Hasbro

Summary

Hasbro is a business^[1]. Hasbro ranks in the top 0.33% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,150 views/month, #96 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hasbro is in the country of United States^[3].
• Hasbro's instance of is recorded as business^[4].
• Hasbro's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[5].
• Hasbro's instance of is recorded as board game publishing company^[6].
• Hasbro's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Hasbro is owned by Alan G. Hassenfeld^[8].
• Hasbro is owned by The Vanguard Group^[9].
• Hasbro is owned by Capital Research Global Investors^[10].
• Hasbro is owned by BlackRock^[11].
• Hasbro followed Waddington^[12].
• Hasbro's headquarters location is recorded as Pawtucket^[13].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as OddzOn^[14].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Wizards of the Coast^[15].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Milton Bradley Company^[16].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Playskool^[17].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Claster Television^[18].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Cranium, Inc.^[19].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Tiger Electronics^[20].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Parker Brothers^[21].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as FurReal Friends^[22].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Allspark^[23].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Hasbro Entertainment^[24].
• Hasbro's child organization or unit is recorded as Lionsgate Canada^[25].
• Hasbro is part of S&P 500^[26].
• Hasbro's Commons category is recorded as Hasbro^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1923 marks the founding of Hasbro^[28]. Hasbro's location of formation is recorded as Providence^[29].

Identity

Hasbro is part of S&P 500^[26]. Hasbro followed Waddington^[12].

Operations

Hasbro's headquarters location is recorded as Pawtucket^[13]. Subsidiaries include OddzOn^[14]; Wizards of the Coast^[15], a business^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1990^[32], headquartered in Renton^[33]; Milton Bradley Company^[16], a business^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1860^[36], headquartered in East Longmeadow^[37]; Playskool^[17], a defunct organization^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1928^[40], headquartered in Pawtucket^[41]; Claster Television^[18], a business^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1953^[44], headquartered in Baltimore^[45]; and Cranium, Inc.^[19], a subsidiary company^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1998^[48], headquartered in Seattle^[49].

Industry

Hasbro's industry is recorded as game industry^[50].

Ownership

Owners include Alan G. Hassenfeld^[8], a businessperson^[51], 1948–2025^[52], of United States^[53]; The Vanguard Group^[9], a business^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1975^[56], headquartered in Malvern^[57]; Capital Research Global Investors^[10]; and BlackRock^[11], a company^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1988^[60], headquartered in New York City^[61]. Stock exchanges include Nasdaq^[62] and S&P 500^[63]. Products include toy^[64], video game^[65], board game^[66], card game^[67], tabletop role-playing game^[68], and role-playing game^[69].

Why It Matters

Hasbro ranks in the top 0.33% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,150 views/month, #96 of 29,529).^[2] Hasbro has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] Hasbro is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

Hasbro is credited with the discovery of action figure^[72], in Various^[73], founded in 1964^[74].

FAQs

What did Hasbro discover?

Hasbro is credited as discoverer of action figure^[72].