- As of 2021, Penguin Random House generates over $4.7 billion in revenue from book sales annually (over €4 billion).
- This makes Penguin the highest-earning publishing house in the world, generating more revenue than its main competitors, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and Macmillan.
- Penguin Random House generates 15.7% of global publishing revenue as of 2021. The company also holds 39% of the Big Five publishers’ revenue.
- Penguin Random House reports an annual income of $893.1 million (€755 million) as of 2021, which is close to the combined income of the other 4 publishers from the Big Five list.
- 43.5% of Penguin’s revenue is generated outside of the United States:
- 11.8% of revenue comes from the UK.
- 6.9% of revenue is generated in Germany.
- 9.1% is generated in other European countries.
- 15.4% of revenue comes from non-European countries, excluding the US.
- 56.5% of the company’s revenue is generated in the US, which is 3.6% less than in 2020.
- Penguin Random House had over $116 million in investments in 2021.
- As of 2021, Penguin Random House employs 11,979 people, while the average number of employees throughout 2021 was 11,637.
- As of 2021, Penguin’s best-selling title is Atomic Habits by James Clear, with over 3.5 million copies sold.
- Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey sold close to 2 million copies in 2021, making it the second highest-selling book from the publisher.
- Penguin Random House sells over 600 million copies annually across print and digital formats.
- The company publishes 85,000 titles every year, including 15,000 titles in print and 70,000 titles in digital format.
Penguin Random House revenue statistics
- Since 2013, when Penguin and Random House merged, the revenue of the newly-formed company increased by 51.9%.
- The company’s revenue has been growing by 5.7% annually, on average.
- Penguin Random House has been generating over $4 billion in annual revenue for 4 years in a row, and in 6 out of the last 10 years.
- The share of company’s revenue generated in the US has been 56.1% on average since 2013.
- Through the firest half of 2022, the company reported a 1% rise in revenue compared to the same period in 2021.
- Since 2016, Penguin Random House makes up for 39% of the Big Five Publishers’ revenue.
The complete breakdown on annual revenue data for Penguin Random House since 2013 are presented in the table below:
| Year | Revenue (€ million) | Revenue ($ million) | Change |
| 2021 | 4,030 | 4,755 | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 3,802 | 4,334 | 4.6% |
| 2019 | 3,636 | 4,072 | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 3,424 | 4,040 | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 3,359 | 3,796 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,361 | 3,731 | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 3,717 | 4,126 | 11.8% |
| 2014 | 3,324 | 4,421 | 25.2% |
| 2013 | 2,654 | 3,530 |
Graphical presentation of Penguin Random House annual revenue is presented on the chart below:
Penguin Random House income statistics
- Income that Penguin Random House generated since 2013 exceeds 4.6 million euro ($5.8 billion).
- During this period, the company’s income increased by over 107%, growing 10.1% annually on average.
- Penguin’s income from book sales is close to the combined income of other 4 big publishers.
- From January to June 2022, the company reported an income of 275 million euro, which is a decline of 21% compared to the same period in 2021.
Penguin Random House annual income breakdown is presented on the table below:
| Year | Income (€ million) | Income ($ million) | Change |
| 2021 | 755 | 891 | 9.3% |
| 2020 | 691 | 788 | 23.2% |
| 2019 | 561 | 628 | 6.3% |
| 2018 | 528 | 623 | 1.3% |
| 2017 | 521 | 589 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 537 | 596 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 557 | 618 | 23.2% |
| 2014 | 452 | 601 | 24.5% |
| 2013 | 363 | 483 |
The company’s income breakdown is graphically presented on the chart below:
