Pearson plc

UK publishing company
Organization media_company Q1916402
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Pearson plc is a public limited company founded by Samuel Pearson . The organization operates within the publishing and construction industries .

The company's product offerings include the book . Omar Abbosh serves as the CEO of the organization [1][2][3].

Pearson plc

Summary

Pearson plc is a media company[1]. It draws 7,308 Wikipedia views per month (media_company category, ranking #14 of 116).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pearson plc was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[3].
  • Pearson plc was a member of Publishers Association Limited[4].
  • Pearson plc was a member of Chartered Management Institute[5].
  • Pearson plc is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Pearson plc's instance of is recorded as media company[7].
  • Pearson plc's instance of is recorded as publishing house[8].
  • Pearson plc's instance of is recorded as public company[9].
  • Pearson plc's instance of is recorded as online program manager[10].
  • Pearson plc's founder is recorded as Samuel Pearson[11].
  • Pearson plc's headquarters location is recorded as London[12].
  • Pearson plc's chief executive officer is recorded as Omar Abbosh[13].
  • Pearson plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Pearson Education[14].
  • Pearson plc is part of FTSE 100 Index[15].
  • Pearson plc is part of Natur-Aktien-Index[16].
  • Pearson plc's Commons category is recorded as Pearson plc[17].
  • Pearson plc's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[18].
  • Pearson plc's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[19].
  • Pearson plc's industry is recorded as publishing[20].
  • Pearson plc's chairperson is recorded as Sidney Taurel[21].
  • 1844 marks the founding of Pearson plc[22].
  • Pearson plc's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.51, 'lon': -0.12194444444444}[23].
  • Pearson plc's official website is recorded as http://www.pearson.com/[24].
  • Pearson plc's official website is recorded as https://www.pearson.com/[25].
  • Pearson plc's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pearson plc[26].
  • Pearson plc's product or material produced is recorded as book[27].

Body

Founding

Pearson plc's founder is recorded as Samuel Pearson[11]. 1844 marks the founding of it[22].

Identity

Part of include FTSE 100 Index[15], a stock market index[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1984[30] and Natur-Aktien-Index[16], a stock market index[31], in Germany[32].

Leadership

Pearson plc's chief executive officer is recorded as Omar Abbosh[13]. Its chairperson is recorded as Sidney Taurel[21].

Operations

Pearson plc's headquarters location is recorded as London[12]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Pearson Education[14].

Industry

Pearson plc's industry is recorded as publishing[20].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange[18] and London Stock Exchange[19]. Pearson plc's product or material produced is recorded as book[27].

Why It Matters

Pearson plc draws 7,308 Wikipedia views per month (media_company category, ranking #14 of 116).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . lobbyfacts.eu. lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . p3edu.com. Retrieved . p3edu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . reuters.com. Retrieved . reuters.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . nai-index.de. nai-index.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . publishers.org.uk. Retrieved . publishers.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . pearson.com. pearson.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · 42sweethomescholar · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → World Wide Web Consortium, Publishers Association Limited, Chartered Management Institute
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  4. 21w ago · Yirba · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit → Pearson Education, Penguin Group
    Part of → FTSE 100 Index, Natur-Aktien-Index
    Member of → —
    Headquarters location → London
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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