ISBN registration group
ISBN group 978-85 — Brazil
ISBNs beginning 978-85 are issued for Brazil. The group identifier has 2 digits.
Registrant (publisher) ranges
| Registrant range | Registrant digits | Publication digits | Titles per registrant | Registrants in range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00–19 | 2 | 5 | 100,000 | 20 |
| 200–454 | 3 | 4 | 10,000 | 255 |
| 455000–455299 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 300 |
| 45530–45599 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 70 |
| 456–528 | 3 | 4 | 10,000 | 73 |
| 52900–53199 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 300 |
| 5320–5339 | 4 | 3 | 1,000 | 20 |
| 534–539 | 3 | 4 | 10,000 | 6 |
| 54000–54029 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 30 |
| 54030–54039 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 10 |
| 540400–540499 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 100 |
| 54050–54089 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 40 |
| 540900–540999 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 100 |
| 54100–54399 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 300 |
| 5440–5479 | 4 | 3 | 1,000 | 40 |
| 54800–54999 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 200 |
| 5500–5999 | 4 | 3 | 1,000 | 500 |
| 60000–69999 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 10,000 |
| 7000–8499 | 4 | 3 | 1,000 | 1,500 |
| 85000–89999 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 5,000 |
| 900000–924999 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 25,000 |
| 92500–94499 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 2,000 |
| 9450–9599 | 4 | 3 | 1,000 | 150 |
| 96–97 | 2 | 5 | 100,000 | 2 |
| 98000–99999 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 2,000 |
Shorter registrant numbers are issued to larger publishers (more publication digits = more titles).
Reading an ISBN from this group
Every ISBN in this group starts 978-85-. The next digits are the registrant; look up which range the following seven digits fall into to know how long the registrant element is. For example, if the registrant has 2 digits, the publication element has 5 digits, then comes the check digit.
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Sources & data
- International ISBN Agency RangeMessage (Fri, 2 Oct 2026 16:08:21 UTC).