match

“Cappelen Damm har omlag nye utgivelser årlig.”

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9Exact 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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10Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200388 contacts →

Exact match

“Né des rêves et des ambitions de deux instituteurs, Larousse est aujourd’hui mondialement connu.”

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11Exact matchBraunschweig, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000319 contacts →

Exact match

“Westermann Gruppe is one of the largest German publishers of educational media.”

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12Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000298 contacts →

Exact match

“A history stretching back over 200 years, HarperCollins is the second largest consumer book publisher in the world.”

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13Exact matchWarsaw, PolandHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500296 contacts →

Exact match

“The largest and oldest publisher in Poland.”

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14Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500261 contacts →

Exact match

“Fondées par Alexandre Hatier à la fin du XIXe siècle, les Éditions Hatier éditent dès 1913 le premier Bescherelle.”

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15Exact matchOslo, NorwayHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200232 contacts →

Exact match

“Aschehoug forlag gir lesere, lærere og elever litterære opplevelser og kunnskap gjennom bøkene og læremidlene våre.”

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16Exact matchLund, SwedenHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200194 contacts →

Exact match

“About Studentlitteratur Studentlitteratur AB is Sweden's leading publisher of qualified tuition and non-fiction.”

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17Exact matchKalmthout, BelgiumHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200193 contacts →

Exact match

“Pelckmans Uitgevers maakt educatieve, algemene en professioneel-wetenschappelijke uitgaven.”

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18Exact matchChicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200179 contacts →

Exact match

“World Book, a subsidiary of Marmon Holdings, Inc, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is based out of our downtown Chicago office.”

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19Exact matchLanham, MD, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500151 contacts →

Exact match

“In May 2024, Rowman & Littlefield, Applause, Backbeat, Lexington Books, and Bernan Press became imprints of Bloomsbury Publishing.”

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20Exact matchCopenhagen, DenmarkHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200149 contacts →

Exact match

“Lindhardt og Ringhof is a publishing house in Denmark with imprints such as Carlsen (Children's Books), Alinea (Education) and Akademisk Forlag (Academia).”

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21Exact matchPorto, PortugalHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200145 contacts →

Exact match

“AREAL EDITORES, SA was set up in September 10, 1984.”

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22Exact matchCroatiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500144 contacts →

Exact match

“Prije više od pola stoljeća u Zagrebu je osnovana izdavačka kuća Školska knjiga.”

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23Exact matchVanves Cedex, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200142 contacts →

Exact match

“Hachette Éducation, l’un des tout premiers éditeurs scolaires français, publie des manuels scolaires (de la maternelle à l’université), des cahiers de vacances ainsi que des…”

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24Exact matchMeppel, NetherlandsHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500137 contacts →

Exact match

“Bij Koninklijke Boom uitgevers houden we van nieuwsgierige mensen.”

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25Exact matchLjubljana, SloveniaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000130 contacts →

Exact match

“80 let delovanja.”

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Reference book publishers worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
18.7%Verified-email coverage
43.8Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
3.2%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
174
11-50
113
51-200
65
201-500
32
501-1,000
10
1,001-5,000
7

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

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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 reference book publishers are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “reference book 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 3,350 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.

Reference book publishers by location

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Every Reference book 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 “reference book publishers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many reference book publishers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 409 company matches for reference book 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?

PT Penerbit Erlangga tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most reference book publishers?

The United States leads with 50 companies. Every reference book publishers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most reference book publishers?

Paris leads with 13 company records, followed by Sao Paulo (12) and New Delhi (8).

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 3,350 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 409 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.