The majority of Bertelsmann's revenue comes from RTL Group and Arvato, and in 2021 the former brought in 6.64 billion euros, whilst the latter generated 5.04 billion. Penguin Random House accounted for 4.03 billion euros in revenue in 2021, up from 3.8 billion in the previous year.
Revenue generated by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA from 2017 to 2021, by division
(in billion euros)
Characteristic
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Gruner + Jahr
1.51
1.44
1.36
1.14
1.05
Bertelsmann Printing Group
1.68
1.64
1.57
1.36
1.32
Penguin Random House
3.36
3.42
3.64
3.8
4.03
Arvato
3.82
4.1
4.18
4.38
5.04
RTL Group
6.37
6.51
6.65
6.02
6.64
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