FounderDuels

Lonely Planet vs SLG Publishing

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Lonely Planet is the older of the two, founded in 1972 — 14 years before SLG Publishing.

Founded
1972
1986
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
Melbourne, Australia
San Jose, United States
Industry
publishing
publishing
Employees
400
Not recorded
Parent
BBC Worldwide
Not recorded

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Lonely Planet and SLG Publishing.