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Revenue, operating profit and segment analysis - Summary of classification of revenue (Details) - GBP (£)
£ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Revenue          
Revenue £ 9,590 £ 9,434 £ 9,161 £ 8,553 £ 7,244
Subscriptions          
Revenue          
Revenue 5,190 5,025 4,976    
Transactional          
Revenue          
Revenue 4,400 4,409 4,185    
Electronic          
Revenue          
Revenue 8,070 7,728 7,515    
Face-to-face          
Revenue          
Revenue 1,121 1,189 1,060    
Print          
Revenue          
Revenue 399 517 586    
North America          
Revenue          
Revenue 5,595 5,495 5,386    
Europe          
Revenue          
Revenue 2,000 2,025 1,908    
United Kingdom          
Revenue          
Revenue 634 613 602    
Rest of world          
Revenue          
Revenue 1,995 1,914 1,867    
Risk          
Revenue          
Revenue 3,485 3,336 3,224    
Risk | Subscriptions          
Revenue          
Revenue 1,363 1,329 1,330    
Risk | Transactional          
Revenue          
Revenue 2,122 2,007 1,894    
Risk | Electronic          
Revenue          
Revenue 3,475 3,320 3,210    
Risk | Face-to-face          
Revenue          
Revenue 10 16 14    
Risk | North America          
Revenue          
Revenue 2,749 2,658 2,573    
Risk | Europe          
Revenue          
Revenue 469 439 423    
Risk | Rest of world          
Revenue          
Revenue 267 239 228    
Scientific, Technical & Medical          
Revenue          
Revenue 2,714 2,624 2,581    
Scientific, Technical & Medical | Subscriptions          
Revenue          
Revenue 2,168 2,110 2,107    
Scientific, Technical & Medical | Transactional          
Revenue          
Revenue 546 514 474    
Scientific, Technical & Medical | Electronic          
Revenue          
Revenue 2,707 2,618 2,574    
Scientific, Technical & Medical | Face-to-face          
Revenue          
Revenue 7 6 7    
Scientific, Technical & Medical | North America          
Revenue          
Revenue 1,161 1,126 1,108    
Scientific, Technical & Medical | Europe          
Revenue          
Revenue 619 603 593    
Scientific, Technical & Medical | Rest of world          
Revenue          
Revenue 934 895 880    
Legal          
Revenue          
Revenue 1,806 1,718 1,655    
Legal | Subscriptions          
Revenue          
Revenue 1,527 1,432 1,363    
Legal | Transactional          
Revenue          
Revenue 279 286 292    
Legal | Electronic          
Revenue          
Revenue 1,794 1,707 1,646    
Legal | Face-to-face          
Revenue          
Revenue 12 11 9    
Legal | North America          
Revenue          
Revenue 1,229 1,188 1,146    
Legal | Europe          
Revenue          
Revenue 391 351 334    
Legal | Rest of world          
Revenue          
Revenue 186 179 175    
Exhibitions          
Revenue          
Revenue 1,186 1,239 1,115    
Exhibitions | Transactional          
Revenue          
Revenue 1,186 1,239 1,115    
Exhibitions | Electronic          
Revenue          
Revenue 94 83 85    
Exhibitions | Face-to-face          
Revenue          
Revenue 1,092 1,156 1,030    
Exhibitions | North America          
Revenue          
Revenue 237 231 217    
Exhibitions | Europe          
Revenue          
Revenue 424 527 427    
Exhibitions | Rest of world          
Revenue          
Revenue 525 481 471    
Print & print-related activities          
Revenue          
Revenue 399 517 586    
Print & print-related activities | Subscriptions          
Revenue          
Revenue 132 154 176    
Print & print-related activities | Transactional          
Revenue          
Revenue 267 363 410    
Print & print-related activities | Print          
Revenue          
Revenue 399 517 586    
Print & print-related activities | North America          
Revenue          
Revenue 219 292 342    
Print & print-related activities | Europe          
Revenue          
Revenue 97 105 131    
Print & print-related activities | Rest of world          
Revenue          
Revenue £ 83 £ 120 £ 113