- Business
- Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. is Italy's largest publishing group, operating primarily in books, magazines, digital media, and retail. The company publishes a wide range of trade books in fiction, non-fiction, children's, educational, and illustrated categories through imprints including Mondadori, Rizzoli Libri, Einaudi, Piemme, Sperling & Kupfer, Edizioni EL, Mondadori Electa, and Mondadori Education; consumer magazines such as Donna Moderna, Grazia, Focus, Chi, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, and cooking titles like Giallo Zafferano; digital platforms including GialloZafferano.it, AndroidWorld.it, SmartWorld.it, and Studenti.it; and retail through the Mondadori Store chain of bookstores and mondadoristore.it e-commerce site offering books, stationery, gadgets, and toys. It serves consumer, educational, and professional markets mainly in Italy with international licensing of magazines in Europe and the United States, and digital distribution worldwide. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in Milan with operations centered in Segrate, the company is controlled by Fininvest S.p.A. Recent strategic developments include a July 2024 partnership to acquire a 51% stake in Waimea, owner of the Fatto in casa da Benedetta Rossi brand, creating a leading global multimedia player in food and cooking with over 87 million followers; divestitures such as Panorama in 2018 and Mondadori France in 2019 to focus on core businesses; and ongoing digital expansion amid a 5% e-commerce sales decline reported in Q3 2025 earnings.