Adidas AG

Summary

Adidas AG is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.088% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,007 views/month, #26 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Adidas AG was a member of ICC Germany^[3].
• Adidas AG was a member of RIPE Network Coordination Centre^[4].
• Adidas AG was a member of bitkom^[5].
• Adidas AG was a member of Partnership for Sustainable Textiles^[6].
• Adidas AG was a member of Deutsches Aktieninstitut^[7].
• Adidas AG was a member of Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry^[8].
• Adidas AG is in the country of Germany^[9].
• Adidas AG's instance of is recorded as business^[10].
• Adidas AG's instance of is recorded as public company^[11].
• Adidas AG's founder is recorded as Adolf Dassler^[12].
• Adolf Dassler is named after Adidas AG^[13].
• Adidas AG followed Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory^[14].
• Adidas AG's headquarters location is recorded as Herzogenaurach^[15].
• Adidas AG's chief executive officer is recorded as Bjørn Gulden^[16].
• Adidas AG's child organization or unit is recorded as adidas Runtastic^[17].
• Adidas AG's child organization or unit is recorded as TaylorMade Golf Company^[18].
• Adidas AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Ashworth^[19].
• Adidas AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Adidas^[20].
• Adidas AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Adidas (Canada)^[21].
• Adidas AG is part of DAX^[22].
• Adidas AG is part of EURO STOXX 50^[23].
• Adidas AG is part of CDAX^[24].
• Adidas AG's Commons category is recorded as Adidas^[25].
• Adidas AG's stock exchange is recorded as Frankfurt Stock Exchange^[26].
• Adidas AG's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group^[27].

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Founding

Adidas AG's founder is recorded as Adolf Dassler^[12]. Recorded inception include July 1924^[28] and August 18, 1949^[29].

Identity

Part of include DAX^[22], a stock market index^[30], in Germany^[31], founded in 1988^[32], headquartered in Frankfurt^[33]; EURO STOXX 50^[23], a stock market index^[34], founded in 1998^[35]; and CDAX^[24], a stock market index^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1993^[38]. Adidas AG followed Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory^[14].

Leadership

Adidas AG's chief executive officer is recorded as Bjørn Gulden^[16].

Operations

Adidas AG's headquarters location is recorded as Herzogenaurach^[15]. Subsidiaries include adidas Runtastic^[17], a dot-com company^[39], in Austria^[40], founded in 2009^[41], headquartered in Pasching^[42]; TaylorMade Golf Company^[18], a business^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1979^[45], headquartered in Carlsbad^[46]; Ashworth^[19], a business^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1987^[49], headquartered in Carlsbad^[50]; Adidas^[20]; and Adidas (Canada)^[21], a business^[51], in Canada^[52], founded in 1924^[53], headquartered in Vancouver^[54].

Industry

Industries include textile industry^[55] and sports industry^[56].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Frankfurt Stock Exchange^[26] and OTC Markets Group^[27]. Products include sportswear^[57], footwear^[58], sports equipment^[59], and personal care product^[60].

Why It Matters

Adidas AG ranks in the top 0.088% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,007 views/month, #26 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]