Bertelsmann

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
	Headquarters in Gütersloh
Company type	Private
Industry	Mass media
Founded	1 July 1835
Founder	Carl Bertelsmann
Headquarters	Gütersloh, Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Thomas Rabe; (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer); Christoph Mohn; (Chairman of the Supervisory Board); Elisabeth Mohn; (Vice-chair of the board);
Products	Publishing, record label, broadcasting, cable television, film production
Revenue	€20.245 billion (2022)
Net income	€1.052 billion (2022)
Total assets	€32.818 billion (2022)
Total equity	€15.036 billion (2022)
Owner	Bertelsmann Stiftung
Number of employees	164,691 (2022)
Subsidiaries	RTL Group (75.1%); Penguin Random House; BMG; Arvato; B. Printing Group; B. Education Group; B. Investments;
Website	www.bertelsmann.com
	Footnotes / references; Annual Report 2022

The Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, commonly known as Bertelsmann (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁtl̩sˌman] ^ⓘ), is a German private multinational conglomerate corporation based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is one of the world's largest media conglomerates and is also active in the service sector and education.

Bertelsmann was founded as a publishing house by Carl Bertelsmann in 1835. After World War II, Bertelsmann, under the leadership of Reinhard Mohn, went from being a medium-sized enterprise to a major conglomerate, offering not only books but also television, radio, music, magazines and services. Its principal divisions include the RTL Group, Penguin Random House, BMG, Arvato, the Bertelsmann Printing Group, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments.

Bertelsmann is an unlisted and capital market-oriented company, which remains primarily controlled by the Mohn family.

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