How many employees work at Penguin Random House?

Penguin Random House LLC has 10,460 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 2.6%.

Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025

About Penguin Random House

Our mission is to ignite a universal passion for reading by creating books for everyone. We believe that books, and the stories and ideas they hold, have the unique capacity to connect us, change us, and carry us toward a better future for generations to come. Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, employs more than 11,000 people globally. With more than 300 imprints and brands on six continents, Penguin Random House comprises adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction print and digital English- German- and Spanish-language trade book publishing businesses in more than 20 countries worldwide. With over 16,000 new titles, and more than 700 million print, audio and eBooks sold annually, Penguin Random House’s publishing lists include more than 80 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors. Penguin Random House was formed on July 1, 2013, upon the completion of an agreement between Bertelsmann and Pearson to merge their respective trade publishing companies. As of April 1, 2020, Bertelsmann is full owner of the company. Visit http://global.penguinrandomhouse.com/

As of September 2025

Penguin Random House
workforce metrics

Headcount

10.5k

Avg. Salary

$69.6k

Tenure

5.7yr

Growth Rate

2.6%

Hiring Rate

Attrition Rate

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Employee Headcount

Interactive chart of Penguin Random House annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.

  • Penguin Random House total number of employees in 2025 was 10,454.104, a 2.6% increase from 2024.
  • Penguin Random House total number of employees in 2024 was 10,154.754, a 2.4% increase from 2023.
  • Penguin Random House total number of employees in 2023 was 9,875.18, a 1.5% increase from 2022.

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Employee Geographic Breakdown

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Employee Role Breakdown

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Employee Compensation

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Active Job Postings

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  • Penguin Random House active job postings in 2025 was 197, a 12.4% increase from 2024.
  • Penguin Random House active job postings in 2024 was 159, a 18.8% decline from 2023.
  • Penguin Random House active job postings in 2023 was 192, a 20.7% increase from 2022.

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