Top 50 Publishings in France

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest publishings in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 147 publishings tracked in France, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Hachette (publisher), Studio Ghibli and Éditions Gallimard lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,409,382 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 91,226, and the largest, Hachette (publisher), reaches around 581,256 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each publishing, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank Name Audience size Country share Subtype Category
1 Hachette (publisher) Hachette (publisher) 581,256 32.3% Publishing Literature
2 Studio Ghibli Studio Ghibli 468,619 2.8% Publishing Literature
3 Éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard 359,507 86.1% Publishing Literature
4 Gallimard Jeunesse Gallimard Jeunesse 309,725 91.0% Publishing Literature
5 HarperCollins HarperCollins 232,341 9.4% Publishing Literature
6 Éditions du Seuil Éditions du Seuil 188,387 84.8% Publishing News
7 Bibliothèque nationale de France Bibliothèque nationale de France 159,067 43.4% Publishing Arts & Culture
8 Éditions Robert Laffont Éditions Robert Laffont 139,612 99.6% Publishing Literature
9 Holiday House Holiday House 124,871 2.0% Publishing Home & Garden
10 Taschen Taschen 114,634 7.2% Publishing Literature
11 Shueisha Shueisha 113,184 11.6% Publishing Literature
12 Albin Michel Albin Michel 109,329 74.7% Publishing Literature
13 Milan Presse Milan Presse 96,919 97.9% Publishing News
14 LexisNexis LexisNexis 89,875 3.9% Publishing Business & Career
15 Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble 87,207 0.5% Publishing Literature
16 Pottermore Pottermore 87,170 4.6% Publishing Literature
17 Actes Sud Actes Sud 86,751 91.7% Publishing Literature
18 Presses Universitaires de France Presses Universitaires de France 83,033 14.8% Publishing Literature
19 Glénat Glénat 82,556 77.3% Publishing Literature
20 Penguin Books Penguin Books 64,135 2.1% Publishing Literature
21 Éditions Grasset Éditions Grasset 62,013 92.9% Publishing Literature
22 Delcourt Delcourt 61,300 76.1% Publishing Literature
23 JC Lattès JC Lattès 59,355 98.5% Publishing Literature
24 Urban Comics Urban Comics 59,168 96.7% Publishing Literature
25 Penguin Random House Penguin Random House 53,739 1.4% Publishing Literature
26 Panini Comics Panini Comics 52,073 2.0% Publishing Literature
27 Casterman Casterman 50,798 91.7% Publishing Literature
28 Editions Kana Editions Kana 43,652 87.8% Publishing News
29 Royal Yachting Association Royal Yachting Association 40,551 3.5% Publishing Sports
30 Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics 39,462 3.0% Publishing Literature
31 English Heritage English Heritage 38,863 1.6% Publishing Travel & Leisure
32 Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers 37,757 4.0% Publishing Business & Career
33 Food and Agriculture Organization Food and Agriculture Organization 36,080 11.7% Publishing Politics & Society
34 International Civil Aviation Organization International Civil Aviation Organization 36,055 2.1% Publishing Travel & Leisure
35 Blurb Blurb 32,152 5.5% Publishing Literature
36 Editions Perrin Editions Perrin 30,434 74.1% Publishing Literature
37 Editions Fayard Editions Fayard 29,340 78.8% Publishing Literature
38 Transworld Publishers Transworld Publishers 24,186 0.8% Publishing Literature
39 Presses de la Cité Presses de la Cité 23,861 98.4% Publishing News
40 Kosmos (publisher) Kosmos (publisher) 19,704 0.9% Publishing Literature
41 Ki-oon Ki-oon 18,513 94.0% Publishing Literature
42 BMJ BMJ 17,593 3.7% Publishing Business & Career
43 Android Authority Android Authority 16,409 1.7% Publishing Technology & Electronics
44 Éditions Larousse Éditions Larousse 16,268 82.0% Publishing Literature
45 Harvard Law School Harvard Law School 16,018 1.1% Publishing Business & Career
46 Editions Rivages Editions Rivages 15,420 70.1% Publishing Literature
47 Bell Labs Bell Labs 13,967 7.1% Publishing Technology & Electronics
48 Springer Nature Springer Nature 12,861 0.5% Publishing News
49 Pika Édition Pika Édition 12,812 98.7% Publishing Literature
50 Pocket Books Pocket Books 12,725 4.2% Publishing Literature

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each publishing by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest publishing in France?

Hachette (publisher) currently leads with an estimated audience of 581,256 people in France.

Methodology

Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.

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