Book publishing in Ukraine continues to play a role in maintaining knowledge infrastructure and cultural stability amid full-scale war. Books remain a tool for supporting education, language, and social dialogue. A study by the YC.Market team, dedicated to businesses whose main economic activity is 58.11 “Book publishing,” records the number of companies and sole proprietorships, their geographical concentration, and financial dynamics in recent years.
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Registration trends after 2022
In 2021, 73 business entities were registered under the main economic activity code 58.11. 2022 brought a sharp decline to 43 registrations. By 2023, the number of new players had grown to 83, and by 2024 — to 87. In 2025, 117 registrations were recorded, which was the highest figure for the observation period.
After the decline at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the sector not only recovered but also demonstrated more active creation of new businesses. The revival indicates the market’s adaptation to wartime conditions, changes in demand, and increased interest in local content.
Geography of the publishing business
As of mid-February 2026, the highest concentration of entities with economic activity code 58.11 is in Kyiv, with 218. The capital remains the key centre of publishing activity. The Kharkiv region has 43 companies, Lviv has 38, Dnipropetrovsk has 13, and Ivano-Frankivsk has 12.
In some regions, the number of publishing houses is minimal. There is one entity in each of the Mykolaiv and Donetsk regions, and two in the Poltava region. The Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, and Zhytomyr regions have three registered companies each. This structure demonstrates a significant regional concentration of the market, with several centres dominating.
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The financial core of the market
Among the companies with the highest revenue in the 2024 financial year, Vydavnytstvo Ranok LLC, registered in 2000, stands out. After a decline in revenue in 2022 to UAH 255.3 million, the company increased its performance: UAH 592.3 million in 2023, UAH 750.9 million in 2024, and UAH 842.2 million in 2025. Net profit in 2025 amounted to UAH 21 million.
Genesis LLC, registered in 2022 in Kyiv, achieved significant volumes in a short period: UAH 265.3 million in revenue in 2023 and UAH 334.1 million in 2024. After suffering a loss in its first year of operation, the company made a profit of UAH 6.7 million in 2023 and UAH 5.7 million in 2024.
Kharkiv-based Folio Publishing House LLC, founded in 2000, experienced a decline in revenue in 2022 to about UAH 55.4 million. In 2023, revenue grew to UAH 212.98 million, and in 2024 to UAH 325.93 million. Profit in 2024 amounted to approximately UAH 8.86 million.
Vivat Publishing House LLC, registered in 2013 in Kharkiv, shows revenue growth from UAH 40.6 million in 2020 to UAH 279.5 million in 2024. Net profit in 2024 reached UAH 31.1 million after previous loss-making periods.
Lviv-based Vydavnytstvo Staroho Leva LLC, registered in 2005, is affiliated with the !FEST corporate group. The company combines publishing with printing and wholesale trade.
Ukrainian Educational Publishing Centre Orion LLC, established in 2015, received UAH 210.6 million in revenue in 2024. Net profit amounted to UAH 24.6 million.
LLC “Publishing House “Bukshef””, founded in 2018, increased its revenue from UAH 93.3 million in 2021 to UAH 210.2 million in 2024. Net profit in 2024 amounted to UAH 85.64 million, which corresponds to a margin of 40.8%.
Ivan Malkovych Publishing House A-BA-BA-GA-LA-MA-GA LLC, registered in 1992, received UAH 202.5 million in revenue and UAH 76.24 million in net profit in 2024.
Atlant Publishing House LLC, registered in 2023, increased its revenue from UAH 15.5 million to UAH 189.8 million in 2024. Net profit grew to UAH 4.1 million.
NF LLC, founded in 2014, increased its revenue from UAH 45.6 million in 2020 to UAH 172.2 million in 2024. Net profit in 2024 amounted to UAH 26.4 million.
Public procurement as a factor in revenue
All ten publishers analysed were winners of public procurement procedures. In 2025 and early 2026, the leader in terms of revenue, Vydavnytstvo Ranok LLC, won more than 200 tenders worth a total of nearly UAH 309 million. Participation in public tenders accounts for a significant portion of the revenue of large players.
The current market structure shows a mix of companies with a long history and new businesses that are rapidly growing in volume. The publishing industry is adapting to the challenges of war, maintaining regional centres of gravity and forming a new configuration of financial leaders.
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