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Penguin Random House: 2.2m visits a month, 652 active Meta ads, Gravity score 591.
Penguin Random House — Penguin Random House UK is a UK book publisher and part of the global Penguin Random House group. They publish fiction, non-fiction, children's books, and classics under various imprints. In September 2026 penguin.co.uk drew an estimated 2.2m visits, down 6% on the month before. It ranks #2 of 2,162 Books brands in United Kingdom and holds a 2.3 Trustpilot rating over 18 reviews.
Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 8 Oct 2026Google ads 20 Oct 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026Gravity score 2 Nov 2026
Gravity score
Percentiles within 4 peers: Books brands in United Kingdom with 1m–10M monthly visits. Recomputed nightly, last on 2 Nov 2026.
About the store
Penguin Random House UK is a UK book publisher and part of the global Penguin Random House group. They publish fiction, non-fiction, children's books, and classics under various imprints.
01 · Traffic
How much traffic Penguin Random House gets.
The traffic card of the Gravity brand page: the latest month and its two trends. The monthly curve, 24 months of history, the audience by country, the traffic sources and the category comparison are for members, free to start.
Penguin Random House drew an estimated 2.2m visits in September 2026, down 6% on the month before and up 4% over three months.
- Worldwide#7,718of 4.5m sites · Top 1%
- In United Kingdom#281of 192k sites · Top 1%
- Books, worldwide#61of 53,824 brands · Top 1%
- Books, United Kingdom#2of 2,162 brands · Top 1%
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estimated visits in September
1 mo ▼ −6.0%4 mo ▲ +4.0%
The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.
Create your free account02 · Reviews
What customers say about Penguin Random House.
The review cards of the Gravity brand page: the Trustpilot page, with its star distribution and the brand's tiers against the index, and the Google reviews. The TrustScore history and the review velocity against the category are for signed-in members.
Penguin Random House holds 2.3 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 18 reviews, 4 of them in the last twelve months: 22% of customers give five stars and 50% one star. That volume places Penguin Random House in the top 50% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in the Gravity index.
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Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.
03 · Products
What Penguin Random House sells, ranked by sales.
The top three products in the catalogue, in the store's own best-seller order, with price and stock. The full catalogue, the rankings over time and the ads that lead to each product are for signed-in members.
Gravity by Benchr has not read Penguin Random House's catalogue yet.
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04 · Ads
What Penguin Random House is advertising right now.
Meta and Google ads, as the Gravity brand page shows them; the blurred ones are placeholders. Every creative, how long it ran, its EU reach and the estimated monthly spend band are for signed-in members.
Penguin Random House runs Meta ads on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Audience Network, Threads, whatsapp, and has advertised on Google since January 2026 (image, text, video).
The Taper Man: A Novel of John le Carré’s CircusPenguin Books8 Oct 2026image
The New We Solve Murders MysteryPenguin Books8 Oct 2026image
HALF PRICEPenguin Books8 Oct 2026video- +View all Meta adsReach per ad, how long each creative ran, and the estimated monthly spend band. Free account.Sign in to Gravity
Text ad19 Oct 2026The Random House Group Ltdverified
Text ad14 Sept 2026The Random House Group Ltdverified
Text ad14 Sept 2026The Random House Group Ltdverified
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05 · Influencers
Who talks about Penguin Random House.
The creators who tag @penguinukbooks on Instagram, found by Gravity by Benchr in their posts. One is shown here; the full list, the audiences and the contact details are for signed-in members.
Creators tag @penguinukbooks on Instagram, led by The Book Fairies UK (18.7k followers, 0.1% engagement).
| Account | Profile | Followers | Engagement | Tags | Relationship |
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| TThe Book Fairies UK@bookfairies_uk · 🇬🇧 GB | Psychology mental health Creator | 18.7k | 0.1% | 7 | Tagged @penguinukbooks |
06 · Competitors according to Gravity
Who Penguin Random House competes with, by the numbers.
Gravity picks competitors from the index itself: same category, same market, similar size. The closest are named here; their figures, the full list and the side-by-side comparison are for subscribers.
Gravity by Benchr finds competitors for Penguin Random House among Books brands in United Kingdom. The closest is penguinlibros.com, then Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Pan Macmillan, Suhrkamp Verlag, Penguin Random House.
| Brand | Similarity | Gravity score | Est. traffic | Trustpilot | Meta ads | Products | |
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| penguinlibros.compenguinlibros.com | |||||||
| Penguin Random Housepenguinrandomhouse.com | |||||||
| HarperCollinsharpercollins.co.uk | |||||||
| Pan Macmillanpanmacmillan.com | |||||||
| Suhrkamp Verlagsuhrkamp.de | |||||||
| Penguin Random Housepenguinrandomhouseretail.com |
07 · Company
The company behind Penguin Random House.
Legal entity, funding and distribution, as the Company tab of the Gravity brand page shows them. Where Gravity has nothing on file, the line says so rather than disappearing.
Penguin Random House is a company based in United Kingdom, founded in 2013 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in September 1994. It employs about 2,000 people.
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- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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- 2013, per LinkedIn
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- 10 Sept 1994
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- penguin.co.uk · Wordpress
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08 · What people ask about Penguin Random House
What people ask Google about Penguin Random House.
10 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.
Is Penguin Random House legit?
According to Gravity by Benchr, Penguin Random House is a brand based in United Kingdom: its website has existed since September 1994, it sells on a Wordpress store, it employs 2,000 people on LinkedIn, it has 816,719 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, November 2026.
Penguin Random House reviews
Customers rate Penguin Random House 2.3 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 18 reviews, 4 of them in the last twelve months: 22% give five stars, 50% one star. Gravity by Benchr places that review volume in the top 50% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in its index. Source: Gravity by Benchr Trustpilot reading, October 2026.
What is Penguin Random House known for?
Penguin Random House UK is a UK book publisher and part of the global Penguin Random House group. They publish fiction, non-fiction, children's books, and classics under various imprints. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Books. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification.
Penguin Random House promo code
Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: Penguin Random House advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check penguin.co.uk for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.
Where can I buy Penguin Random House?
Penguin Random House sells on its own website, penguin.co.uk, a Wordpress store. Gravity by Benchr lists no retailer or marketplace for the brand. Source: Gravity by Benchr retailer data, November 2026.
Who owns Penguin Random House?
Gravity by Benchr records a company based in United Kingdom, founded in 2013 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in 1994, with 2,000 employees on LinkedIn. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records, November 2026.
Is Penguin Random House doing well?
Yes. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 2,177,500 visits to penguin.co.uk in September 2026, down 6% in a month and up 4% over three months. Penguin Random House ranks #2 of 2,162 Books brands in United Kingdom in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.
Which platform and tools does Penguin Random House use?
Gravity by Benchr identifies penguin.co.uk as a Wordpress store. It advertises through Meta and on Google since January 2026. Source: Gravity by Benchr platform and advertising records, November 2026.
What is Penguin Random House's ad budget?
Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for Penguin Random House on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Audience Network, Threads, WhatsApp. The estimated monthly spend band, derived from the EU reach of each ad, is on the Gravity brand page. Source: Gravity by Benchr Meta Ad Library records, October 2026.
Who are the biggest Books brands in United Kingdom?
Among Books brands in United Kingdom in the Gravity by Benchr index, Penguin Random House ranks #2 of 2,162 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are penguinlibros.com, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Pan Macmillan and Suhrkamp Verlag. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size, November 2026.
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Gravity by Benchr indexes more than 4 million e-commerce brands across 150 countries. Figures on this page are estimates, updated monthly; the Gravity score is recomputed nightly. Not affiliated with Penguin Random House.