Bhuana Ilmu Populer
Bhuana Ilmu Populer (BIP) is an Indonesian publishing house under Kompas Gramedia, focused mainly on children's books and also publishing non-fiction and geospatial products.
Last updated September 16, 2026
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Overview
Bhuana Ilmu Populer (BIP) is an Indonesian publishing house established on 22 September 1992 and operating under Kompas Gramedia. It publishes books for wide distribution and also offers co-publishing services for authors and institutions. Its output focuses on children's books such as edukomik, fairy tales, picture books, and activity books for toddlers and children, while also covering non-fiction themes including health, business, leadership, motivation, self-help, and school support books. BIP publishes more than 300 titles per year, about 60% of which are children's books. It has imprints for specific categories: Bhuana Sastra for novels, Genta for Christian books, and Qibla for Islamic books. Since 2004 it has expanded into geospatial products such as atlases and travel guide maps, and it also develops digital maps. Its slogan is "Passion for Knowledge".
History
Bhuana Ilmu Populer (BIP) was established on 22 September 1992 and operates in publishing. It grew into one of the large publishers in Indonesia under Kompas Gramedia. In addition to publishing books for wide distribution, BIP serves as a co-publisher for authors and institutions needing writing or book printing services; Indonesian President Joko Widodo and former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono are among users of BIP's co-publishing services. BIP focuses on children's books such as edukomik, fairy tales, picture books, and activity books for toddlers and children, while also publishing non-fiction on health, business, leadership, motivation, self-help, and school support. Each year BIP publishes more than 300 titles, 60% of which are children's books. It has imprints for special categories: Bhuana Sastra for novels, Genta for Christian books, and Qibla for Islamic books. Since 2004 BIP has expanded by publishing geospatial products such as atlases and travel guide maps, and it has a cartographer team working with government or private institutions to map major cities such as Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bali, also providing tourist travel maps. After more than 10 years running this map line, BIP is known as a provider of accurate geospatial data for major Indonesian cities, and it has also developed digital maps. Its slogan is "Passion for Knowledge".
Products and positioning
Focus on children's book publishing, with additional non-fiction and geospatial offerings; slogan "Passion for Knowledge".
Children's books (edukomik, fairy tales, picture books, activity books)
Non-fiction books (health, business, leadership, motivation, self-help, school support)
Bhuana Sastra imprint for novels
Genta imprint for Christian books
Qibla imprint for Islamic books
Geospatial products (atlases, travel guide maps, digital maps)
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