What are the top 5 publishing houses in Georgia by turnover? According to Sakstat, as of the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 publishing houses are as follows (the list is not sorted by rating):
LLC publishing house Intelekti
Bakur Sulakauri Publishing House
Artanuji Publishing Ltd
Palitra L publishing house
Kviris Palitra LLC
According to the preliminary data of 2022, the ten publishing looked as follows:
Publishing House Meridian Ltd
LLC publishing house Intelekti
Bakur Sulakauri Publishing House
Palitra L publishing house
Kviris Palitra LLC
In 2021, the following companies were included in the list:
Publishing House Meridian Ltd
LLC publishing house Intelekti
Bakur Sulakauri Publishing House
Palitra L publishing house
Bakur Sulakauri Publishing House Ltd
As seen from the list, the top five is almost unchanged while minor changes are as follows: from 2021, Kviris Palitra was included in the list instead of Sulakauri Publishing House, in 2023 Meridian Publishing House was replaced by Artanuj Publishing Ltd.
Who owns the publishing houses in the country?
Publishing house Meridian LLC
It was founded in 1996, director is Giorgi Gigineishvili. The shares in the company are distributed as follows: Kakhaber Rusidze- 34% Giorgi Gigineishvili - 33% Giorgi Kiladze- 33%
LLC publishing house Intelekti
It was founded in 2000. Director is Kakhmegi Kudava. The shares are distributed as follows: Buba Kudava- 20%, Kakhmegi Kudava -51%, Maya Kudava - 29%
Bakur Sulakauri Publishing house
It was founded in 1999. Director - Tinatin Mamulashvili, co-director - Tinatin Kukhianidze, Tinatin Mamulashvili and Bakur Sulakauri own 50-50% of the company.
Palitra L publishing house
The publishinh house was founded in 2008. The director is Tinatini Asatiani, 90% is owned by Irakli Tevdorashvili, 10% is owned by Zaza Buadze.
Kviris Palitra LLC
Founded in 2021. Director - Otari Merabishvili, Palitra Ltd owns 100%., (the director of the LLC is Irakli Gagnidze, 75%-25% owners are Irakli Tevdorashvili and Zaza Buadze.
Artanuj Publishing Ltd
The company was founded in 2000, director is Maya Kudava, 100% owner is Buba Kudava.