Canonical (company)

Canonical Ltd.
Company typePrivate company limited by shares[1]
IndustryComputer software
Founded5 March 2004; 20 years ago (2004-03-05)
FounderMark Shuttleworth
HeadquartersLondon, England, UK
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
ServicesLandscape, Ubuntu Advantage
RevenueIncrease US$250 million (2023)[2]: 13 
Increase US$7.8 million (2023)[2]: 13 
Increase US$12.5 million (2023)[2]: 13 
Total assetsIncrease US$156 million (2023)[2]: 14 
Total equityDecrease US$−7.2 million (2023)[2]: 14 
Number of employees
>1000 (2023)[2]: 3 
SubsidiariesCanonical Group Ltd
Canonical USA Inc.
Canonical China Ltd (Chinese: 科能(上海)软件科技有限公司)
Canonical Brasil Ltda
Canonical Canada Ltd
Canonical Ltd Taiwan Br. (Chinese: 英屬曼島商肯諾有限公司臺灣分公司)
Websitewww.canonical.com
Footnotes / references
Formerly "M R S Virtual Development Ltd"[3]
Ubuntu, the company's main product

Canonical Ltd.[4] is a privately held computer software company based in London, England. It was founded and funded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth to market commercial support and related services for Ubuntu and related projects. Canonical employs staff in more than 70 countries and maintains offices in London, Austin, Boston, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Tokyo and the Isle of Man.[5][6]

  1. ^ The Isle of Man Companies Registry, Annual Return 2005 for Company no. 110334C (non-distributable, available for a fee of £1.00)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Canonical Group Limited (6 July 2024). "Canonical Group Limited: Report and Financial Statements: Year Ended 31 December 2023".
  3. ^ "Company no. 110334C". The Isle of Man Companies Registry. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2005. [ Previous names: ] M R S VIRTUAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED [ Name type: ] PREVIOUS
  4. ^ UK registered trademark #EU004059218 "CANONICAL", filed 29 September 2004.
  5. ^ "About Canonical". Canonical Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2012. We've come a long way since our launch in 2004. We now have over 800 staff in more than 42 countries, and offices in London, Austin, Boston, Taipei, Montreal, Shanghai, São Paulo and the Isle of Man.
  6. ^ "Canonical | Contact us".