Smith & Nephew

a company producing medical equipment
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Smith & Nephew

Summary

Smith & Nephew is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Smith & Nephew is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Smith & Nephew is in the country of FI[4].
  • Smith & Nephew's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Smith & Nephew's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Smith & Nephew's instance of is recorded as Indian medical surgical planning and 3D printing company[7].
  • Smith & Nephew's instance of is recorded as public company[8].
  • Smith & Nephew's founder is recorded as Thomas James Smith[9].
  • Smith & Nephew's headquarters location is recorded as London[10].
  • Smith & Nephew's chief executive officer is recorded as Roland Diggelmann[11].
  • Smith & Nephew's child organization or unit is recorded as Smith & Nephew (United States)[12].
  • Smith & Nephew's child organization or unit is recorded as Smith & Nephew (Germany)[13].
  • Smith & Nephew is part of FTSE 100 Index[14].
  • Smith & Nephew is part of Natur-Aktien-Index[15].
  • Smith & Nephew's Commons category is recorded as Smith & Nephew[16].
  • Smith & Nephew's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[17].
  • Smith & Nephew's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[18].
  • Smith & Nephew's industry is recorded as medical technology industry[19].
  • Smith & Nephew's chairperson is recorded as Roberto Quarta[20].
  • January 1, 1856 marks the founding of Smith & Nephew[21].
  • 1996-07-08 marks the founding of Smith & Nephew[22].
  • Smith & Nephew's location of formation is recorded as Kingston upon Hull[23].
  • Smith & Nephew's official website is recorded as http://www.smith-nephew.com[24].
  • Smith & Nephew's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/smith-nephew-plc-history/[25].
  • Smith & Nephew's product or material produced is recorded as medical device[26].
  • Smith & Nephew's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+11000'}[27].

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Founding

Smith & Nephew's founder is recorded as Thomas James Smith[9]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1856[21] and 1996-07-08[22]. Its location of formation is recorded as Kingston upon Hull[23].

Identity

Part of include FTSE 100 Index[14], a stock market index[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1984[30] and Natur-Aktien-Index[15], a stock market index[31].

Leadership

Smith & Nephew's chief executive officer is recorded as Roland Diggelmann[11]. Its chairperson is recorded as Roberto Quarta[20].

Operations

Smith & Nephew's headquarters location is recorded as London[10]. Subsidiaries include it (United States)[12], a business[32], in United States[33], headquartered in Memphis[34] and it (Germany)[13], a business[35], in Germany[36], headquartered in Hamburg[37].

Industry

Smith & Nephew's industry is recorded as medical technology industry[19].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange[17] and London Stock Exchange[18]. Smith & Nephew's product or material produced is recorded as medical device[26].

Why It Matters

Smith & Nephew ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . smith-nephew.com. smith-nephew.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . nai-index.de. Retrieved . nai-index.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . smith-nephew.com. smith-nephew.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Yirba · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit Smith & Nephew (United States), Smith & Nephew (Germany)
    Part of FTSE 100 Index, Natur-Aktien-Index
    Companies house company id 00324357
    Headquarters location London
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30163|batch #30163]]: OpenCorporates company ID to Companies House company ID"
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