Bang & Olufsen

Danish multinational audio equipment manufacturer and retail chain
Organization business Q790020
Bang & Olufsen
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Bang & Olufsen is an aktieselskab founded on November 17, 1925, by Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen [1]. The organization specializes in sound engineering and video technology .

The company employs 2.0k people .

Bang & Olufsen

Summary

Bang & Olufsen is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,469 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bang & Olufsen was a member of Confederation of Danish Industries[3].
  • Bang & Olufsen was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance[4].
  • Bang & Olufsen is in the country of Denmark[5].
  • Bang & Olufsen is in the country of DK[6].
  • Bang & Olufsen's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • Bang & Olufsen's instance of is recorded as enterprise[8].
  • Bang & Olufsen's instance of is recorded as public company[9].
  • Bang & Olufsen's founder is recorded as Peter Bang[10].
  • Bang & Olufsen's founder is recorded as Svend Olufsen[11].
  • Bang & Olufsen is owned by Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension[12].
  • Bang & Olufsen is owned by Sparkle Roll Group Limited[13].
  • Bang & Olufsen is owned by Samsung Group[14].
  • Bang & Olufsen is owned by Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker[15].
  • Peter Bang is named after Bang & Olufsen[16].
  • Svend Olufsen is named after Bang & Olufsen[17].
  • Bang & Olufsen's headquarters location is recorded as Struer[18].
  • The location of Bang & Olufsen was Struer[19].
  • Bang & Olufsen's Commons category is recorded as Bang & Olufsen[20].
  • Bang & Olufsen's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S[21].
  • Bang & Olufsen's industry is recorded as electronics[22].
  • November 17, 1925 marks the founding of Bang & Olufsen[23].
  • 1925-11-17 marks the founding of Bang & Olufsen[24].
  • Bang & Olufsen's official website is recorded as https://www.bang-olufsen.com/[25].
  • Bang & Olufsen's official website is recorded as https://www.bang-olufsen.com/da/dk[26].
  • Bang & Olufsen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bang & Olufsen[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 52990018KGR3ILFDNJ20[28]

  • Registered legal name: Bang & Olufsen A/S[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: DK[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): ZRPO[32]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[34]

  • Entity created: 1925-11-17[35]

  • LEI first registered: 2014-02-14[36]

  • LEI last updated: 2025-11-05[37]

  • LEI next renewal: 2026-12-19[38]

  • Managing LOU: 529900F6BNUR3RJ2WH29[39]

  • Registration authority: RA000170[40]

  • Authority entity ID: 41257911[41]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[42]

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Publisher[43]

  • Country: DK[44]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 96f876c1-1d14-4031-92d7-0456107d1339[45]

Body

Founding

Founders include Peter Bang[10] and Svend Olufsen[11]. Recorded inception include November 17, 1925[23] and 1925-11-17[24].

Operations

Bang & Olufsen's headquarters location is recorded as Struer[18].

Industry

Bang & Olufsen's industry is recorded as electronics[22].

Ownership

Owners include Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension[12], a state-owned enterprise[46], in Denmark[47], founded in 1964[48], headquartered in Hillerød[49]; Sparkle Roll Group Limited[13], a business[50], in VG[51], headquartered in Road Town[52]; Samsung Group[14], a chaebol[53], in South Korea[54], founded in 1938[55], headquartered in Samsung Town[56]; and Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker[15], a business[57], in Denmark[58], founded in 1919[59], headquartered in Amaliegade[60]. Bang & Olufsen's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S[21]. Products include sound engineering[61] and video technology[62].

Why It Matters

Bang & Olufsen ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,469 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

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  2. [63] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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