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Industry code 58.110

Book publishing

1,455 active companies are registered in this industry. The figures below come from the Register of Business Enterprises and the Register of Company Accounts, and are based on the 424 companies we have accounts for.

Active companies
1,455
Typical revenue (median)
NOK 286.3k
Typical operating margin
2.3 %
Share with a profit
55.5 %

Largest companies by revenue

  1. 1Cappelen Damm ASOsloNOK 1.2 bn
  2. 2Gyldendal Norsk Forlag ASOsloNOK 871.6 m
  3. 3Forlagshuset Vigmostad & Bjørke ASBergenNOK 723.1 m
  4. 4Aschehoug ASOsloNOK 581.1 m
  5. 5Vigmostad & Bjørke ASBergenNOK 449.8 m
  6. 6Storytel ASOsloNOK 438.7 m
  7. 7Bonnier Norsk Forlag ASOsloNOK 199.9 m
  8. 8Kagge Forlag ASOsloNOK 169.6 m
  9. 9Sandviks ASStavangerNOK 90.1 m
  10. 10Frisk Forlag ASStavangerNOK 79.6 m

Largest employers

  1. 1Cappelen Damm ASOslo361 employees
  2. 2Gyldendal Norsk Forlag ASOslo299 employees
  3. 3Aschehoug ASOslo236 employees
  4. 4Vigmostad & Bjørke ASBergen118 employees
  5. 5Forlagstjenester ASOslo44 employees
  6. 6Kagge Forlag ASOslo43 employees
  7. 7Bonnier Norsk Forlag ASOslo38 employees
  8. 8Det Norske Bibelselskap StiOslo35 employees
  9. 9Stiftinga Det Norske SamlagetOslo28 employees
  10. 10Sandviks ASStavanger24 employees

Where is the industry based?

  • Oslo293
  • Bergen59
  • Trondheim46
  • Bærum37
  • Stavanger25
  • Asker21
  • Tønsberg20
  • Tromsø17
  • Kristiansand17
  • Drammen16
  • Bodø13
  • Sandnes11

Largest municipalities for book publishing

Median means half of the companies are above and half below. Figures are updated continuously and are only shown for companies with public accounts.

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