Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster LLC (/ˈʃstər/ SHOO-stər) is an American publishing company owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924, by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. Along with Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins and Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster is considered one of the 'Big Five' English language publishers. As of 2017 Simon & Schuster was the third largest publisher in the United States, publishing 2,000 titles annually under 35 different imprints.

Simon & Schuster LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
FoundedJanuary 2, 1924 (January 2, 1924)
Founders
HeadquartersSimon & Schuster Building, ,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Jonathan Karp (CEO)
  • Dennis Eulau (CFO, Executive Vice President of Operations)
  • Ian Chapman (Chief Executive, UK)
  • Kevin Hanson (President, Canada)
ProductsBooks
ServicesSee § Imprints
Revenue US$1.1 billion (2022)
OwnerKohlberg Kravis Roberts
Number of employees
c.1,600 (2023)
ParentKohlberg Kravis Roberts
Websitesimonandschuster.com
Footnotes / references
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