Nikon

This article is about the corporation. For people named Nikon, see Nikon (disambiguation).
Nikon Corporation
Native name
株式会社ニコン
Kabushiki-gaisha Nikon
Company typePublic
TYO: 7731
IndustryConsumer electronics
FoundedJuly 25, 1917; 107 years ago (1917-07-25)
Tokyo City
HeadquartersNishi-Ōi, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsStill cameras, SLR cameras, DSLR cameras, digital cinema cameras, binoculars / monoculars, binocular telescope, laser rangefinder, field microscopy, precision equipment, microscopes, riflescopes, surveying equipment, regenerative medicine solutions, material processing equipment, ophthalmic lenses and many instrumental products
Brands
RevenueIncrease ¥717.2 billion (FY2024)[1]
Decrease ¥39.8 billion (FY2024)[1]
Decrease ¥32.6 billion (FY2024)[1]
Number of employees
20,190 (March 31, 2020)[2]
SubsidiariesRed Digital Cinema Mark Roberts Motion Control
Websitewww.nikon.com

Nikon Corporation (株式会社ニコン, Kabushiki-gaisha Nikon) (UK: /ˈnɪkɒn/, US: /ˈnaɪkɒn/; Japanese: [ɲiꜜkoɴ] ⓘ) is a Japanese optics and photographic equipment manufacturer. Nikon's products include cameras, camera lenses, binoculars, microscopes, ophthalmic lenses, measurement instruments, rifle scopes, spotting scopes, and equipment related to semiconductor fabrication, such as steppers used in the photolithography steps of such manufacturing. Nikon is the world's second largest manufacturer of such equipment.[3]

Since July 2024, Nikon has been headquartered in Nishi-Ōi, Shinagawa, Tokyo where the plant has been located since 1918.

The company is the eighth-largest chip equipment maker as reported in 2017.[4] Also, it has diversified into new areas like 3D printing and regenerative medicine to compensate for the shrinking digital camera market.[5][6][7][8]

Among Nikon's many notable product lines are Nikkor imaging lenses (for F-mount cameras, large format photography, photographic enlargers, and other applications), the Nikon F-series of 35 mm film SLR cameras, the Nikon D-series of digital SLR cameras, the Nikon Z-series of digital mirrorless cameras, the Coolpix series of compact digital cameras, and the Nikonos series of underwater film cameras.

Nikon's main competitors in camera and lens manufacturing include Canon, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Pentax, and Olympus.

Founded on July 25, 1917 as Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha (日本光学工業株式会社 "Japan Optical Industries Co., Ltd."), the company was renamed to Nikon Corporation, after its cameras, in 1988. Nikon is a member of the Mitsubishi group of companies (keiretsu).[9]

On March 7, 2024, Nikon announced its acquisition of Red Digital Cinema.[10]

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  2. ^ "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  3. ^ "Analyst: Top IC suppliers remain largely unchanged 2007". Solid State Technology. Electro IQ. 2008-05-18. Archived from the original on 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  4. ^ "Nikon files patent case against ASML, Carl Zeiss over lithography tech". Reuters. 24 Apr 2017. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Nikon reports its Imaging Business revenue dropped nearly 18% year-over-year". DPReview. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  6. ^ "Nikon | News | Announcement of obtaining a license for manufacturing regenerative medicine products by Nikon CeLL innovation Co., Ltd". www.nikon.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  7. ^ "Nikon | News | Nikon releases the optical processing machine "Lasermeister 100A"". www.nikon.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  8. ^ "Nikon Corporation Healthcare Business Unit". www.healthcare.nikon.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  9. ^ "Nikon Company Profile". mitsubishi.com committee. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  10. ^ "Nikon to Acquire US Cinema Camera Manufacturer RED.com, LLC | News | Nikon About Us". www.nikon.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.