Telefónica

telecommunications company based in Madrid, Spain
Organization public_company Q160229
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Telefónica

Summary

Telefónica is a public company[1]. Telefónica ranks in the top 7% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (544 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Telefónica received the Gold Plate of the Royal Order of Sports Merit[3].
  • Telefónica is in the country of Spain[4].
  • Telefónica is in the country of ES[5].
  • Telefónica's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Telefónica's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • Telefónica's instance of is recorded as company[8].
  • Telefónica's founder is recorded as Gumersindo Rico González[9].
  • Telefónica is owned by Public Investment Fund[10].
  • Telefónica is owned by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria[11].
  • Telefónica is owned by BlackRock[12].
  • Telefónica is owned by CaixaBank[13].
  • Telefónica is owned by Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales[14].
  • Telefónica is owned by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria[15].
  • Telefónica is owned by CaixaBank[16].
  • Telefónica is owned by STC Group[17].
  • Telefónica's headquarters location is recorded as Telefónica Building[18].
  • Telefónica's headquarters location is recorded as Madrid[19].
  • Telefónica's child organization or unit is recorded as Movistar[20].
  • Telefónica's child organization or unit is recorded as Telefónica Deutschland[21].
  • Telefónica's child organization or unit is recorded as Movistar Chile[22].
  • Telefónica's child organization or unit is recorded as Integratel Perú[23].
  • Telefónica's child organization or unit is recorded as Movistar Colombia[24].
  • Telefónica's child organization or unit is recorded as Movistar Ecuador[25].
  • Telefónica's child organization or unit is recorded as Movistar México[26].
  • Telefónica's child organization or unit is recorded as Telefônica Brasil[27].

Body

Founding

Telefónica's founder is recorded as Gumersindo Rico González[9]. Recorded inception include April 19, 1924[28], 1924[29], and 2013-11-19[30].

Identity

Part of include EURO STOXX 50[31] and IBEX 35[32].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Cándido Velázquez-Gaztelu Ruiz[33], Juan Villalonga[34], César Alierta[35], Q24263679[36], and Marc Murtra i Millar[37].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Telefónica Building[18], a building[38], in Spain[39], founded in 1929[40] and Madrid[19], a municipality of Spain[41], in Spain[42]. Subsidiaries include Movistar[20], a business[43], in Spain[44], founded in 1995[45], headquartered in Madrid[46]; Telefónica Deutschland[21], a telecommunication company[47], in Germany[48], founded in 1995[49], headquartered in Hochhaus Uptown München[50]; Movistar Chile[22], a business[51], in Chile[52], founded in 1880[53], headquartered in Torre Telefónica Chile[54]; Integratel Perú[23], a business[55], in Peru[56], founded in 1994[57], headquartered in Lima[58]; Movistar Colombia[24], a business[59], in Colombia[60], founded in 1947[61], headquartered in Bogotá[62]; and Movistar Ecuador[25], a business[63], in Ecuador[64], founded in 1993[65], headquartered in Quito[66].

Industry

Industries include telecommunications[67].

Ownership

Owners include Public Investment Fund[10], a sovereign wealth fund[68], in Saudi Arabia[69], founded in 1971[70], headquartered in Riyadh[71]; Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria[11], a bank[72], in Spain[73], founded in 1999[74], headquartered in Edificio del Banco de Bilbao[75]; BlackRock[12], a company[76], in United States[77], founded in 1988[78], headquartered in New York City[79]; CaixaBank[13], a bank[80], in Spain[81], founded in 2011[82], headquartered in Valencia[83]; Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales[14], a state-owned enterprise[84], in Spain[85], founded in 1995[86], headquartered in Calle de Velázquez[87]; and STC Group[17], a company[88], in Saudi Arabia[89], founded in 2016[90]. Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange[91], São Paulo Stock Exchange[92], Madrid Stock Exchange[93], London Stock Exchange[94], Buenos Aires Stock Exchange[95], and Lima Stock Exchange[96].

Recognition

Telefónica received the Gold Plate of the Royal Order of Sports Merit[3].

Dissolution

Telefónica was dissolved in 1988[97].

Why It Matters

Telefónica ranks in the top 7% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (544 views/month).[2] Telefónica has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[98] Telefónica is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[99]

FAQs

What awards did Telefónica receive?

Honors received include Gold Plate of the Royal Order of Sports Merit[3].

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  1. 19d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaces → Telefónica
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  2. 29d ago · Wiki6518 · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1924-04-19T00:00:00Z, +1924-00-00T00:00:00Z, 2013-11-19
    National library of latvia id → 000082562
    Quora topic id → Telefonica-España
    Bibsys id → 98064895
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q28733146 */ Merged duplicate items"
  3. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 271A-58DB-14AF-E74F-5E20
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  4. 11w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Telefónica
    Replaces → Telefónica
    Number of subscribers → {'amount': '+276500000'}
    Owned by → Public Investment Fund, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, BlackRock +5
    + 51 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13561]]: 83610, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/181713913|Telefonica (#181713913)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6882|SCImago Institutions R"
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