Retail sale of books: highest published revenue
17 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 4761) publish their revenue in recent accounts; here are the top 17. Standaard Boekhandel leads with €182.6m (financial year 2025).
Top 17
Ranked by revenue published in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standaard Boekhandel 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €131.1m | €182.6m | €75.4m | 202.0 | 2025 |
| 2 | WH Smith Belgium 2600 Antwerp | €4.48m | €15.9m | −€4.15m | 50.1 | 2025 |
| 3 | Night 59 5000 Namur | 511,803 € | €8.88m | −152,330 € | 18.6 | 2025 |
| 4 | American Management Association Europe 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort | €4.28m | €8.54m | −856,986 € | 15.6 | 2026 |
| 5 | Waterstone'S Booksellers Belgium 1000 Brussels | €5.87m | €2.67m | €5.21m | 13.0 | 2025 |
| 6 | Mercatorfonds 1000 Brussels | €2.40m | 894,304 € | 388,255 € | 2.6 | 2025 |
| 7 | Eco - Jardin 6042 Charleroi | 581,045 € | 715,009 € | 284,386 € | 2.5 | 2025 |
| 8 | Quartier General 1050 Ixelles | 51,832 € | 679,270 € | −51,841 € | 2.9 | 2025 |
| 9 | Atlas & Zanzibar 9000 Ghent | 368,546 € | 537,411 € | 139,300 € | 1.3 | 2025 |
| 10 | AL Imen 1000 Brussels | 176,899 € | 326,419 € | 31,466 € | — | 2025 |
| 11 | De Oude Linden 2260 Westerlo | 199,478 € | 281,411 € | 147,409 € | 2.8 | 2025 |
| 12 | Chairi M&Cie 1620 Drogenbos | 79,135 € | 243,642 € | 14,894 € | — | 2024 |
| 13 | Bidik 1030 Schaerbeek | 119,170 € | 173,164 € | 75,395 € | — | 2025 |
| 14 | De Wase Boekhandel 9100 Sint-Niklaas | 215,091 € | 105,459 € | 18,948 € | — | 2025 |
| 15 | Brubei 1957 9160 Lokeren | 833,641 € | 102,620 € | 824,508 € | — | 2025 |
| 16 | Espace Livres 1000 Brussels | 1,441 € | 57,253 € | −16,180 € | — | 2025 |
| 17 | Pleegzorg Vlaanderen 3000 Leuven | 473,285 € | 382 € | 385,128 € | — | 2025 |
These are the revenue figures published in the annual accounts. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish theirs: they do not appear in this ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
Which company in Retail sale of books has the highest revenue?
Standaard Boekhandel, with €182.6m in revenue (financial year 2025).
How many Retail sale of books companies publish their revenue?
17 out of 244, in accounts less than 3 years old. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) are not required to publish it.
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Open the full file →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 13 Nov 2026.