GSK

British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company
Organization public_company Q212322
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GSK

Summary

GSK is a public company[1]. GSK ranks in the top 4% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,461 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • GSK is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • GSK is in the country of GB[4].
  • GSK's instance of is recorded as public company[5].
  • GSK's instance of is recorded as pharmaceutical company[6].
  • GSK followed Glaxo Wellcome[7].
  • GSK followed Block Drug[8].
  • GSK followed Norcliff Thayer[9].
  • GSK's headquarters location is recorded as London[10].
  • GSK's chief executive officer is recorded as Emma Walmsley[11].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as Stiefel Laboratories[12].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as GlaxoSmithKline[13].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as GlaxoSmithKline (Germany)[14].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as GlaxoSmithKline (Italy)[15].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as GlaxoSmithKline (Belgium)[16].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as GlaxoSmithKline (Croatia)[17].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland)[18].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as GlaxoSmithKline (United States)[19].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as GlaxoSmithKline (Canada)[20].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as GlaxoSmithKline (Australia)[21].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as GlaxoSmithKline (Poland)[22].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as GlaxoSmithKline (Sri Lanka)[23].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as GlaxoSmithKline Turkey[24].
  • GSK's child organization or unit is recorded as GlaxoSmithKline[25].
  • GSK is part of FTSE 100 Index[26].
  • GSK is part of Dow Jones Global Titans 50[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include December 27, 2000[28] and 1999-12-06[29]. GSK's location of formation is recorded as London[30].

Identity

Part of include FTSE 100 Index[26], a stock market index[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1984[33] and Dow Jones Global Titans 50[27], a stock market index[34], in United States[35]. Predecessors include Glaxo Wellcome[7], Block Drug[8], and Norcliff Thayer[9].

Leadership

GSK's chief executive officer is recorded as Emma Walmsley[11]. GSK's chairperson is recorded as Jonathan Symonds[36].

Operations

GSK's headquarters location is recorded as London[10]. Subsidiaries include Stiefel Laboratories[12], a business[37], founded in 1847[38]; GlaxoSmithKline[13], a business[39], in Spain[40], headquartered in Madrid[41]; GlaxoSmithKline (Germany)[14]; GlaxoSmithKline (Italy)[15]; GlaxoSmithKline (Belgium)[16]; and GlaxoSmithKline (Croatia)[17].

Industry

Industries include pharmaceutical industry[42] and biotechnology[43].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange[44] and London Stock Exchange[45]. GSK's product or material produced is recorded as medication[46].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for GSK include GlaxoSmithKline Award[47], an award[48].

Why It Matters

GSK ranks in the top 4% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,461 views/month).[2] GSK has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] GSK is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for GSK include GlaxoSmithKline Award[47], an award[48].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [48] ↑ . 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. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 1298326929
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  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F87B-D603-8B99-A835-CEEC
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  3. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → glaxosmithkline
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  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0271181-GlaxoSmithKline
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  6. 16w ago · Zandcee · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → —
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