The Hoover Company

Summary

The Hoover Company is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,886 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Hoover Company is in the country of United States^[3].
• The Hoover Company's instance of is recorded as business^[4].
• The Hoover Company's instance of is recorded as subsidiary company^[5].
• The Hoover Company's founder is recorded as William Henry Hoover^[6].
• The Hoover Company is owned by Candy^[7].
• William Henry Hoover is named after The Hoover Company^[8].
• The Hoover Company's headquarters location is recorded as North Canton^[9].
• The Hoover Company's Commons category is recorded as Hoover Company^[10].
• January 1, 1908 marks the founding of The Hoover Company^[11].
• The Hoover Company's location of formation is recorded as Canton^[12].
• The Hoover Company's parent organization or unit is recorded as Techtronic Industries^[13].
• The Hoover Company's official website is recorded as http://hoover.com/^[14].
• The Hoover Company's official website is recorded as https://hoover.co.uk^[15].
• The Hoover Company's product or material produced is recorded as vacuum cleaner^[16].
• The Hoover Company's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD Wikidata project^[17].
• The Hoover Company's has works in the collection is recorded as Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen^[18].
• The Hoover Company's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9727'}^[19].
• The Hoover Company's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9299'}^[20].
• The Hoover Company's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9589'}^[21].

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Founding

The Hoover Company's founder is recorded as William Henry Hoover^[6]. January 1, 1908 marks the founding of it^[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Canton^[12].

Operations

The Hoover Company's headquarters location is recorded as North Canton^[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Techtronic Industries^[13].

Ownership

The Hoover Company is owned by Candy^[7]. Its product or material produced is recorded as vacuum cleaner^[16].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for The Hoover Company include Hoover^[22], a captive marine mammal^[23] and Hoover Building^[24], a supermarket^[25], in United Kingdom^[26], founded in 1938^[27].

Why It Matters

The Hoover Company ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,886 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for it include Hoover^[22], a captive marine mammal^[23] and Hoover Building^[24], a supermarket^[25], in United Kingdom^[26], founded in 1938^[27].