Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House is a book publishing company headquartered in New York City. It was formed in 2013 when Bertelsmann and Pearson combined their trade publishing units, Random House and Penguin. Bertelsmann bought Pearson's stake in 2020. The company publishes books in many languages and operates in dozens of countries. Its parent, Bertelsmann, is a German media group, and the firm sells through bookstores, online retailers and libraries.

The company publishes fiction, nonfiction, children's books and audio titles through hundreds of imprints. Imprints include Knopf, Doubleday, Viking, Puffin and Ballantine. It publishes authors such as Stephen King, Michelle Obama and John Grisham.

Penguin Random House has operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India and other countries. It publishes many thousands of new titles each year. A planned purchase of Simon & Schuster was blocked by a United States court in 2022. The company has a large warehouse and distribution operation. Nihar Malaviya has been chief executive since 2020. Competitors include HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Hachette.