WS Audiology

WS Audiology
Company typePrivate company
IndustryHearing instruments
Founded2019
HeadquartersLynge, Denmark; Singapore[1]
Key people
Jan Makela, CEO
(since July 2024)
RevenueIncrease €2.47 billion (fiscal year 2022-23)[2]
Number of employees
Increase ~12,000
Websitewww.wsa.com Edit this at Wikidata

WS Audiology (formerly Sivantos Group and Widex) is a privately-owned manufacturer of hearing aids with headquarters in Denmark and Singapore with roots going back to 1878 and Siemens AG.[1] The current company was created following the 2019 merger of Sivantos Group and Widex.[3] Prior to that, Sivantos was spun off from Siemens after Siemens AG sold the company to EQT and Santo Holding in 2015.[4][5] WS Audiology employs about 12,000 people in more than 125 countries. In fiscal year 2022-2023, the company generated revenue of €2.47 billion and adjusted EBITDA of €480 million.[2]

The company develops, manufactures, sells and distributes hearing aids under the following brands: A&M, audibene, Audio Service, Bloom, Coselgi, hear.com, HearUSA, Lifestyle Hearing Network, Rexton, Signia, Shoebox, TruHearing, Widex and Widex Hearing Specialists.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Sivantos and Widex merge to become WS Audiology ," Audiology Worldnews, 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). WSA.com. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Widex, Sivantos win EU approval for $8.3 billion hearing aid merger". Reuters. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Sivantos". Current portfolio. EQT AB. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ "History". Sivantos Group. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Brands". WS Audiology.