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PLOS's competitors and similar companies include edX and Elsevier.
PLOS
PLOS
PLOS (Public Library of Science) is a nonprofit open access science, technology, and medicine publisher.
edX
edX
edX is a company that provides e-learning services.
Elsevier
Elsevier
Elsevier is a data analytics company that provides scientific publishing solutions.
Founding Date
Founding Date
2003
Founding Date
2012
Founding Date
1880
Type
Type
Private
Type
Subsidiary
Type
Subsidiary
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Locations
Locations
San Francisco, US HQ
Cambridgeshire, GB
Locations
Lanham, US HQ
Locations
Amsterdam, NL HQ
Chatswood, AU
Melbourne, AU
Rio De Janeiro, BR
São Paulo, BR
Toronto, CA
Beijing, CN
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Employees
Employees
1,6751% increase
Employees
9603% decrease
Employees
12,150

Financial

Revenue (est.)
Revenue (est.)
$38.3m (FY, 2017)
Revenue (est.)
$834.6m (FY, 2022)
Revenue (est.)
£2.9b (FY, 2022)

Operating

Journals
Journals
7 (Aug, 2020)
Journals
N/A
Journals
2.7 k (FY, 2021)
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edX
HQ
Lanham, US

edX is a company that provides e-learning services.

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Elsevier
HQ
Amsterdam, NL

Elsevier is a data analytics company that provides scientific publishing solutions.

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