Panasonic

For other uses, see Panasonic (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Pensonic Group or Pan Sonic.

Panasonic Holdings Corporation
Panasonic
Native name
パナソニック ホールディングス株式会社
Panasonikku Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha
Formerly
  • Matsushita Electric Manufacturing Works (1918–1935)
  • Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (1935–2008)
  • Panasonic Corporation (2008–2022)[1][a]
Company typePublic
ISINJP3866800000
IndustryConglomerate
FoundedMarch 7, 1918; 106 years ago (1918-03-07)[2]
in Osaka, Japan
FounderKōnosuke Matsushita
HeadquartersKadoma, Osaka, Japan
34°44′38″N 135°34′12″E / 34.7438°N 135.5701°E / 34.7438; 135.5701
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
Brands
List
RevenueIncrease ¥7.388 trillion (2022)[* 1]
Increase ¥357.5 billion (2022)[* 1]
Increase ¥255.3 billion (2022)[* 1]
Total assetsIncrease ¥8.023 trillion (2022)[* 1]
Total equityIncrease ¥3.347 trillion (2022)[* 1]
Number of employees
233,391 (2023)[3]
DivisionsPanasonic Corporation of North America (US)
Subsidiaries
List
Website
Footnotes / references
  1. ^ a b c d e "Annual Report 2022" (PDF) (Press release). Panasonic Corporation. September 11, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

Panasonic Holdings Corporation[b] is a Japanese multinational electronics company, headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1918 as Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works[c] in Fukushima, Osaka by Kōnosuke Matsushita. In 1935, it was incorporated and renamed Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.[d] In 2008, it changed its name to Panasonic Corporation.[e] In 2022, it became a holding company and was renamed.

In addition to consumer electronics, of which it was the world's largest maker in the late 20th century, Panasonic offers a wide range of products and services, including rechargeable batteries, automotive and avionic systems, industrial systems, as well as home renovation and construction.[4][5][6][7][8] Panasonic has a primary listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX 100 indices. It has a secondary listing on the Nagoya Stock Exchange.

  1. ^ news.panasonic.com/global/press/data/2022/02/en220224-8/en220224-8.html
  2. ^ "1918 – Corporate History". Panasonic. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ About Panasonic
  4. ^ "MATSUSHITA PROFIT CUT". Australian Financial Review. November 19, 1991. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Kunii, Irene M. (July 13, 1998). "Matsushita: The Electronic Giant Wakes Up". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Forbes Global 2000 Profile". Forbes. Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
  7. ^ Shida, Yoshiyasu (July 8, 2016). Cushing, Christopher (ed.). "Panasonic expects to double sales of electric car batteries in three years". Reuters. Osaka. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Panasonic Homes Co., Ltd. – Panasonic". homes.panasonic.com. Retrieved July 25, 2020.


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