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| Company type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| LSE: PSON NYSE: PSO FTSE 100 Component | |
| ISIN | GB0006776081  |
| Industry | Education Mass media |
| Founded | 1844 (as S. Pearson & Son) London, England, U.K. |
| Founder | Samuel Pearson |
| Headquarters | 80 Strand (Shell Mex House), , |
Key people | Sidney Taurel (Chairman) John Fallon (CEO) |
| Products | Publishing (books, newspapers, magazines) |
| Services | Educational assessment School management Higher education |
| Revenue | £4,129 million (2018) |
| £553 million (2018) | |
| £590 million (2018) | |
| Website | pearson |
Pearson plc is a British multinational publishing and education company. They are headquartered in London. It was created as a construction business in the 1840s, but they changed to publishing in the 1920s. It is the biggest education company, and it was once the largest book publisher in the world.
