Company
Dorling Kindersley
British illustrated-reference publisher trading as DK, registered in London and owned by Penguin Random House; it took the BradyGames imprint in 2006.
- Registered in
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 18 July 1974
- Owned by
- Penguin Random House UK
- Brands here
- 1
- Products here
- 0
Who owns Dorling Kindersley
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🇩🇪 Bertelsmann Stiftung Also recorded as Bertelsmann's ownerowns
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🇩🇪 Bertelsmann Also recorded as Penguin Random House UK's groupowns
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What the sources say about these ties
- Penguin Random House UK owns
- Sole active person with significant control: Penguin Random House Limited (734421), 75 % or more of the shares and of the voting rights, notified 6 April 2016
About Dorling Kindersley
Dorling Kindersley Limited, which trades as DK, is a British publisher of illustrated reference books for adults and children. Companies House records it as incorporated in England and Wales on 18 July 1974, active, registered at 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA under SIC code 58110, book publishing, and carrying the name Dorling Kindersley Holdings Limited between June 1985 and April 1991.[1] Its own site describes a publisher selling in 63 languages with offices in London, New York, Toronto, Indianapolis, Delhi, Melbourne, Munich, Madrid, Beijing and Jiangmen.[2] Penguin Random House Limited, Companies House 734421, is the sole active person with significant control, holding 75 per cent or more of the shares and of the voting rights since 6 April 2016.[3]
DK is the company BradyGames belongs to here: Game Developer reported in May 2006 that Penguin was moving the strategy guide label out of Pearson Education to become an imprint within Dorling Kindersley, with US sales handled by the Dorling Kindersley key account group.[4] The Indianapolis office listed on DK's own site is the one BradyGames worked from.[2]
Brands Dorling Kindersley owns 1
References
- ↑ Companies House: DORLING KINDERSLEY LIMITED (01177822) Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-21. Record: 01177822. overview and previous names.
- ↑ About DK DK. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-21.
- ↑ Companies House: DORLING KINDERSLEY LIMITED, persons with significant control Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-21. Record: 01177822.
- ↑ BradyGames Strategy Guides Move To Dorling Kindersley Game Developer. publication. Published 2006-05-19. Accessed 2026-09-17. David Jenkins.
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