Penguin Books

Summary

Penguin Books is a publishing house^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of publishing_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,862 views/month, #8 of 994).^[2]

Key Facts

• Penguin Books is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Penguin Books's instance of is recorded as publishing house^[4].
• Penguin Books's instance of is recorded as book publisher^[5].
• Penguin Books's instance of is recorded as imprint^[6].
• Penguin Books's founder is recorded as Allen Lane^[7].
• Penguin Books is owned by Penguin Random House^[8].
• penguin is named after Penguin Books^[9].
• Penguin Books's headquarters location is recorded as London^[10].
• Penguin Books's child organization or unit is recorded as Viking Press^[11].
• Penguin Books is part of Penguin Group^[12].
• Penguin Books's Commons category is recorded as Penguin Books^[13].
• Penguin Books's industry is recorded as book publishing^[14].
• Penguin Books's archives at is recorded as University of Leeds Libraries^[15].
• Penguin Books's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[16].
• 1935 marks the founding of Penguin Books^[17].
• Penguin Books's location of formation is recorded as London^[18].
• Penguin Books's official website is recorded as https://penguin.com/^[19].
• Penguin Books's official website is recorded as https://penguin.co.uk/^[20].
• Penguin Books's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Penguin Books^[21].
• Penguin Books's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Penguin Books Limited'}^[22].
• Penguin Books's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares^[23].
• Penguin Books's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Penguin Books'}^[24].
• Penguin Books's has works in the collection is recorded as Anne Frank House^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Holding^[26]

• Country: GB^[27]

• Began / founded: 1935^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 232eef6b-652c-43e5-b935-f572213ea967^[29]

Body

Founding

Penguin Books's founder is recorded as Allen Lane^[7]. 1935 marks the founding of it^[17]. Its location of formation is recorded as London^[18].

Identity

Penguin Books's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it Limited'}^[22]. It is part of Penguin Group^[12].

Operations

Penguin Books's headquarters location is recorded as London^[10]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Viking Press^[11].

Industry

Penguin Books's industry is recorded as book publishing^[14].

Ownership

Penguin Books is owned by Penguin Random House^[8].

Why It Matters

Penguin Books ranks in the top 0.8% of publishing_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,862 views/month, #8 of 994).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]