The World of Books NOligarchy Profile
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World of Books, a privately held United Kingdom-based online book retailer, carries a NOligarchy Score of 89.26 out of 100.
Current Pillar Scores
Political Access
100.0
Wealth Extraction
69.0
Playing by the Rules
100.0
Score history — 23 quarters
Tier bands show where each quarter's score falls — no numeric y-axis needed. The dashed ring marks the year-over-year comparison point. Tap any quarter but the first to see its pillar breakdown.
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Political Access Grade: 100.0/100. No federal lobbying spending or corporate Political Action Committee (PAC) activity has been matched to World of Books across the sources this project tracks.
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Wealth Extraction Grade: 69.3/100. No matched buyback, dividend, or company-disclosed executive pay records exist for World of Books; the only figure available is an outside industry benchmark, not a confirmed company record.
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Playing by the Rules Grade: 100.0/100. No fines, penalties, or violation records have been matched to World of Books in the public databases this project searches.
The Sector Context: World of Books ranks 9th out of 15 companies in the Book retailers and news dealers federal industry classification (NAICS), above the sector average score of 83.5. According to its most recent filed accounts, World of Books reported approximately $116 million in annual turnover, representing a 0.68% share of the tracked sector market.
The Bottom Line: No Public-Record Data Has Been Matched to This Company
No lobbying, PAC, executive-donation, CEO pay, stock buyback, fine, or subsidy records have been matched to World of Books across any source this project tracks, covering Q3 2024 through Q2 2026 (8 quarters — the two-year tracking period). This is not a confirmed finding that the company spent nothing or broke no rules — it reflects the current state of what has been located and linked in available public records. As a privately held foreign company, World of Books is not subject to the same U.S. disclosure requirements — like Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) executive compensation filings — that apply to publicly traded U.S. companies, which further limits what can be verified here.
Outside Current Tracking Coverage in Washington
No federal lobbying filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) and no Federal Election Commission (FEC) records of corporate PAC spending or executive donations have been matched to World of Books for the two-year period from Q3 2024 through Q2 2026. The company has no registered lobbying firms, no lobbyists on record, and no identified former government officials on its payroll. This absence of matched records does not confirm the company has no political spending — it means none has yet been found and linked to World of Books in the sources this project searches.
EXHIBIT — THE RESERVED SEAT
$0 in lobbying · $0 in PAC money
World of Books filed no federal lobbying and ran no corporate PAC in this window — the reserved seat at the witness table sits empty.
Outside Current Tracking Coverage on Pay and Payouts
No stock buyback or dividend data, and no company-disclosed CEO pay figures, have been matched to World of Books for the two-year period. The only pay-gap figure available is an outside estimate: World of Books’s CEO pay ratio is 115:1, based on AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch industry benchmarks for comparable companies in this sector. That figure is a sector-wide estimate, not a number World of Books itself has disclosed or that regulators have confirmed for this specific company, so no dollar figure can responsibly be attached to it.
Outside Current Tracking Coverage on Violations
No fines, penalties, lawsuits, or regulatory violations have been matched to World of Books in the Good Jobs First database or other sources this project tracks for the two-year period from Q3 2024 through Q2 2026. No public subsidy or tax credit records have been matched either. As with the other sections, this reflects the current state of matched public records rather than a confirmed finding that World of Books has no violations or has received no public subsidies.