Founded in Barcelona in 1949,the company is one of the leading Spanish communication groups. Grupo Planeta belongs entirely to a family, and produces cultural, informative, and training contents along with entertainment products for the Spanish-speaking market.

Grupo Planeta is a leading firm in the Spanish and Latin American publishing sector with over 40 brands,publishing the work of more than 5000 authors. It is also a market leader in sales of major encyclopaedic works, part works and direct sales.

It is a major shareholder in the Spanish communications media,both in television (Antena 3 TV,AntenaNeox and AntenaNova) and radio (Onda Cero and Europa FM), as well as press (La Razón, ADN and Avui) and internet (ADN.es). In Latin America it also has a major holding in Casa Editorial El Tiempo,in Colombia,a publishing group,as well as other media such as El Tiempo,Colombia's most widely read daily newspaper,and the local Bogotá television channel City TV.

Grupo Planeta is also prominent in the professional training sector and in the field of new technologies, where it has launched a number of initiatives in E-commerce and in the distribution of contents via mobile telephone.

Grupo Planeta is committed to the international expansion both of its publishing operations and also in the communications media, which from the start has been a long standing component of its business.In 1966 it launched its first branches in Colombia and Mexico, setting a benchmark for what would become a constant presence in Latin America, and in 2007 it extended its communications group activities to the international sphere, once again in Colombia.

Since itwas founded,Grupo Planeta's work has always focused on anticipating the needs of its public,on constant innovation and on the quality of its products, which have led to its prominent position in the world market.

In 1992 Jose Manuel Lara Foundation was created.The foundation is dedicated to the promotion and development of culture in Andalusia,and in all of Spain, supporting publishing and cultural research projects and giving literary awards to stimulate reading and literary creation.