Hasbro

Summary

Hasbro is a business^[1]. Hasbro ranks in the top 0.33% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,371 views/month, #96 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hasbro is in the country of United States^[3].
• Hasbro is in the country of US^[4].
• Hasbro is in the country of CH^[5].
• Hasbro's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Hasbro's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• Hasbro's instance of is recorded as board game publishing company^[8].
• Hasbro's instance of is recorded as public company^[9].
• Hasbro is owned by Alan G. Hassenfeld^[10].
• Hasbro is owned by The Vanguard Group^[11].
• Hasbro is owned by Capital Research Global Investors^[12].
• Hasbro is owned by BlackRock^[13].
• Hasbro followed Waddington^[14].
• Hasbro's headquarters location is recorded as Pawtucket^[15].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as OddzOn^[16].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Wizards of the Coast^[17].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Milton Bradley Company^[18].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Playskool^[19].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Claster Television^[20].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Cranium, Inc.^[21].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Tiger Electronics^[22].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Parker Brothers^[23].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as FurReal Friends^[24].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Allspark^[25].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Hasbro Entertainment^[26].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Lionsgate Canada^[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): 549300OSKQ0EL0YE4U18^[28]

• Registered legal name: Hasbro SA^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: CH^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

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

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1998-10-19^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2013-01-24^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-02-18^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-02-27^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000549^[40]

• Authority entity ID: CHE-100.991.993^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Original Production^[43]

• Country: US^[44]

• Began / founded: 1923^[45]

• MusicBrainz ID: 14c21d8a-8214-48cf-8fef-4defb5fce778^[46]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1923^[47], 1926-01-08^[48], and 1998-10-19^[49]. Hasbro's location of formation is recorded as Providence^[50].

Identity

Hasbro is part of S&P 500^[51]. Hasbro followed Waddington^[14].

Operations

Hasbro's headquarters location is recorded as Pawtucket^[15]. Subsidiaries include OddzOn^[16]; Wizards of the Coast^[17], a business^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1990^[54], headquartered in Renton^[55]; Milton Bradley Company^[18], a business^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1860^[58], headquartered in East Longmeadow^[59]; Playskool^[19], a defunct organization^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1928^[62], headquartered in Pawtucket^[63]; Claster Television^[20], a business^[64], in United States^[65], founded in 1953^[66], headquartered in Baltimore^[67]; and Cranium, Inc.^[21], a subsidiary company^[68], in United States^[69], founded in 1998^[70], headquartered in Seattle^[71].

Industry

Hasbro's industry is recorded as game industry^[72].

Ownership

Owners include Alan G. Hassenfeld^[10], a businessperson^[73], 1948–2025^[74], of United States^[75]; The Vanguard Group^[11], a business^[76], in United States^[77], founded in 1975^[78], headquartered in Malvern^[79]; Capital Research Global Investors^[12]; and BlackRock^[13], a company^[80], in United States^[81], founded in 1988^[82], headquartered in New York City^[83]. Hasbro's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[84]. Products include toy^[85], video game^[86], board game^[87], card game^[88], tabletop role-playing game^[89], and role-playing game^[90].

Why It Matters

Hasbro ranks in the top 0.33% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,371 views/month, #96 of 29,529).^[2] Hasbro has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[91] Hasbro is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[92]

Hasbro is credited with the discovery of action figure^[93], founded in 1964^[94].

FAQs

What did Hasbro discover?

Hasbro is credited as discoverer of action figure^[93].