Gruppo Mondadori

Name

Gruppo Mondadori

Legal name

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.

Website

https://gruppomondadori.it

Company type

Public

Founded year

1907

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Book Publishing and Retail

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Book Publishers (51313), Periodical Publishers (51312), Periodical Publishers (513120), Book Retailers and News Dealers (45921), Other Publishers (51319)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

E-book Retail & Reading Platforms (Stores, Apps, Devices) (MPAJAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

eBook & Digital Reading Platforms (BPAMAJAK), Core Subject Textbooks (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies) (EDAGAAAA), Business, Economics, Accounting & Management (EDAGABAC)

Keywords

• Book publishing
• Educational publishing
• Magazine publishing
• Bookstore retail
• Digital media brands

Headquarters

HQ city

Segrate

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Trade Books Publishing: Publishing and distribution of general interest books through owned publishing houses (Mondadori, Einaudi, Rizzoli, Sperling & Kupfer, Electa, Piemme, Frassinelli) and retail network. Represents approximately 85% of consolidated revenues.
2. Educational Books (Education): School textbook publishing via Mondadori Education, Rizzoli Education, DeA Scuola, D Scuola, serving Italian schools and universities with curriculum-aligned content.
3. Retail Operations: Direct operation and franchise of Mondadori Bookstore network (500+ locations), including e-commerce via mondadoristore.it, selling books, stationery, toys, and gifts.
4. Media and Magazine Publishing: Publishing of magazines and digital editorial brands including Focus, Focus Junior, Donna Moderna, Grazia, Starbene, and others. Includes digital extensions and advertising revenue.
5. Digital Brands and Advertising: Digital media brands including Studenti (education), GialloZafferano (food), Mypersonaltrainer, SmartWorld, The Wom, Webboh, reaching millions of digital users with advertising inventory.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gruppo Mondadori publishes and distributes trade and educational books in Italy through owned imprints (Mondadori, Einaudi, Rizzoli, Sperling & Kupfer, Electa, Piemme, Frassinelli) and educational imprints (Mondadori Education, Rizzoli Education, D Scuola, DeA Scuola). It also operates Italy's largest bookstore network (500+ Mondadori Store locations) and e-commerce platform mondadoristore.it, publishes roughly 25 magazine and digital media brands (Focus, Focus Junior, Donna Moderna, Grazia, Chi, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni), and runs vertical digital brands including Studenti, GialloZafferano, The Wom, Mypersonaltrainer, and SmartWorld.

Product overview

Gruppo Mondadori is Italy's leading book publisher (trade and educational) with the country's largest bookstore network. The portfolio comprises publishing houses (Mondadori, Einaudi, Rizzoli, Sperling & Kupfer, Electa), digital brands (Studenti, Focus, Focus Junior, GialloZafferano, The Wom), magazine brands (Grazia, Chi, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni), retail operations (500+ Mondadori Store locations plus e-commerce), and educational publishing (Mondadori Education, D Scuola). Recent acquisitions include Edilportale.com (architecture/design platform) and Hoepli School Publishing (2026). The group operates across print and digital with approximately €931.6 million in 2025 revenues and 2,231 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mondadori Store: Italy's largest bookstore network with over 500 points of sale including Mondadori Bookstore, Mondadori Bookstore | MA, Mondadori Duomo, and Rizzoli Milano.
• Mondadori Media
• Mondadori Education
• Focus Junior
• Studenti

Products and services

• Trade Book Publishing (Mondadori, Einaudi, Rizzoli, Sperling & Kupfer, Electa) Publishing and distribution of general interest books under multiple prestigious imprints (Mondadori, Einaudi, Rizzoli, Sperling & Kupfer, Electa, Piemme, Frassinelli) for Italian readers, representing approximately 85% of group consolidated revenues.
• Mondadori Education Educational publishing division providing curriculum-aligned textbooks and digital learning platforms (including Hub Scuola, D Scuola, DeA Scuola) for Italian primary and secondary schools and universities, sold through direct B2B institutional sales.
• Mondadori Store Retail Network Italy's largest bookstore network of 500+ Mondadori Bookstore locations operated by Mondadori Retail, including direct management, franchises, Mondadori Bookstore MA, Mondadori Duomo, and Rizzoli Milano, plus the mondadoristore.it e-commerce platform and Zeercle used-book resale service.
• Focus Magazine Italy's leading science dissemination magazine published by Mondadori Media, reaching a 5.3 million total unique audience (print plus digital) with monthly circulation above 104,000 copies, and anchoring the annual Focus Live festival.
• Focus Junior (Digital Brand) Science dissemination and educational entertainment brand for children and teenagers under Mondadori Media, distributed across print magazine, digital platforms, social media, and the 'Genitori a bordo' newsletter on Substack targeting parents.
• Studenti (Digital Education Platform)

Named customers5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kuehne+NagelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Strategic logistics partnership for integrated logistics services, supporting Mondadori's distribution and supply chain operations across Italy.
• QN Quotidiano NazionalecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Multi-year partnership for educational and orientation content targeting students and families. Combines Studenti's digital education audience (3.4M users, 1.2M social followers) with QN's print and digital reach (79.5M page views, 86,321 circulation). Content distributed via print, web, video, TikTok, and social platforms.
• Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da VincicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Cultural partner and co-producer of Focus Live 2026 festival. Host venue for the 9th edition exploring 'Intelligences' theme at the museum in Milan from October 23-25, 2026.
• BYD, EniminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Main partners for Focus Live 2026 festival. BYD and Eni sponsor the annual science festival attracting thousands of attendees to the Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia.
• Aeronautica Militare, Human Technopole, IIT, INAF, JRCminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Scientific partners collaborating on Focus Live 2026 content, bringing researchers and institutions to the festival program.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pearson: Global education publisher and the international benchmark for Mondadori Education, Rizzoli Education, and the newly acquired Hoepli School unit. Comparable in K-12 and higher-ed curriculum, digital learning platforms, and institutional sales.
• Condé Nast: Global magazine publisher (Vogue, Vanity Fair, Wired, GQ). Comparable to Mondadori Media's portfolio of Grazia, Chi, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, and Focus; both navigate print-to-digital transition while licensing international brands.
• Bonnier Group: Swedish family-owned media group with book publishing, magazines, and newspapers across Northern and Central Europe. Comparable as a European diversified publishing group facing the same print-to-digital transition.
• Penguin Random House: Global #1 trade publisher. Competes with Mondadori for international bestsellers, English-language rights, and Italian translations of major titles; defines the strategic ceiling for scale in trade publishing.
• Hachette Livre: World's third-largest trade book publisher (Lagardère). Competes with Mondadori's English-language ambitions via Rizzoli International and provides the global competitive benchmark for pricing, advances, and author relationships.

Direct peers

• RCS MediaGroup: Italian media and publishing group operating Corriere della Sera, La Gazzetta dello Sport, and a magazine portfolio (Oggi, Io Donna, etc.). Direct peer in newspaper and magazine publishing with overlapping advertising sales.
• De Agostini: Italian publishing group with significant trade book, educational, and partworks operations (DeA Scuola is actually part of Mondadori, but the broader De Agostini group remains a direct competitor in education and trade publishing).
• Giulio Einaudi Editore (within Mondadori): Mondadori-owned literary imprint; relevant as a peer because independent Italian literary houses (Adelphi, Feltrinelli, Laterza) compete with it directly in the high-prestige literary fiction and essay market.
• Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore: Italy's second-largest trade book publisher and owner of the Feltrinelli bookstore chain. Directly competes with Mondadori across general fiction, non-fiction, and Italian-language literary publishing.

Regional players

• Sanoma: Finnish media and learning group with strong Nordic K-12 textbook franchise and magazines. Directly comparable to Mondadori Education's school publishing model in a different geography, illustrating how digital learning platforms scale in mature markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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