Key Stats Market capitalization stands at approximately £28 billion as of October 2025 Annual revenue reached $89.1 billion in fiscal year 2025 Commands 28.5% market share in the UK grocery sector Operates over 4,600 stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland Employs more than 341,000 people worldwide Tesco Plc operates as the United Kingdom’s largest food retailer and one of the world’s leading multinational grocery chains. The company provides a comprehensive range of food, non-food products, and retail banking services through various store formats across multiple countries. Founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen, Tesco has evolved from a single market…
Author: Darius
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 $1.75B 2024 Revenue ~$2.1B Market Cap (2025) 1979 Founded ~5,700 Employees NYSE: TDC Stock Symbol Teradata Corporation provides cloud database and analytics software, products, and services. The company operates as an enterprise software provider that develops and sells database analytics software across three main areas: business analytics, cloud products, and consulting services. Teradata serves clients in financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, and transportation sectors. The company operates in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Teradata is headquartered in San Diego, California, with additional major locations in Atlanta and San Francisco.…
Tencent Holdings Ltd. history, profile and history video Tencent Holdings Ltd. is engaged in the provision of internet, mobile, and telecommunication services. It operates through the following business groups: Corporate Development, Interactive Entertainment, Mobile Internet, Online Media, Social Network, and Technology and Engineering. The company was founded by Yi Dan Chen, Hua Teng Ma, Chen Ye Xu, Li Qing Zeng, and Zhi Dong Zhang on November 23, 1999 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.” “About Tencent Founded in November, 1998, Tencent has grown into one of China’s largest and most used Internet service portal. Since its establishment over the last decade, Tencent…
Seiko Epson Corp. history, profile and history video Seiko Epson Corp. engages in the development, manufacture, and sales of information equipment. It operates through the following segments: Information Equipment, Device and Precision Products, and Others. The Information Equipment segment offers inkjet printers, page printers, serial impact dot matrix printers, large-format inkjet printers, color image scanners, mini printers, point-of-sale systems printers, projectors, projector panels, label writers, and personal computers. The Device and Precision Products segment offers crystal units, crystal oscillators, quartz sensors, complementary metal-oxide semiconductor large scale integration products, watches, watch movements, plastic corrective lenses, precision industrial robots, integrated circuit handlers, and industrial…
TELUS Corp Key Stats Annual Revenue: CAD 20.1 billion (2024) Customer Connections: Over 20 million across wireless, internet, TV and security services Wireless Subscribers: 10.1 million mobile phone subscribers (Q2 2024) Employees: 27,800 (excluding TELUS Digital, 2024) Market Position: Second largest telecommunications company in Canada TELUS Corporation stands as one of Canada’s largest telecommunications providers. The company delivers wireless, internet, television, and healthcare services to millions of customers nationwide. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, TELUS operates through two main segments. The Technology Solutions segment handles core telecom services. The Digitally-Led Customer Experiences segment provides AI-powered solutions through TELUS International. The…
SECOM Co., Ltd. profile and corporate video SECOM Co., Ltd. is engaged in the provision of security services. It operates through the following segments: Security Services, Fire Protection Services, Medical Services, Insurance Services, Geographic Information Services, Real Estate Development and Sales, and Information and Communication Related and Other Services. The Security Services segment provides centralized online commercial, home security, and large-scale proprietary security systems. The Fire Protection Services segment focuses on fire protection equipment such as automatic fire alarm and fire extinguishing systems for office buildings, plants, tunnels, ships, residences, and cultural properties. The Medical Services segment deals with pharmaceutical dispensing and…
Sealed Air Corp. history, profile and corporate video Sealed Air Corp. is a food safety and security, facility hygiene and product protection company. It serves an array of food and beverage processing, food service, retail, health care and industrial, commercial and consumer applications. The company conducts its business through its wholly-owned subsidiary Cryovac, Inc., Sealed Air Corp and Diversey, Inc. Sealed Air operates its business through three segments: Food & Beverage, Institutional & Laundry and Protective Packaging, and Other category. The Food & Beverage segment focuses on providing processors, retailers and food service operators a broad range of integrated system solutions that…
Key Stats Founded: November 1, 1978 (as Shugart Technology) Headquarters: Fremont, California (operational); Dublin, Ireland (legal) Employees: Approximately 30,000 (2025) FY 2025 Revenue: $9.10 billion (+38.86% YoY) Market Cap: Approximately $93 billion (February 2026) Seagate Technology Holdings plc is an American data storage company that designs, manufactures, and markets hard disk drives, solid state drives, and related storage solutions. The company serves enterprise, consumer, and personal computing markets worldwide. Seagate developed the first 5.25-inch hard disk drive in 1980, which became a standard for personal computers. The company has maintained its position as one of the two largest HDD manufacturers…
Founded 1971 (as First Omaha Securities) Acquisition by Schwab $26 Billion (2020) Peak Annual Revenue $6.0 Billion (2019) Client Accounts at Acquisition 12 Million Final Platform Transition May 2024 TD Ameritrade was a pioneering online brokerage that revolutionized retail investing through technology-driven solutions. Founded in 1971 by J. Joe Ricketts, the company grew from a small investment banking firm in Omaha into one of America’s largest online brokers. The firm made history by introducing the first quote and order entry system via touch-tone phone in 1988. It later became an early adopter of online trading after acquiring K. Aufhauser &…
Founded: December 9, 2002 (merger of Telia and Sonera) 2024 Revenue: SEK 89.1 billion (approximately $8.4 billion USD) Employees: Approximately 18,600 Market Cap: Approximately $15 billion USD (November 2025) Headquarters: Solna, Sweden Telia Company AB stands as the largest telecommunications operator in the Nordic and Baltic regions. The company provides mobile, broadband, and fixed-line services to millions of customers across Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Telia operates through multiple segments offering connectivity services, enterprise solutions, and media content. The Swedish government owns approximately 39.5% of the company’s shares. Telia trades on both the Stockholm Stock Exchange and Helsinki…