VMware

for-profit maker of virtualization software, acquired by Broadcom Inc. in 2023
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VMware was founded on January 1, 1998, by Diane Greene and Mendel Rosenblum [1]. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto [2]. Its product lineup includes VMware vSphere, VMware Fusion, VMware ESXi, VMware ThinApp, VMware Workstation Player, and Omnissa Horizon . As of 2019, VMware had 24,000 employees [3].

Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 15 annual filings
Revenue
$13.35B
▲ 3.9% YoY FY2023
Net Income
$1.31B
▼ 27.8% YoY FY2023
Assets
$31.24B
▲ 8.9% YoY FY2023
EPS (diluted)
$3.09
▼ 28.3% YoY FY2023
$0.00$3.67B$7.34B$11.01B$14.69B FY2008: $1.88B · NI $290.13M (15.4% margin)FY2009: $2.02B · NI $197.10M (9.7% margin)FY2010: $2.86B · NI $357.44M (12.5% margin)FY2011: $3.77B · NI $724.00M (19.2% margin)FY2012: $4.61B · NI $746.00M (16.2% margin)FY2013: $5.21B · NI $1.01B (19.5% margin)FY2014: $6.04B · NI $886.00M (14.7% margin)FY2015: $6.57B · NI $997.00M (15.2% margin)FY2016: $7.07B · NI $1.22B (17.3% margin)FY2018: $8.34B · NI $437.00M (5.2% margin)FY2019: $9.61B · NI $1.65B (17.2% margin)FY2020: $10.81B · NI $6.41B (59.3% margin)FY2021: $11.77B · NI $2.06B (17.5% margin)FY2022: $12.85B · NI $1.82B (14.2% margin)FY2023: $13.35B · NI $1.31B (9.8% margin) '08'10'12'14'16'19'21'23
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2023-02-03 · accession 0001124610-23-000015

VMware

Summary

VMware is a business[1]. VMware ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,704 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • VMware was a member of Linux Foundation[3].
  • VMware was a member of CVE Numbering Authority[4].
  • VMware was a member of FIDO Alliance[5].
  • VMware was a member of OpenID Foundation[6].
  • VMware was a member of Khronos Group[7].
  • VMware is in the country of United States[8].
  • VMware is in the country of US[9].
  • VMware's instance of is recorded as business[10].
  • VMware's instance of is recorded as enterprise[11].
  • VMware's founder is recorded as Diane Greene[12].
  • VMware's founder is recorded as Mendel Rosenblum[13].
  • VMware's headquarters location is recorded as Palo Alto[14].
  • VMware's Commons category is recorded as VMware[15].
  • VMware's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[16].
  • VMware's industry is recorded as software industry[17].
  • January 1, 1998 marks the founding of VMware[18].
  • 1998-02-10 marks the founding of VMware[19].
  • VMware's parent organization or unit is recorded as Broadcom[20].
  • VMware's significant event is recorded as takeover[21].
  • VMware's significant event is recorded as takeover[22].
  • VMware's official website is recorded as https://www.vmware.com/[23].
  • VMware's topic's main category is recorded as Category:VMware[24].
  • VMware's product or material produced is recorded as VMware vSphere[25].
  • VMware's product or material produced is recorded as VMware Fusion[26].
  • VMware's product or material produced is recorded as VMware ESXi[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): 549300BUDHS3LRWBE814[28]

  • Registered legal name: Vmware LLC[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: US-DE[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

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

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[34]

  • Entity created: 1998-02-10[35]

  • LEI first registered: 2012-12-12[36]

  • LEI last updated: 2026-05-04[37]

  • LEI next renewal: 2026-09-12[38]

  • Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12[39]

  • Registration authority: RA000602[40]

  • Authority entity ID: 2853894[41]

  • Other names: Vmware, INC.[42]

  • Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING[43]

Body

Founding

Founders include Diane Greene[12] and Mendel Rosenblum[13]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1998[18] and 1998-02-10[19].

Operations

VMware's headquarters location is recorded as Palo Alto[14]. VMware's parent organization or unit is recorded as Broadcom[20].

Industry

VMware's industry is recorded as software industry[17].

Ownership

VMware's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[16]. Products include VMware vSphere[25], VMware Fusion[26], VMware ESXi[27], VMware ThinApp[44], VMware Workstation Player[45], and vCenter[46].

Why It Matters

VMware ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,704 views/month).[2] VMware has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] VMware is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

VMware has been cited as an influence by Abiquo[49], a software[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 2006[52], headquartered in Barcelona[53].

FAQs

Who did VMware influence?

VMware has been cited as an influence by Abiquo[49].

References

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  2. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [53] . 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. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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