Ricoh

Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company
Organization business Q178778
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Ricoh

Summary

Ricoh is a business[1]. Ricoh ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,230 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ricoh was a member of Linux Foundation[3].
  • Ricoh was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[4].
  • Ricoh was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance[5].
  • Ricoh was a member of SD Association[6].
  • Ricoh was a member of Camera & Imaging Products Association[7].
  • Ricoh is in the country of Japan[8].
  • Ricoh's instance of is recorded as business[9].
  • Ricoh's instance of is recorded as enterprise[10].
  • Ricoh's instance of is recorded as public company[11].
  • Ricoh's founder is recorded as Kiyoshi Ichimura[12].
  • Ricoh's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo[13].
  • Ricoh's child organization or unit is recorded as Ricoh (United States)[14].
  • Ricoh's child organization or unit is recorded as Ricoh France[15].
  • Ricoh's child organization or unit is recorded as RICOH Czech Republic[16].
  • Ricoh is part of Natur-Aktien-Index[17].
  • Ricoh's Commons category is recorded as Ricoh[18].
  • Ricoh's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[19].
  • Ricoh's stock exchange is recorded as Euronext[20].
  • Ricoh's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group[21].
  • Ricoh's industry is recorded as electronics industry[22].
  • 1936 marks the founding of Ricoh[23].
  • Ricoh's location of formation is recorded as Tokyo[24].
  • Ricoh's official website is recorded as https://jp.ricoh.com/[25].
  • Ricoh's official website is recorded as http://www.ricoh.com/[26].
  • Ricoh's official website is recorded as https://www.ricoh-usa.com/[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): 549300HFIB2GRUMDID72[28]

  • Registered legal name: 株式会社リコー[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: JP[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): T417[32]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[34]

  • Entity created: 1936-02-05[35]

  • LEI first registered: 2013-11-29[36]

  • LEI last updated: 2025-11-11[37]

  • LEI next renewal: 2026-11-11[38]

  • Managing LOU: 353800279ADEFGKNTV65[39]

  • Registration authority: RA000412[40]

  • Authority entity ID: 0108-01-012579[41]

  • Other names: Ricoh Company, Ltd.[42]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[43]

Body

Founding

Ricoh's founder is recorded as Kiyoshi Ichimura[12]. 1936 marks the founding of Ricoh[23]. Ricoh's location of formation is recorded as Tokyo[24].

Identity

Ricoh is part of Natur-Aktien-Index[17].

Operations

Ricoh's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo[13]. Subsidiaries include Ricoh (United States)[14], a business[44], in United States[45], founded in 1936[46], headquartered in Malvern[47]; Ricoh France[15]; and RICOH Czech Republic[16], a business[48], in Czech Republic[49], founded in 1993[50], headquartered in Prague[51].

Industry

Ricoh's industry is recorded as electronics industry[22].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Tokyo Stock Exchange[19], Euronext[20], and OTC Markets Group[21]. Products include software[52], photocopier[53], and single-lens reflex camera[54].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Ricoh include Ricoh Cup[55], a recurring sporting event[56], in People's Republic of China[57], founded in 2000[58].

Why It Matters

Ricoh ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,230 views/month).[2] Ricoh has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Ricoh is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

Entities named for Ricoh include Ricoh Cup[55], a recurring sporting event[56], in People's Republic of China[57], founded in 2000[58].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [36] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [37] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [38] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [39] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [40] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [41] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [42] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  16. [43] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  4. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [58] ↑ . 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. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap node id → 7888717563
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  2. 28d ago · Nw520 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Natur-Aktien-Index, Q118522762
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q118522762]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788603371519"
  3. 4w ago · Yunshancc · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    X (twitter) username → ricoh
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2002]]: ricoh"
  4. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 15w ago · DnaX · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Ricoh
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