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Penguin Random House Australia & New Zealand

Penguin Random House Australia & works in Book and Periodical Publishing, out of Southbank, VIC. It is privately held, and its site is penguinrandomhouse.com.au. It holds two addresses on record, all in Australia. Headcount on record is 252. Its work is tagged publishing and Editorial. The record links eight similar brands, most of them in Book and Periodical Publishing.

Profile live Privately Held 1 office country

Key facts

Counted staff
252
self-reported 201–500 band
Office countries
1
2 addresses
Company type
Privately Held
self-reported
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Description

Penguin Random House is the world’s largest independent book publisher. It was formed on July 1, 2013, upon the completion of an agreement between Bertelsmann and Pearson to merge their respective trade publishing companies, Random House and Penguin. In 2020 Bertelsmann acquired full ownership of Penguin Random House.

Penguin Random House comprises the adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction print and digital trade book publishing businesses of Penguin and Random House in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India, Penguin’s trade publishing activity in Asia and South Africa, DK worldwide, and Random House's companies in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, and Chile. Penguin Random House employs more than 10,000 people globally across around 320 editorially and creatively independent imprints and publishing houses that collectively publish more than 15,000 new titles annually. Its publishing lists include more than 70 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors.

Specialties

All 1 specialty
  • Publishing and Editorial

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Offices in 1 countryCountry footprint: 1 country, primary AU. Codes: AU.1 countryprimary AUAU
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Primary countryAU

All codes: AU

Addresses

  • AULevel 28, 2 Southbank Blvd; Southbank, VIC 3006Primary
  • AULevel 3, 100 Pacific Highway; North Sydney, NSW 2060

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4 employee profiles on record · names withheld.

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FAQ

How many people work at Penguin Random House Australia & New Zealand?

252 counted staff profiles at January 2026, inside the self-reported 201–500 band.

Where does Penguin Random House Australia & New Zealand have offices?

Two addresses on record, Australia only. Primary: Level 28, 2 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC 3006.

Has Penguin Random House Australia & New Zealand raised funding?

None linked to this brand.

What does Penguin Random House Australia & New Zealand list as its specialties?

One tag on the brand's own list, among them Publishing and Editorial.

Which companies are listed alongside Penguin Random House Australia & New Zealand?

94 profiles list Penguin Random House Australia & New Zealand as a peer. It lists ten peers of its own. Hachette Australia Books and Hardie Grant Publishing list it back.

What is Penguin Random House Australia & New Zealand's website?