Foxconn

Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturer
Organization business Q463094
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Foxconn

Summary

Foxconn is a business[1]. Foxconn ranks in the top 0.38% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,384 views/month, #112 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Foxconn was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance[3].
  • Foxconn is in the country of Taiwan[4].
  • Foxconn's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Foxconn's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Foxconn's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Foxconn's founder is recorded as Terry Gou[8].
  • Foxconn is owned by Terry Gou[9].
  • Foxconn is owned by The Vanguard Group[10].
  • Foxconn's headquarters location is recorded as New Taipei[11].
  • Foxconn's chief executive officer is recorded as Terry Gou[12].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as SMART Technologies[13].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as Foxconn (China)[14].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as Foxconn (United Kingdom)[15].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as Foxconn (Far East)[16].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as Foxconn (United States)[17].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as FIH Mobile Limited[18].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as CircuTech International[19].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as Foxconn Holdings[20].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as Sharp Corporation[21].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as Foxconn CZ[22].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as Foxconn Europe Digital Solutions[23].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as Foxconn European Manufacturing Services[24].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as Foxconn Technology CZ[25].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as Global Services Solutions[26].
  • Foxconn's child organization or unit is recorded as Cloud Network Technology[27].

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Founding

Foxconn's founder is recorded as Terry Gou[8]. February 20, 1974 marks the founding of Foxconn[28].

Leadership

Foxconn's chief executive officer is recorded as Terry Gou[12]. Foxconn's chairperson is recorded as Terry Gou[29].

Operations

Foxconn's headquarters location is recorded as New Taipei[11]. Subsidiaries include SMART Technologies[13], a business[30], in Canada[31], founded in 1987[32], headquartered in Calgary[33]; Foxconn (China)[14]; Foxconn (United Kingdom)[15]; Foxconn (Far East)[16]; Foxconn (United States)[17], a business[34], in United States[35], headquartered in San Jose[36]; and FIH Mobile Limited[18], a business[37], in People's Republic of China[38], founded in 2000[39], headquartered in Kowloon[40].

Industry

Industries include electronics industry[41] and electronics[42].

Ownership

Owners include Terry Gou[9], an entrepreneur[43], b. 1950[44], of Taiwan[45] and The Vanguard Group[10], a business[46], in United States[47], founded in 1975[48], headquartered in Malvern[49]. Stock exchanges include Taiwan Stock Exchange[50], Hong Kong Stock Exchange[51], and London Stock Exchange[52]. Products include motherboard[53] and iPhone[54].

Why It Matters

Foxconn ranks in the top 0.38% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,384 views/month, #112 of 29,529).[2] Foxconn has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Foxconn is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  18. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14912 → Foxconn
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  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 31AD-29AF-64FA-7964-971F
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  3. 20w ago · Anticeri · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters → —
    Member of → Wi-Fi Alliance
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    Chairperson → Terry Gou
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