Ranking · Brussels · NACE 58
Publishing activities: the largest companies in Brussels
As of 12 Nov 2026, 375 companies in Publishing activities (NACE 58) in Brussels publish total assets in recent accounts (financial years 2023 to 2026). The top 10 account for €752.5m, out of €1.14bn for all of them; median total assets are 175,842 €. ROSSEL & Cie leads with €334.5m (financial year 2025).
Top 50 · Publishing activities · Brussels
Ranked by total assets in the latest filed accounts. This is a size criterion, not an assessment.
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROSSEL & Cie 1000 Brussels | €334.5m | €108.8m | €243.5m | 215.9 | 2025 |
| 2 | Fonds Baillet Latour 1000 Brussels | €86.0m | — | €85.8m | 1.0 | 2025 |
| 3 | Dargaud - Lombard 1060 Saint-Gilles | €84.2m | €50.4m | €56.5m | 50.8 | 2025 |
| 4 | Sony Music Publishing Belgium 1000 Brussels | €50.6m | €9.15m | €4.98m | — | 2026 |
| 5 | Mediafin 1000 Brussels | €45.1m | €93.7m | €8.27m | 300.3 | 2025 |
| 6 | Association des Consommateurs Test Achats 1060 Saint-Gilles | €35.8m | €60.0m | €12.0m | 289.9 | 2025 |
| 7 | IPM Group 1040 Etterbeek | €35.6m | €48.8m | €3.13m | 151.2 | 2025 |
| 8 | Editions Casterman 1000 Brussels | €31.9m | €30.0m | €18.6m | 33.0 | 2025 |
| 9 | SBS Software Belgium 1000 Brussels | €25.6m | €59.6m | €7.52m | 207.4 | 2025 |
| 10 | Politico 1040 Brussels | €23.3m | €47.8m | −€1.56m | 316.8 | 2025 |
| 11 | ADDACTIS Worldwide 1050 Ixelles | €22.6m | €17.5m | €2.81m | 2.4 | 2025 |
| 12 | Universal Music Publishing 1000 Brussels | €21.0m | €18.7m | 209,050 € | — | 2025 |
| 13 | Gezinsbond 1000 Brussels | €18.7m | €1.97m | €8.84m | 81.9 | 2025 |
| 14 | Visie in Beweging 1030 Schaerbeek | €18.5m | — | €5.07m | 6.0 | 2025 |
| 15 | Direct Operations 1070 Anderlecht | €16.4m | €9.50m | €2.85m | 5.9 | 2025 |
| 16 | Thynk 1050 Brussels | €12.8m | — | €9.74m | 0.6 | 2026 |
| 17 | Axway Belgium 1000 Brussels | €12.7m | €13.2m | €1.12m | 20.6 | 2025 |
| 18 | Qorvo Belgium 1000 Brussels | €11.0m | — | €3.37m | 35.0 | 2026 |
| 19 | Urbantz 1050 Ixelles | €10.7m | — | €5.75m | 9.5 | 2025 |
| 20 | Tacos Production 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort | €8.43m | — | €1.45m | 2.0 | 2025 |
| 21 | Invest Europe 1050 Ixelles | €7.92m | €9.69m | €5.25m | 27.4 | 2025 |
| 22 | Immovlan 1000 Brussels | €7.23m | €8.12m | €4.94m | 13.0 | 2025 |
| 23 | Medicare-Market Online Services 1140 Evere | €7.18m | €18.8m | 787,748 € | — | 2025 |
| 24 | Editions Cine - Revue 1000 Brussels | €6.97m | €12.6m | €3.26m | 14.6 | 2025 |
| 25 | Health Data Management Partners 1070 Anderlecht | €6.89m | — | €2.08m | 28.0 | 2025 |
| 26 | Beta-Plus 1050 Brussels | €5.98m | — | €4.31m | — | 2025 |
| 27 | The Wall Street Journal Europe 1000 Brussels | €5.79m | €2.24m | €2.98m | 8.7 | 2025 |
| 28 | L'Avenir Hebdo S.A. 1040 Etterbeek | €5.06m | €8.08m | €3.40m | 12.4 | 2025 |
| 29 | Trimble Belgium 1050 Brussels | €4.87m | — | €1.76m | — | 2025 |
| 30 | Antigone 1050 Ixelles | €4.42m | — | €3.40m | 1.3 | 2025 |
| 31 | RISI 1050 Brussels | €4.31m | 305,341 € | 508,006 € | 14.8 | 2025 |
| 32 | Les Editions rurales - De Landelijke Uitgeverijen 1000 Brussels | €4.28m | €5.16m | €1.32m | 18.0 | 2025 |
| 33 | Medev 1050 Ixelles | €4.24m | — | €3.97m | — | 2025 |
| 34 | Autovista Benelux 1000 Brussels | €4.16m | €6.88m | 160,869 € | 5.8 | 2025 |
| 35 | PRediQT Technologies 1180 Uccle | €4.12m | — | €3.90m | 2.2 | 2025 |
| 36 | Reflexion Medical Network 1160 Auderghem | €4.04m | — | 526,415 € | 20.9 | 2025 |
| 37 | Société scientifique de médecine générale d'Expression française 1060 Saint-Gilles | €3.66m | — | €3.11m | 9.7 | 2025 |
| 38 | Numflo 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort | €3.51m | — | €2.73m | 9.5 | 2025 |
| 39 | LeA Group Belgium 1050 Ixelles | €3.51m | — | 606,823 € | 12.1 | 2025 |
| 40 | Politeia 1000 Brussels | €3.32m | — | €1.26m | 15.4 | 2025 |
| 41 | Chift 1180 Uccle | €3.17m | — | €1.93m | 15.1 | 2025 |
| 42 | Infosquare 1070 Anderlecht | €3.15m | — | €2.53m | 6.8 | 2025 |
| 43 | Centre d'Action Laique 1050 Ixelles | €2.89m | 43,319 € | €1.89m | 16.1 | 2025 |
| 44 | Cumulus 1060 Saint-Gilles | €2.68m | — | 616,727 € | — | 2025 |
| 45 | Giftify Research 1000 Brussels | €2.64m | — | 122,023 € | 1.3 | 2025 |
| 46 | TCG Invest 1000 Brussels | €2.63m | — | €2.63m | — | 2024 |
| 47 | American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium 1040 Etterbeek | €2.62m | €1.26m | €1.66m | 7.0 | 2025 |
| 48 | Groupe Vlan 1000 Brussels | €2.25m | €10.1m | −€2.68m | 33.7 | 2025 |
| 49 | Contexte Belgique 1040 Brussels | €2.23m | — | 57,913 € | 20.9 | 2025 |
| 50 | european business angel network 1000 Brussels | €2.19m | — | 872,534 € | 4.0 | 2025 |
Ranking based on each company's own annual accounts (statutory, not consolidated): a subsidiary and its parent appear separately, and the ranking differs from lists based on consolidated group accounts.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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Other sectors · Brussels
- 01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities121
- 02 Forestry and logging47
- 09 Mining support service activities12
- 10 Manufacture of food products515
- 11 Manufacture of beverages48
- 13 Manufacture of textiles65
- 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel101
- 15 Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials15
- 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials91
- 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products24
- 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media269
- 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products81
- 21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations75
- 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products40
- 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products62
- 24 Manufacture of basic metals18
- 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment236
- 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products82
- 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment61
- 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.62
- 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers39
- 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment25
- 31 Manufacture of furniture85
- 32 Other manufacturing215
- 33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment187
- 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply145
- 36 Water collection, treatment and supply10
- 37 Sewerage24
- 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities62
- 39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities15
- 41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings1,543
- 42 Civil engineering211
- 43 Specialised construction activities4,314
- 46 Wholesale trade4,422
- 47 Retail trade7,389
- 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines2,580
- 50 Water transport23
- 51 Air transport19
- 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation291
- 53 Postal and courier activities224
- 55 Accommodation465
- 56 Food and beverage service activities4,905
- 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities969
- 60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities81
- 61 Telecommunication180
- 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities4,698
- 63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities464
- 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding2,600
- 65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security86
- 66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities801
- 68 Real estate activities7,416
- 69 Legal and accounting activities4,484
- 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy8,222
- 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis1,857
- 72 Scientific research and development182
- 73 Activities of advertising, market research and public relations2,417
- 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities796
- 75 Veterinary activities58
- 77 Rental and leasing activities307
- 78 Employment activities262
- 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities212
- 80 Investigation and security activities72
- 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities1,008
- 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities1,708
- 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security69
- 85 Education817
- 86 Human health activities4,965
- 87 Residential care activities243
- 88 Social work activities without accommodation479
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities674
- 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities38
- 92 Gambling and betting activities75
- 93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities483
- 94 Activities of membership organisations893
- 95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles511
- 96 Personal service activities1,443
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the largest company in Publishing activities in Brussels?
By total assets, it is ROSSEL & Cie (€334.5m, financial year 2025).
How many companies in Publishing activities in Brussels are ranked?
375 out of 391 active companies in the sector with their registered office in the area: those whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old.
Why does this ranking differ from other lists?
It uses each company's annual accounts as filed with the National Bank, not consolidated group accounts. A holding, a subsidiary or a purchasing entity can therefore appear separately. Only companies whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old are ranked.
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Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 12 Nov 2026.