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 Current logo, which is a revision of 1968 logo, used since 1992 | |
 Headquarters in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo | |
Native name | 株式会社日立製作所 |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushikigaisha Hitachi Seisaku-sho lit. "Share Company Hitachi Manufacturing Plant" |
| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1910 Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Founder | Namihei Odaira |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Toshiaki Higashihara (executive chairman) Keiji Kojima(businessman)(president and CEO) |
| Products | |
| Services |
Former |
| Revenue |  ¥10.264 trillion (2021)[3] |
| ¥738.2 billion (2021)[3] | |
| ¥583.2 billion (2021)[3] | |
| Total assets | ¥13.887 trillion (2021)[3] |
| Total equity | ¥4.341 trillion (2021)[3] |
Number of employees | 268,655 (as of June 2024) |
| Website | hitachi.com |
Hitachi, Ltd.[nb 1] (Japanese pronunciation: [çi̥taꜜtɕi]) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate founded in 1910 and headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company is active in a range of industries, including digital systems, power and renewable energy, railway systems, healthcare products, and financial systems.[4] The company was founded as an electrical machinery manufacturing subsidiary of the Kuhara Mining Plant in Hitachi, Ibaraki by engineer Namihei Odaira in 1910. It started as an independent company under its current name in 1920.[5]
Hitachi is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a key component of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX Core30 indices. As of June 2024, it has a market capitalisation of 16.9 trillion yen, making it the fourth largest Japanese company by market value.[6] In terms of global recognition, Hitachi was ranked 38th in the 2012 Fortune Global 500 and 129th in the 2012 Forbes Global 2000.[7] Hitachi is a highly globalised conglomerate. In the fiscal year 2023, it generated approximately 61% of its total revenue of 9.7 trillion yen from international markets. The major contributors to this global revenue were Asia, Europe, and North America, with each region accounting for 22%, 16%, and 16% of the total revenue, respectively.[8][9]
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