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Pearson at a glance
Pearson is the world's leading learning company. We have 36,000 people in more
than 70 countries, helping people of all ages to make progress in their lives through
all kinds of learning.
Overview
Education
We provide learning materials, technologies, assessments and services to teachers and students of all ages and in more than 70 countries.
Consumer publishing
Penguin publishes more than 4,000 fiction and non-fiction books each year – on paper, on screens and in audio formats – for readers of all ages. It is one of the world’s leading consumer publishing businesses and an iconic global brand.
Business information
The FT Group provides news, data, comment and analysis to the international business community. It is known around the world for its independent and authoritative information.
People
Education
29,200
US 16,000
UK 3,600
RoW 9,600
Consumer publishing
3,450
US 1,800
UK 750
RoW 900
Business information
2,600
US 500
UK 1,600
RoW 500
Proportion of Pearson revenue
Education
Consumer publishing
Business information
Business
Education
We are a leading provider of educational materials and learning technologies. We provide test development, processing and scoring services to governments, educational institutions, corporations and professional bodies around the world. We publish across the curriculum and provide a range of education services including teacher development, educational software and system-wide solutions.
Consumer publishing
Penguin operates around the world through a series of connected national publishing houses. It publishes under a number of well-known imprints including Putnam, Viking, Allen Lane, Hamish Hamilton, Berkley, the Penguin Press, Puffin and Dorling Kindersley.
Business information
The FT Group includes: the Financial Times and FT.com, a range of specialist financial magazines and online services, and Mergermarket.
The FT Group also has a stake in a number of joint ventures, including those with FTSE International, Vedomosti in Russia, BDFM in South Africa and a 50% stake in The Economist Group.
Markets
Education
For some years, Pearson has been a leader in education, with leading positions in large developed markets and local publishing centres in more than 30 countries. More recently we have significantly accelerated our international expansion, investing in countries including China, Brazil, India and South Africa.
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Consumer publishing
Penguin combines a longstanding commitment to local publishing with a determination to benefit from its worldwide scale, a globally recognised brand and growing demand for books in emerging markets. Its largest businesses are in the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, India and South Africa.
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Business information
The Financial Times has a network of approximately 600 journalists in 47 countries and a unique model of producing distinctive newspaper editions for Europe, the UK, the US, Asia and the Middle East. FT.com, with 10.6 million monthly unique users and 3.2 million registered users around the world, makes the FT even more widely available.
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