First Solar

Summary

First Solar is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (509 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• First Solar was a member of Silicon Module Super League^[3].
• First Solar is in the country of United States^[4].
• First Solar is in the country of DE^[5].
• First Solar's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• First Solar's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• First Solar's instance of is recorded as public company^[8].
• First Solar's founder is recorded as Harold McMaster^[9].
• First Solar's headquarters location is recorded as Tempe^[10].
• First Solar's Commons category is recorded as First Solar^[11].
• First Solar's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[12].
• First Solar's industry is recorded as photovoltaics^[13].
• First Solar's industry is recorded as Natur-Aktien-Index^[14].
• 1999 marks the founding of First Solar^[15].
• 2012-12-12 marks the founding of First Solar^[16].
• First Solar's official website is recorded as https://www.firstsolar.com/^[17].
• First Solar's legal form is recorded as Delaware corporation^[18].
• First Solar's legal form is recorded as 2HBR^[19].
• First Solar's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+30355'}^[20].
• First Solar's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+33297'}^[21].
• First Solar's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+35148'}^[22].
• First Solar's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5000'}^[23].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300WRPNIO7SHFBF32^[24]

• Registered legal name: First Solar GMBH^[25]

• Legal jurisdiction: DE^[26]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[27]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 2HBR^[28]

• Entity status: INACTIVE^[29]

• LEI registration status: RETIRED^[30]

• Entity created: 2012-12-12^[31]

• LEI first registered: 2012-12-12^[32]

• LEI last updated: 2025-12-08^[33]

• LEI next renewal: 2023-07-14^[34]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[35]

• Registration authority: RA000242^[36]

• Authority entity ID: HRB 115153^[37]

• Conformity flag: NOT_APPLICABLE^[38]

Body

Founding

First Solar's founder is recorded as Harold McMaster^[9]. Recorded inception include 1999^[15] and 2012-12-12^[16].

Operations

First Solar's headquarters location is recorded as Tempe^[10].

Industry

Industries include photovoltaics^[13] and Natur-Aktien-Index^[14].

Ownership

First Solar's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[12].

Why It Matters

First Solar ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (509 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]