Sharp Corporation

Sharp Corporation (シャープ株式会社, Shāpu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products, headquartered in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. Since 2016 it has been majority owned by the Taiwan-based Foxconn Group.[3][4][5] Sharp employs more than 50,000 people worldwide. The company was founded in September 1912 in Tokyo and takes its name from one of its founder's first Ever-Sharp mechanical pencil, which was invented by Tokuji Hayakawa in 1915.

Sharp Corporation

Logo since 1960
Sharp's headquarters at its factory in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture
Native name	シャープ株式会社
Romanized name	Shāpu kabushiki gaisha
Formerly	Hayakawa Metal Works (1924–1942) Hayakawa Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (1942–1970) Sharp Electric Co. (spin-off) (1956–1967)
Type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 6753 Nikkei 225 Component
Industry	Consumer electronics
Founded	15 September 1912; 109 years ago (1912-09-15) Tokyo, Japan[1]
Founder	Tokuji Hayakawa[1]
Headquarters	Sakai-ku Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Tai Jeng-wu (Chairman and CEO) Katsuaki Nomura (President and COO)
Products	Televisions, audiovisual, home appliances, information equipment, ICs, solar cells, mobile phones, fax machines, electronic components, calculators, LCD panels, personal computers, pumps
Revenue	¥2.27 trillion (2020)[2]
Operating income	¥52.77 billion (2020)[2]
Net income	¥20.96 billion (2020)[2]
Total assets	¥1.83 trillion (2020)[2]
Total equity	¥364.59 billion (2020)[2]
Owner	Foxconn (65.93%)
Number of employees	52,876 (2020) (Foxconn 803,126)[2]
Subsidiaries	Dynabook Inc.
Website	global.sharp sharpconsumer.com