General Electric

American multinational conglomerate (1892–2024)
Organization multinational_corporation Q54173
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General Electric

Summary

General Electric is a multinational corporation[1]. It draws 19,560 Wikipedia views per month (multinational_corporation category, ranking #35 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • General Electric received the Silver Anvil Award[3].
  • General Electric received the Silver Anvil Award[4].
  • General Electric's instance of is recorded as multinational corporation[5].
  • General Electric's has organizational division is recorded as GE Transportation[6].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Wind Energy[7].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Industrial[8].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Consumer & Industrial[9].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Energy[10].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Lighting[11].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Italia Holding[12].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as General Electric (Austria)[13].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Vernova (Switzerland)[14].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as General Electric (Israel)[15].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as General Electric (Argentina)[16].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as ScanWind[17].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Global Research[18].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Global Research (Germany)[19].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE HealthCare[20].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as General Electric (New Zealand)[21].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Aviation Czech[22].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Aerospace[23].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Power[24].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as General Electric Spain[25].
  • General Electric's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Aerospace[26].
  • General Electric's Commons category is recorded as General Electric[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): 3C7474T6CDKPR9K6YT90[28]

  • Registered legal name: General Electric Company[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: US-NY[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): PJ10[32]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[34]

  • Entity created: 1892-04-14[35]

  • LEI first registered: 2012-10-01[36]

  • LEI last updated: 2025-11-13[37]

  • LEI next renewal: 2026-11-15[38]

  • Managing LOU: 529900F6BNUR3RJ2WH29[39]

  • Registration authority: RA000628[40]

  • Authority entity ID: 112[41]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[42]

Body

Operations

Subsidiaries include GE Wind Energy[7], a business[43], in Germany[44], founded in 1980[45], headquartered in Salzbergen[46]; GE Industrial[8], a business[47]; GE Consumer & Industrial[9], a business[48], founded in 2004[49], headquartered in Louisville[50]; GE Energy[10], a business[51], in US[52], founded in 2008[53], headquartered in Atlanta[54]; GE Lighting[11], a business[55], in United States[56], founded in 1911[57], headquartered in East Cleveland[58]; and GE Italia Holding[12].

Industry

Industries include conglomerate[59], mechanical engineering[60], power engineering[61], aircraft industry[62], automotive industry[63], and finance lease[64].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Anvil Award[3], an award[65], in United States[66], founded in 1944[67].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for General Electric include 30 Rockefeller Plaza[68], a skyscraper[69], in United States[70], founded in 1933[71].

Why It Matters

General Electric draws 19,560 Wikipedia views per month (multinational_corporation category, ranking #35 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]

Entities named for it include 30 Rockefeller Plaza[68], a skyscraper[69], in United States[70], founded in 1933[71].

FAQs

What awards did General Electric receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[3] and Silver Anvil Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
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  14. [41] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [42] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [68] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [72] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [73] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · ArthurPSmith · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → multinational corporation
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  2. 20d ago · Bhousel · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sam id → —
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    Global energy monitor wiki id → —
    Employees → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q43229]], Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
  3. 4w ago · Jklamo · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legal entity identifier → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1278]]: 3C7474T6CDKPR9K6YT90, Moving to [[Q1485061]]"
  4. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9241-41E9-CA79-B4DB-D055
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  5. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → general-electric, general-electric-company
    Wikidata description → American multinational conglomerate (1892–2024)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: general-electric, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289929650|general electric (#289929650)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  6. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 364697
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  7. 16w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → General+Electric, GE
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  8. 18w ago · Mxdanger · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → 0946b723-5057-454f-b14c-66fdd1ff0e04
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  9. 19w ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osm name suggestion index id → generalelectric-74685d
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: General Electric Co., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779096159559"
  10. 21w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Industry → conglomerate, mechanical engineering, power engineering +4
    Dissolved → —
    Has works in the collection → Netherlands Open Air Museum, Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology
    Different from → General Electric Company plc
    + 58 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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