Harman International Industries

Summary

Harman International Industries is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,157 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's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• Harman International Industries's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[8].
• Harman International Industries's instance of is recorded as public company^[9].
• Harman International Industries's founder is recorded as Sidney Harman^[10].
• Harman International Industries is owned by Samsung Group^[11].
• Harman International Industries's headquarters location is recorded as Stamford^[12].
• Harman International Industries's chief executive officer is recorded as Dinesh Paliwal^[13].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Harman Becker Automotive Systems^[14].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Harman (China)^[15].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Harman International (United Kingdom)^[16].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as AKG Acoustics^[17].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Harman Kardon^[18].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Martin Professional^[19].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Dbx, Inc.^[20].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Crown International^[21].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as AMX LLC^[22].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as JBL^[23].
• Harman International Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Mark Levinson^[24].
• Harman International Industries's Commons category is recorded as Harman International Industries^[25].
• Harman International Industries's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[26].
• Harman International Industries's industry is recorded as electronics^[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^[10]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1980^[44] and 1980-03-14^[45].

Leadership

Harman International Industries's chief executive officer is recorded as Dinesh Paliwal^[13].

Operations

Harman International Industries's headquarters location is recorded as Stamford^[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Samsung Electronics^[46]. Subsidiaries include Harman Becker Automotive Systems^[14], a business^[47], in Germany^[48], founded in 1949^[49], headquartered in Karlsbad^[50]; Harman (China)^[15]; Harman International (United Kingdom)^[16], a business^[51], in United Kingdom^[52], founded in 1980^[53], headquartered in Bridgend^[54]; AKG Acoustics^[17], a business^[55], in Austria^[56], founded in 1947^[57], headquartered in Vienna^[58]; Harman Kardon^[18], a business^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1953^[61], headquartered in Stamford^[62]; and Martin Professional^[19], a business^[63], in Denmark^[64], founded in 1987^[65], headquartered in Aarhus^[66].

Industry

Harman International Industries's industry is recorded as electronics^[27].

Ownership

Harman International Industries is owned by Samsung Group^[11]. Its stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[26]. Its product or material produced is recorded as audio equipment^[67].

Why It Matters

Harman International Industries ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,157 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[68] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[69]