Arnaud Lagardère editorial
2019 was a year of transformation and refocusing for the Lagardère group.
Our strategy is now concentrated on two priority areas: Lagardère Publishing, our power engine, and Lagardère Travel Retail, our growth engine. [...] ”Read more



The group’s activities
Created in 1992, Lagardère is an international group with operations in more than 40 countries worldwide. It employs over 30,000 people and generated revenue of €7,211 million in 2019.Under the impetus of the Group's General and Managing Partner, Arnaud Lagardère, in 2018, the Group launched a strategic refocusing around two priority divisions: Lagardère Publishing and Lagardère Travel Retail.


The group’s key figures
The group’s financial results demonstrate Lagardère’s stability and the rigor that prevails in its day-to-day management. Net sales, earnings before interest and tax, employees: access financial information about the group and each of its subsidiaries.


Group’s Publications
Browse through the new 2019 interactive annual report

The group’s history
Lagardère has been in existence for over 150 years, from Louis Hachette's intuitive developments in the 19th century to the digital revolution. Find out more about how the group has changed over time to become what it is today, its greatest achievements, and the people who have made it all possible.


