Who owns Wiley?
Wiley is owned by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the United States, NYSE: WLY).[1]
Evidence: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-06-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 June 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Hoboken
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1807
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Publishing › Book publishers
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: WLY NYSE: WLYB
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Wiley
Wiley is the publishing name of John Wiley & Sons, whose 10-K gives 1807 as the year the company was founded. The company publishes research journals and books for researchers and academic and professional books for learners, and reports its business in two segments, Research and Learning, with a fiscal year ending 30 April.
Ownership timeline of Wiley
Where Wiley sits in Wiley
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Wiley
Wiley controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in book publishers, and who owns them
The 34 brands in book publishers on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is Lagardère, with 13; Wiley has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bragelonne | Lagardère | 🇫🇷 France |
| Bokfabriken | Storytel | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Clifford the Big Red Dog | Scholastic | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Macmillan Education | Springer Nature | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Penguin Books | Bertelsmann | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Kids Can Press | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Kadokawa Bunko | Kadokawa | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| HarperCollins | News Corp | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Wiley
Wiley is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hoboken, United States, founded in 1807. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: WLY and NYSE: WLYB.
Wiley is a US publisher and learning company based in Hoboken, New Jersey, with a fiscal year ending 30 April. Its 10-K reports two segments, Research (journals, books and publishing platforms for researchers) and Learning (academic and professional). Class A and Class B shares trade on the NYSE. Its 10-K also describes CrossKnowledge, University Services and Wiley Edge as held for sale or sold, so they are not listed here.
🇺🇸 Wiley and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Wiley is not one of them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Wiley?
The parent company of Wiley is John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Wiley American?
Yes. Wiley originated in the United States in 1807 and its owner, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Wiley still owned by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Wiley is still owned by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-06-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 June 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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