Hachette UK
Book and Periodical PublishingEngland, United Kingdom1001-5000 Employees
Hachette UK is a major book and periodical publisher based in London, England, founded in 1846 as one of the UK's leading publishing groups. It is the second-largest publishing group in the UK and operates as part of Hachette Livre, with 12 divisions and more than 50 imprints. The company’s divisions include Orion, Little, Brown, John Murray Press, Hodder Stoughton, Hachette Children’s Group, Headline, Quercus, Bookouture, Dialogue, Octopus, Hodder Education, and Paperblanks, and it publishes thousands of new books each year across fiction, non-fiction, textbooks and children’s titles. It also operates across formats such as e-books and audiobooks and runs a distribution centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire. Its customer base includes readers, educators, retailers and other industry partners, and it focuses on making a broad range of ideas and stories accessible. In 2026, Hachette UK acquired Kogan Page Ltd, reflecting continued growth.