Vodafone

Summary

Vodafone is a business^[1]. Vodafone ranks in the top 0.79% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,829 views/month, #232 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vodafone was a member of Linux Foundation^[3].
• Vodafone was a member of DENIC^[4].
• Vodafone was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance^[5].
• Vodafone was a member of SD Association^[6].
• Vodafone is in the country of United Kingdom^[7].
• Vodafone is in the country of GB^[8].
• Vodafone is in the country of DE^[9].
• Vodafone is in the country of GR^[10].
• Vodafone's instance of is recorded as business^[11].
• Vodafone's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[12].
• Vodafone's instance of is recorded as telecommunication company^[13].
• Vodafone's founder is recorded as Ernest Harrison^[14].
• Vodafone's founder is recorded as Gerry Whent^[15].
• human voice is named after Vodafone^[16].
• data is named after Vodafone^[17].
• telephone is named after Vodafone^[18].
• Vodafone followed R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company^[19].
• Vodafone's headquarters location is recorded as London^[20].
• Vodafone's headquarters location is recorded as Newbury^[21].
• Vodafone's chief executive officer is recorded as Nick Read^[22].
• Vodafone's child organization or unit is recorded as VodafoneZiggo^[23].
• Vodafone's child organization or unit is recorded as Vodafone Germany^[24].
• Vodafone's child organization or unit is recorded as Vodafone Romania^[25].
• Vodafone's child organization or unit is recorded as Vodafone Czech Republic^[26].
• Vodafone's child organization or unit is recorded as Vodafone Turkey^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800XCXOXMW1AFMJ64^[28]

• Registered legal name: Vodafone Limited^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1980-01-07^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2014-01-29^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-04-30^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-04-04^[38]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000585^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 01471587^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Founders include Ernest Harrison^[14] and Gerry Whent^[15]. Recorded inception include July 17, 1984^[43], 1980-01-07^[44], 2001-09-06^[45], and 2014-01-29^[46]. Vodafone's location of formation is recorded as Newbury^[47].

Identity

Part of include Nasdaq-100^[48] and FTSE 100 Index^[49]. Vodafone followed R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company^[19].

Leadership

Vodafone's chief executive officer is recorded as Nick Read^[22]. Vodafone's chairperson is recorded as Jean-François van Boxmeer^[50]. Directors / managers include Gerard Kleisterlee^[51], Crispin Davis^[52], Mathias Döpfner^[53], Clara Furse^[54], Val Gooding^[55], and Renée James^[56].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London^[20], a metropolis^[57], in Roman Empire^[58], founded in 0047^[59] and Newbury^[21], a town^[60], in United Kingdom^[61]. Subsidiaries include VodafoneZiggo^[23], a business^[62], in Netherlands^[63], founded in 2016^[64], headquartered in Utrecht^[65]; Vodafone Germany^[24], a telecommunication company^[66], in Germany^[67], founded in 1990^[68], headquartered in Vodafone-Campus^[69]; Vodafone Romania^[25], a business^[70], in Romania^[71], founded in 1997^[72], headquartered in Bucharest^[73]; Vodafone Czech Republic^[26], a business^[74], in Czech Republic^[75], founded in 1999^[76], headquartered in Prague^[77]; Vodafone Turkey^[27], a business^[78], in Turkey^[79], founded in 1994^[80], headquartered in Istanbul^[81]; and Vodafone Ghana^[82], a business^[83], in Ghana^[84], founded in 1974^[85], headquartered in Accra^[86].

Industry

Vodafone's industry is recorded as telecommunications^[87].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Nasdaq^[88] and London Stock Exchange^[89].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Vodafone include John Cain Arena^[90], an arena^[91], in Australia^[92], founded in 2000^[93].

Why It Matters

Vodafone ranks in the top 0.79% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,829 views/month, #232 of 29,529).^[2] Vodafone has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[94] Vodafone is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[95]

Works attributed to Vodafone include Betavine^[96], a website^[97], founded in 2007^[98]. Entities named for Vodafone include John Cain Arena^[90], an arena^[91], in Australia^[92], founded in 2000^[93].