Harman International Industries

Summary

Harman International Industries is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,117 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Harman International Industries was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance^[3].
• Harman International Industries was a member of SD Association^[4].
• Harman International Industries is in the country of United States^[5].
• Harman International Industries is in the country of GB^[6].
• Harman International Industries is in the country of US^[7].
• Harman International Industries's instance of is recorded as business^[8].
• Harman International Industries's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[9].
• Harman International Industries's instance of is recorded as public company^[10].
• Harman International Industries's founder is recorded as Sidney Harman^[11].
• Harman International Industries is owned by Samsung Group^[12].
• Harman International Industries's headquarters location is recorded as Stamford^[13].
• Harman International Industries's chief executive officer is recorded as Dinesh Paliwal^[14].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Harman Becker Automotive Systems^[15].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Harman (China)^[16].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Harman International (United Kingdom)^[17].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as AKG Acoustics^[18].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Harman Kardon^[19].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Martin Professional^[20].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Dbx, Inc.^[21].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Crown International^[22].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as AMX LLC^[23].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as JBL^[24].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Mark Levinson^[25].
• Harman International Industries's Commons category is recorded as Harman International Industries^[26].
• Harman International Industries's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300VPMWIW4RQ2Q396^[28]

• Registered legal name: Harman International Industries Limited^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1980-03-14^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2013-11-26^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-03-09^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-03-12^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000585^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 01485558^[41]

• Other names: Harman Audio Limited, Harman (Audio) U.K. Limited, Harsub (U.K.) Limited^[42]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[43]

Body

Founding

Harman International Industries's founder is recorded as Sidney Harman^[11]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1980^[44], 1980-03-14^[45], and 1980-01-31^[46].

Leadership

Harman International Industries's chief executive officer is recorded as Dinesh Paliwal^[14].

Operations

Harman International Industries's headquarters location is recorded as Stamford^[13]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Samsung Electronics^[47]. Subsidiaries include Harman Becker Automotive Systems^[15], a business^[48], in Germany^[49], founded in 1949^[50], headquartered in Karlsbad^[51]; Harman (China)^[16]; Harman International (United Kingdom)^[17], a business^[52], in United Kingdom^[53], founded in 1980^[54], headquartered in Bridgend^[55]; AKG Acoustics^[18], a business^[56], in Austria^[57], founded in 1947^[58], headquartered in Vienna^[59]; Harman Kardon^[19], a business^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1953^[62], headquartered in Stamford^[63]; and Martin Professional^[20], a business^[64], in Denmark^[65], founded in 1987^[66], headquartered in Aarhus^[67].

Industry

Harman International Industries's industry is recorded as electronics^[68].

Ownership

Harman International Industries is owned by Samsung Group^[12]. Its stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[27]. Its product or material produced is recorded as audio equipment^[69].

Why It Matters

Harman International Industries ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,117 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]