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 Random House Tower headquarters, New York City | |
| Subsidiary of Bertelsmann | |
| Industry | Books, Publishing |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Founder | Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer |
| Headquarters | New York City, USA Munich, Germany London, UK |
Key people | Markus Dohle (Chairman and CEO) Edward Volini (Deputy Chairman, Chief Operating Officer) Dr. Joerg Pfuhl (Verlagsgruppe Random House) Gail Rebuck (Random House Group) |
| Products | Books |
| Revenue |  $2.3 billion USD (2008) |
Number of employees | 5,764 (as of December 31, 2007) |
| Website | www.randomhouse.com |
Random House is the biggest English-language book publisher in the world. It is owned by the large German media company Bertelsmann. Random House was founded in 1927 by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. The publisher's main office in the United States is located at 1745 Broadway in Manhattan. In October 2018, Penguin Random House merged two of its most known publishing lines, Random House and the Crown Publishing Group. In 2019, Penguin Random House acquired British children's book publisher Little Tiger Group (including American subsidiary Tiger Tales Press) and added it to Random House Children's Books. view more...
