Group profile

Workforce by geographic area at 31 December 2019

The illustration is a planisphere showing the distribution of permanent staff around the world.
Below is the distribution:

  1.  FRANCE
    Lagardère Publishing 2 458
    Lagardère Travel Retail 4 550
    Lagardère News 830
    Lagardère Live Entertainment 68
    Assets pending disposal at Lagardère Active 172
    Other activities 300
    Lagardère Sports 199
    Total 8 577
     
  2.  EUROPE
    (EXCLUDING FRANCE    )
    Lagardère Publishing 2 535
    Lagardère Travel Retail 6 622
    Assets pending disposal at Lagardère Active 291
    Lagardère Sports 623
    Total 10 071
     
  3. AMERICAS
    Lagardère Publishing 1 669
    Lagardère Travel Retail 10 845
    Lagardère Sports 181
    Total 12 695
     
  4. ASIA‑PACIFIC
    Lagardère Publishing 142
    Lagardère Travel Retail 2 841
    Lagardère Sports 189
    Total 3 172
     
  5. AFRICA
    Lagardère Publishing 75
    Lagardère Travel Retail 101
    Total 176

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, the Group launched a strategic refocusing around two priority divisions.
Lagardère Publishing is the world’s third-largest book publisher for the general public and educational markets, and the leader in France. Alongside some 6,900 employees, it creates 17,000 original publications each year as well as contributing to their broader circulation by innovating with digital and mobile reading formats. Lagardère Publishing's activities also extend to adjacent businesses such as Mobile Games and Board Games.
Lagardère Travel Retail is the world’s fourth largest travel retail merchant, with operations in three segments of this very dynamic field: Travel Essentials, Duty Free & Fashion, and Foodservice. Lagardère Travel Retail has 25,000 employees across an international network of more than 4,800 points of sale in around one thousand airports, mainline and urban train stations.
The Group’s business scope also includes Lagardère News (Paris Match, Le Journal du Dimanche, Europe 1, RFM, Virgin Radio and the Elle brand licence) together with Lagardère Live Entertainment.
The Lagardère Studios unit is in the process of being sold.