Holtzbrinck By the numbers

€ 2.08 billion: Total Holtzbrinck revenue in 2005 ($2.70 billion)

€ 1.96 billion: Total Holtzbrinck revenue in 2004 ($2.54 billion)

€ 142.2 million: Pretax earnings in 2005 ($185 million)

€ 69.3 million: Pretax earnings in 2004 ($61 million)

€ 586.4 million: Consumer book sales in 2005 worldwide ($762 million)

€ 552.6 million: Consumer book sales in 2004 worldwide ($718 million)

€ 640.4 million: Education and science sales in 2005 worldwide ($832 million)

€ 591.6 million: Education and science sales in 2004 worldwide ($768 million)

€ 1.01 billion: Revenue in Germany, 2005 ($1.31 billion)

€ 481.1 million: Revenue in North America ($625 million)

€ 334.4 million: Revenue in the U.K. and rest of Europe ($434 million)

€ 259.7 million: Revenue in the rest of the world ($338 million)

13,872: Number of employees, 2005

12,855: Number of employees, 2004

50: Percentage of Holtzbrinck owned by Stefan von Holtzbrinck

50: Percentage of Holtzbrinck owned by Stefan's sister Monika Schoeller–von Holtzbrinck

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