Virgin Group

Summary

Virgin Group is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,856 views/month, #181 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Virgin Group is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Virgin Group's instance of is recorded as business^[4].
• Virgin Group's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[5].
• Virgin Group's instance of is recorded as multinational corporation^[6].
• Virgin Group's founder is recorded as Richard Branson^[7].
• Virgin Group's founder is recorded as Nik Powell^[8].
• Virgin Group is owned by Richard Branson^[9].
• Virgin Group's headquarters location is recorded as London^[10].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Atlantic^[11].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Galactic^[12].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Megastores^[13].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Films^[14].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Rail Group^[15].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Green Fund^[16].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Holidays^[17].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Mobile South Africa^[18].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Produced^[19].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Voucher^[20].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Australia Holdings^[21].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Experience Days^[22].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Cars^[23].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Brides^[24].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Money UK^[25].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Mobile India^[26].
• Virgin Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Mobile France^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Richard Branson^[7] and Nik Powell^[8]. February 1970 marks the founding of Virgin Group^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as London^[29].

Leadership

Virgin Group's director / manager is recorded as Richard Branson^[30].

Operations

Virgin Group's headquarters location is recorded as London^[10]. Subsidiaries include Virgin Atlantic^[11], an airline^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1984^[33], headquartered in Crawley^[34]; Virgin Galactic^[12], an aerospace manufacturer^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 2004^[37], headquartered in Las Cruces^[38]; Virgin Megastores^[13], a business^[39], founded in 1971^[40], headquartered in London^[41]; Virgin Films^[14], a film production company^[42]; Virgin Rail Group^[15], a limited company^[43], in United Kingdom^[44], founded in 1996^[45], headquartered in London^[46]; and Virgin Green Fund^[16], a business^[47], founded in 2007^[48], headquartered in London^[49].

Industry

Industries include air cargo^[50], economics of banking^[51], publishing industry^[52], health care industry^[53], music industry^[54], and food industry^[55].

Ownership

Virgin Group is owned by Richard Branson^[9]. Its stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[56].

Why It Matters

Virgin Group ranks in the top 0.61% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,856 views/month, #181 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]