Author: Darius

I've spent over a decade researching and documenting the stories behind the world's most influential companies. What started as a personal fascination with how businesses evolve from small startups to global giants turned into CompaniesHistory.com—a platform dedicated to making corporate history accessible to everyone.

Key Stats Revenue (2024): $31.80 billion Market Cap: $60 billion (as of November 2025) Active Accounts: 434 million worldwide Employees: 24,400 Headquarters: San Jose, California, USA PayPal operates as a global digital payments platform that allows consumers and businesses to send and receive money online. The company processes payments in over 200 markets and supports 25 currencies. PayPal owns several well-known brands including Venmo, Braintree, Xoom, and Honey. The platform serves both individual users and merchants through online checkout, peer-to-peer transfers, and business payment solutions. Founded in 1998 as Confinity, the company launched its money transfer service in 1999. eBay…

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MINI history and history video  “The Mini is a small economy car made by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s. Its space-saving front-wheel drive layout – allowing 80 per cent of the area of the car’s floorpan to be used for passengers and luggage – influenced a generation of car makers. The vehicle is in some ways considered the British equivalent of its German contemporary the Volkswagen Beetle, which enjoyed similar popularity in North America. In 1999 the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th century, behind the Ford Model T. This distinctive two-door car…

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KPMG history, profile and history video  “About KPMG   KPMG provides Audit, Tax and Advisory services and industry insight to help organizations negotiate risks and perform in the dynamic and challenging environments in which they do business. We assist firms and organizations in meeting their compliance requirements and help them to develop, adding value to our clients’ business. We have specialized staff with many different skills and backgrounds, and we are flexible – we adapt our services and develop new ones to meet the needs of clients as market conditions change.KPMG operates as an international network of member firms offering Audit, Tax and…

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KFC history and history video “KFC History Harland Sanders was born in 1890 and raised on a farm outside Henryville, Indiana. When Harland was five years old, his father died, forcing his mother to work at a canning plant. This left Harland, as the eldest son, to care for his two younger siblings.[6] After he reached seven years of age, his mother taught him how to cook.After leaving the family home at the age of 13, Sanders passed through several professions, with mixed success. In 1930, he took over a Shell filling station on US Route 25 just outside North Corbin, Kentucky, a small town on the edge of the Appalachian Mountains. It was here that he first…

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Key Stats Founded 1820 in Kilmarnock, Scotland Global Sales (2023) 22.1 million 9-liter cases Brand Value (2023) $3 billion USD Parent Company Diageo plc (since 1997) Market Position World’s top-selling Scotch whisky Johnnie Walker stands as the world’s best-selling Scotch whisky brand, sold in nearly every country. The brand began in a small grocery shop in Kilmarnock, Scotland, where John Walker started blending teas and spices before applying those skills to whisky. Today, Diageo owns Johnnie Walker as part of its premium spirits portfolio. The brand sells approximately nine bottles every second worldwide. Its distinctive square bottle and slanted label…

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Huawei history, profile and history video  “Our Enduring Brand Promise   Enriching life and improving efficiency through a better-connected world. Our Brand Attributes Customer-centric We keep an unwavering focus on our customers, partnering with them and committing ourselves to meet their goals and needs. We rely on deep customer insights and continuous feedback to guide our priorities and influence the way we work. Dedicated We are passionate about the success of our customers, making every effort to meet our commitments. We measure our work against how much value we bring to customers. We strive to continuously improve ourselves, building our capabilities, our…

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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co KGaA history, profile and history video  Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co KGaA is a Germany-based holding and kidney dialysis company, operating in the fields of dialysis products and dialysis services. Its dialysis business is vertically integrated, providing dialysis treatment at its own dialysis clinics and supplying these clinics with a range of products. In addition, the Company sells dialysis products to other dialysis service providers. The Company operates in two business segments: North America and International. The North America segment consists of Renal Therapy Group and Fresenius Medical Services. The International segment consists of Europe…

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Key Stats Market capitalization stands at $72.54 billion as of October 2025. Revenue reached $7.18 billion in 2024, marking an 11.8 percent year-over-year increase. The company delivered 13,752 units in 2024 with hybrid models representing 51 percent of shipments. Operating profit hit $1.89 billion in 2024 with a 28.3 percent margin. Ferrari employs approximately 5,900 people at its Maranello facility in Italy. Ferrari stands as the most iconic luxury sports car manufacturer in automotive history. Founded in 1947 by Enzo Ferrari in Maranello, Italy, the company has built a legendary reputation through racing excellence and engineering innovation. The brand produces…

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Exxon Mobil Corp. history, profile and corporate video  Exxon Mobil Corp. explores, develops and distributes crude oil and natural gas. The company through its divisions and affiliated companies, engages in its principal business, is energy, involving exploration for, and production of, crude oil and natural gas, manufacture of petroleum products and transportation and sale of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products. It manufactures and markets commodity petrochemicals, including olefins, aromatics, polyethylene and polypropylene plastics and a variety of specialty products. The company also has interests in electric power generation facilities. It operates business under three segments: Upstream, Downstream and Chemical. The…

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Deutsche Post AG DHL history, profile and corporate video  Deutsche Post AG is a mail and logistics services company. It provides easy-to-use standardized products as well as innovative and tailored solutions ranging from dialogue marketing to industrial supply chains. The company offers services include national and international mail and parcel services, dialog marketing services, outsourcing and system solutions for the mail business, international express, air freight, ocean freight, European road freight and contract logistics. The company is organized into four operating divisions: Mail, Express, Global Forwarding, Fright and Supply Chain. The Mail division provides domestic and international mail and parcels and…

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