# Random House — source-backed brand brief Profile: [Random House]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-30T01:44:19.846Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 4 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: United States Scope: Wikidata Q744182 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:random-house:wikidata:p17]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q744182, revision 2542619345]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:17.388Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q744182:P17@2542619345. - [Wikidata label: Q30, revision 2556188301]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:25.927Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q30:label:en@2556188301. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1927 Scope: Wikidata Q744182 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:random-house:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q744182, revision 2542619345]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:17.388Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q744182:P571@2542619345. ## Industry \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: publishing Scope: Wikidata Q744182 property P452. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:random-house:wikidata:p452]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q744182, revision 2542619345]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:17.388Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q744182:P452@2542619345. - [Wikidata label: Q3972943, revision 2549733790]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:27.190Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q3972943:label:en@2549733790. ## Legal form \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: joint-stock company Scope: Wikidata Q744182 property P1454. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:random-house:wikidata:p1454]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q744182, revision 2542619345]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:17.388Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q744182:P1454@2542619345. - [Wikidata label: Q134161, revision 2553690928]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:26.476Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q134161:label:en@2553690928. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.