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Blackberry's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions

BlackBerry provides wireless and mobile communications solutions.

Blackberry's headquarters is located in Waterloo, Ontar... Read more

Annual Revenue

Employees

John Chen's photo - Chairman & CEO of Blackberry

Chairman & CEO

John Chen

CEO Approval Rating

66/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1984

Headquarters:

WaterlooOntario

Status:

PublicNASDAQBBRY

Industry Sector:

Telecommunications Equipment

SIC Code:

3669NAICS listing »

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Trending News for Blackberry and Blackberry's Competitors

February 24, 2020

NDTV

Nokia 9 PureView Sees Massive Price Cut in India, Now Listed at Rs. 34,999

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February 24, 2020

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Samsung temporarily shuts down a factory in South Korea due to Coronavirus

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February 24, 2020

Engadget

HTC plans to release its first 5G phone in 2020

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

Nokia is perceived as one of Blackberry's biggest rivals. Nokia was founded in 1865 in Espoo, Southern Finland. Nokia is in the Electronic Equipment field. Nokia generates $24.7B more revenue than Blackberry.

Motorola Mobility is Blackberry's #2 rival. Motorola Mobility is a Private company that was founded in 1928 in Chicago, Illinois. Motorola Mobility competes in the Telecommunications Equipment field. Compared to Blackberry, Motorola Mobility has 35,956 more employees.

HTC is one of Blackberry's top competitors. HTC's headquarters is in Taoyuan District, Taichung (city), and was founded in 1997. HTC operates in the Wireless Telecommunication Services industry. HTC generates 47% of Blackberry's revenue.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

John Chen

Chairman & CEO

- -
4,044
$115M
$938M
1

Rajeev Suri

President & CEO

88/100
101,000
$581M
$25.6B
2

Sergio Buniac

President

59/100
40,000
- -
$2B
3

Yves Maitre

CEO

58/100
4,578
- -
$449.2M
4

David J. Henshall

President & CEO

65/100
8,200
- -
$9.7B
5

Simon Biddiscombe

President & CEO

68/100
889
$272.3M
$734.1M
6

Kinam Kim

President & CEO

74/100
309,630
- -
$196.9B
7

Ren Zhengfei

Founder & CEO

63/100
194,000
- -
$122B
8

Timothy Cook

CEO

73/100
132,000
$1B
$267.7B
9

Samson Hu

Co-CEO

60/100
5,667
- -
$10.8B
10

Brian Kwon

CEO

76/100
75,000
$748.8M
$55.7B
The top 10 competitors in Blackberry's competitive set are Nokia, Motorola Mobility, HTC, Citrix, MobileIron, Samsung, Huawei, Apple, ASUS and LG Electronics. Together they have raised over 2.6B between their estimated 878.2K employees. Blackberry has 4,044 employees and is ranked 10th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 79,546.

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Annual Revenue

$938M

Blackberry's revenue is the ranked 9th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 63B.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
Cylance, Inc.

Nov 2018

Source »
$1.4B
Cylance is a cybersecurity firm that provides artificial intelligence based antivirus and endpoint protection solutions.
Encription Limited

Feb 2016

Source »
undisclosed
Encription is a cybersecurity consultancy that provides penetration testing, digital forensics, Information Technology security training services.
Good Technology Corp.

Sep 2015

Source »
$425M
Good Technology develops and provides secure and managed enterprise mobility software solutions.
BlackBerry AtHoc, Inc.

Jul 2015

Source »
undisclosed
AtHoc is a networked crisis communication platform that develops emergency alert systems for government agencies and military bodies.
WatchDox, Inc.

Apr 2015

Source »
$100M
WatchDox is a data security firm that provides secure enterprise file sharing and collaboration solutions.

These are all the companies that Blackberry has acquired. Blackberry has acquired 21 companies and its latest acquisition was Cylance, Inc. in Nov 2018. Cylance is a cybersecurity firm that provides artificial intelligence based antivirus and endpoint protection solutions.

Blackberry Funding History

Since Blackberry was founded in 1984, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total Blackberry has raised $115.0M. Blackberry's funding round was on Oct 1997 for a total of $115.0M

ROUND

FUNDING DATE

AMOUNT

INVESTORS

IPO
Oct 1997
$115M
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Total Funding: $115M

Since Blackberry was founded in 1984, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total Blackberry has raised $115.0M. Blackberry's funding round was on Oct 1997 for a total of $115.0M

Investments

COMPANY

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

INVESTMENT DATE

ROUND

EXIT DATE

NantHealth is a cloud-based medical Information Technology platform that enables medical professionals to share and deliver healthcare information.
-
Apr 14, 2014
Equity
Jun 01, 2016

These are all the companies that Blackberry has invested in. Blackberry has invested 21 companies and its latest investment was Cylance, Inc. in Nov 2018. Cylance is a cybersecurity firm that provides artificial intelligence based antivirus and endpoint protection solutions.

Blackberry News

February 21, 2020Crackberry

Etisalat will discontinue BlackBerry Internet Service on March 10

Etisalat UAE recently announced they would be discontinuing BlackBerry Internet Service, including BB... See more »
February 21, 2020ExecutiveBiz

Carahsoft Honored for BlackBerry Distribution Efforts

BlackBerry has recognized Carahsoft Technology as the former's top Americas distributor of the year, ... See more »
February 21, 2020SecurityBrief Australia

Latest report reveals global attack surface expansion

"New techniques to obscure malicious payloads and distribute attacks across multiple organisations pa... See more »
February 19, 2020IT World Canada

BlackBerry report says data losses increasing due to cloud misconfiguration

In its annual threat report BlackBerry Cylance warns that most notable data breaches in 2019 resulted... See more »
February 16, 2020THE MARKETS DAILY

$0.04 EPS Expected for BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE:BB) This Quarter

Brokerages expect BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE:BB) to post earnings per share of $0.04 for the current fiscal... See more »
February 12, 2020Computerworld

BlackBerry says its new Digital Workplace eliminates need for VPN, VDI

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February 12, 2020PC Advisor

TCL's BlackBerry experiment was always doomed to fail

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Blackberry Blogs

February 26, 2019Blackberry Blog

The Cost of Implementing Vulnerable Devices in Your Enterprise

The Internet of Things represents an unprecedented cybersecurity challenge. Everything is being broug... See more »
January 22, 2019Blackberry Blog

How BlackBerry and Its Partners Helped a Major Taxi-Hailing Platform Get on the Road to Digital Transformation

MiCab was founded with a simple goal in mind: to change how people travel. Based in the... / Read Mor... See more »
January 18, 2019Blackberry Blog

ICYMI: The Simple Solution to the Technology Trust Crisis

In case you missed it, earlier this week John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO of BlackBerry, posted.... See more »
January 2, 2019Blackberry Blog

BlackBerry Accelerates in Japan to Help the Country Realize its Vision: Self-Driving Cars on the Road by 2020

Japan is globally renowned for its excellence in design, engineering and manufacturing - especially i... See more »
December 18, 2018Blackberry Blog

John Chen Speaks at Toronto Global Forum

"We just want to secure communications. We want to let people know and let them control their... / Re... See more »
September 24, 2018Blackberry Blog

BlackBerry Designs a Winning Licensing Strategy

Last week an important product was launched at the London Design Festival: the MP02. Designed by Jasp... See more »
September 12, 2018Blackberry Blog

Introducing a New Secure Manufacturing Service to Win Consumer Trust

Connecting people and things may be the new norm for businesses and consumers alike, but with the... ... See more »

Blackberry Press Releases

April 5, 2019CentralCharts

BlackBerry Announces Inducement Awards Pursuant to NYSE Rule 303A.08

BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) announced that in connection with the acquisition of Cylance, ... See more »
January 7, 2019CentralCharts

BlackBerry Empowers the Electronics Industry to Build IoT Devices Consumers Can Trust

BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced it is scaling its BlackBerry Secure technology... See more »
December 6, 2018centralcharts

BlackBerry to Announce Fiscal Year 2019 Third Quarter Results on December 20, 2018

WATERLOO, Ontario, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) will report re... See more »
September 1, 2018PRWeb

Desktop Alert Network Military Alert System (NAS) Outperforms Blackberry AtHoc Alert System on Department of Defense Networks by Several Minutes

Desktop Alert Inc. Network Military Alert System (NAS) Significantly Outperforms Blackberry AtHoc Ale... See more »
June 12, 2018Dubai PR Network

An Icon Reborn

This all-new BlackBerry smartphone brings together iconic BlackBerry features with new experiences th... See more »
May 15, 2018Business Wire

AdaCore's GNAT Pro Ada Toolchain Released for BlackBerry QNX

NEW YORK & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#ARMCortexA--AdaCore today announced a new partnership with BlackB... See more »
March 28, 2018MarketersMedia

BlackBerry Limited to Host Earnings Call

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 28, 2018 / BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB) will be discussing their e... See more »

Blackberry Videos

September 3, 2019Blackberry Youtube Channel

"BlackBerry Case Study: Tū Ora Compass Health" on YOUTUBE

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August 8, 2019Blackberry Youtube Channel

"BlackBerry AtHoc Personnel Accountability (long)" on YOUTUBE

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July 3, 2019Blackberry Youtube Channel

"Co-op Testimonial" on YOUTUBE

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March 7, 2019Blackberry Youtube Channel

"BlackBerry 35th Anniversary Special Message" on YOUTUBE

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February 19, 2019Blackberry Youtube Channel

"BlackBerry Radar Delivers ROI for Titanium" on YOUTUBE

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February 19, 2019Blackberry Youtube Channel

"How BlackBerry Radar is Improving the Driver Experience" on YOUTUBE

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November 7, 2018Blackberry Youtube Channel

"Introducing BlackBerry Radar" on YOUTUBE

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Overview

BlackBerry (NASDAQ, BBRY) provides wireless and mobile communications solutions. Founded in 1984 when it was then known as Research in Motion Limited, the company has its headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is best known to the public as the...

CEO

Blackberry's Chairman & CEO, John Chen, currently has an approval rating of 66%. Blackberry's primary competitors are Nokia, Motorola Mobility & HTC.

Website

blackberry.com

Frequently Asked Questions about Blackberry

  1. When was Blackberry founded?

    Blackberry was founded in 1984

  2. Who is Blackberry's CEO?

    Blackberry's CEO is John Chen

  3. How much revenue does Blackberry generate?

    Blackberry generates $938M in revenue

  4. How much funding does Blackberry have?

    Blackberry has historically raised $115M in funding

  5. Where is Blackberry's headquarters?

    Blackberry's headquarters is in Waterloo Ontario, CA

  1. How many employees does Blackberry have?

    Blackberry has 4,044 employees

  2. What sector does Blackberry operate in?

    Blackberry is in Telecommunications Equipment

  3. Who are Blackberry's competitors?

    Blackberry's top competitors are Nokia, Motorola Mobility, HTC

  4. Who has Blackberry invested in?

    Blackberry's has invested in companies such as NantHealth
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