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

Canon is a manufacturer of business and consumer imaging products.

Canon is headquartered in Ohta-ku, Tōkyō Prefecture. ... Read more

Annual Revenue

Employees

Fujio Mitarai's photo - Chairman & CEO of Canon

Chairman & CEO

Fujio Mitarai

CEO Approval Rating

58/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1937

Headquarters:

Ohta-kuTōkyō Prefecture

Status:

PublicIndependent Company of NYSECAJ

Industry Sector:

Electronic Equipment

SIC Code:

3600NAICS listing »

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December 6, 2019

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December 7, 2019

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Canon EOS M200 mirrorless camera now available for purchase in India: price, specifications

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December 6, 2019

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

Xerox is Canon's #1 competitor. Xerox is a Public company that was founded in 1906 in Norwalk, Connecticut. Xerox is in the Technology Hardware industry. Compared to Canon, Xerox has 165,273 fewer employees.

Ricoh is seen as one of Canon's biggest rivals. Ricoh was founded in Ohta-ku, Tōkyō Prefecture} in 1936. Ricoh is in the Electronic Equipment field. Compared to Canon, Ricoh generates $17.9B less revenue.

Konica Minolta is one of Canon's top competitors. Konica Minolta is headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tōkyō Prefecture, and was founded in 1873. Konica Minolta competes in the Peripherals industry. Konica Minolta generates 43% the revenue of Canon.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Fujio Mitarai

Chairman & CEO

- -
197,673
$0
$36.1B
1

John Visentin

CEO

73/100
32,400
- -
$9.2B
2

Yoshinori Yamashita

President & CEO

79/100
92,600
- -
$18.1B
3

Shoei Yamana

President & CEO

79/100
43,000
- -
$15.8B
4

Enrique Lores

President & CEO

100/100
55,000
$538
$58.7B
5

Kinam Kim

President & CEO

83/100
320,671
- -
$196.9B
6

Allen Waugerman

President & CEO

63/100
8,100
$342M
$3.2B
7

Kazuo Ushida

President

73/100
21,029
- -
$5.9B
8

Kenichiro Yoshida

President & CEO

76/100
114,400
- -
$81.8B
9

Nobuaki Kurumatani

Chairman & CEO

64/100
141,256
$6B
$61.2B
10

Minoru Usui

President

74/100
76,391
- -
$9.8B
The top 10 competitors in Canon's competitive set are Xerox, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, HP, Samsung, Lexmark, Nikon, Sony, Toshiba and Epson. Together they have raised over 6.3B between their estimated 904.8K employees. Canon has 197,673 employees and is ranked 2nd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 100,229.

Quarterly and Annual Revenue

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Annual Revenue

$36.1B

Canon's revenue is the ranked 5th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 45.2B.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
BriefCam, Inc.

May 2018

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undisclosed
BriefCam is a video synopsis platform that offers post-event investigation, traffic optimization, consumer analytics and crowd management solutions.
Fysicon

Mar 2018

Source »
undisclosed
Fysicon designs and develops hardware and software products for hospital IT and cardiovascular monitoring systems.
Kite Tech Ltd.

Mar 2017

Source »
undisclosed
Kite offers iOS and Android SDKs that enables developers to provide personalized print products.

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Dec 2015

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undisclosed
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Converga

Nov 2015

Source »
undisclosed
Converga is a provider of records management, document processing and financial services.

These are all the companies that Canon has acquired. Canon has acquired 7 companies and its latest acquisition was BriefCam, Inc. in May 2018. BriefCam is a video synopsis platform that offers post-event investigation, traffic optimization, consumer analytics and crowd management solutions.

Investments

No recent investments found related to Canon

Canon News

December 3, 2019Printing Impressions

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December 3, 2019Al Bawaba

Canon Announces Participation in Cairo ICT & its Commitment to the Egyptian Market

Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) (https://www.Canon-CNA.com/), a world leader in imaging solutio... See more »
December 3, 2019The Mobile Indian

Canon EOS M200 mirrorless camera now available in India

Dubbed as Canon EOS M200, the mirrorless camera is available for purchase at a starting price of Rs 4... See more »
December 3, 2019Camera Jabber

Canon rumoured to be developing hybrid EF/RF EOS R camera

Canon is said to be developing a high-end 'EOS-1' style EOS R camera with a hybrid lens mount that su... See more »
December 2, 2019Associated Press News

Canon Inc. Realigns Global Medical Business Strategy

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December 2, 2019PublicTechnology

MoD awards secretive million-pound photocopying deal

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November 28, 2019IT Wire

Canon seeks sales photo finish with new five-year warranty

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Canon Blogs

April 13, 2015CANON BLOG

The New Canon EOS C300 Mark II Camera And XC10 Camcorder Capture Short Films "Trick Shot" And "Battle Of The Ages" In Stunning 4K

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April 9, 2015CANON BLOG

Canon products selected for esteemed Technical Image Press Association awards for 21st consecutive year

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April 8, 2015CANON BLOG

Canon Announces Results of Public Cash Offer to the Shareholders of Axis

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April 8, 2015CANON BLOG

Canon develops own video format targeting 4K professional video camcorders

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April 7, 2015CANON BLOG

Canon to sponsor 23rd World Scout Jamboree

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April 2, 2015CANON BLOG

Canon developing high-magnification, long-focal-length broadcast field zoom lens supporting 4K production

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March 30, 2015CANON BLOG

Canon Files Annual Report on Form 20-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2014

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Canon Press Releases

November 22, 2019WebWire

Canon announces conclusion of dispute with Craig Maleedy, trading as "cartrite.co.uk"

Canon Inc. and Craig Maleedy, doing business as "cartrite.co.uk," agreed to resolve their pending pat... See more »
November 22, 2019WebWire

Canon U.S.A., Inc. Introduces new imageFORMULA R40 Office Document Scanner

Designed to help increase productivity and organization in the office, or even at home, Canon U.S.A. ... See more »
November 20, 2019WebWire

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by CRBH-UC from Amazon.com

Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Am... See more »
November 14, 2019centralcharts

Canon's new CMOS Sensor Evaluation Kits Are Now Available Through Authorized Distributors

Canon's new CMOS Sensor Evaluation Kits Are Now Available Through Authorized Distributors PR Newswire... See more »
November 11, 2019WebWire

Canon announces the Grand Prize winner for its New Cosmos of Photography 2019 (42nd edition) photo competition

Tomomichi Nakamura, for his work "Like Ants," was declared the Grand Prize winner of Canon's New Cosm... See more »
November 6, 2019PR Newswire

Canon Announces Adobe Premiere Pro And Final Cut Pro X Will Now Support H.265/XF-HEVC Recording For The XF705 4K Professional Camcorder

MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Stepping up to meet the latest needs of end-users, Canon... See more »
October 29, 2019PR Newswire

Canon Solutions America Fuels New Opportunities at PRINTING United

MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiar... See more »

Canon Videos

November 12, 2019Canon Youtube Channel

"Through The Lens: A Look at Canon's Sumire Prime Lenses With Matt Porwoll" on YOUTUBE

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November 6, 2019Canon Youtube Channel

"Canon is Innovating and Growing with Gordon Flesch Company" on YOUTUBE

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October 28, 2019Canon Youtube Channel

"Through The Lens: A Look at Canon's Sumire Prime Lenses With Ernesto Lomeli" on YOUTUBE

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October 22, 2019Canon Youtube Channel

"Advanced Solutions for Manufacturing Webinar: "Lean Goes Digital"" on YOUTUBE

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October 18, 2019Canon Youtube Channel

"Meet the Team from the University of New Mexico Taos" on YOUTUBE

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October 10, 2019Canon Youtube Channel

"Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Livestream Step-by-Step Tutorial" on YOUTUBE

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October 10, 2019Canon Youtube Channel

"Introducing Canon Color Calibration Services" on YOUTUBE

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Social Statistics

Headquarters

30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome

Ohta-ku, Tōkyō Prefecture146-8501

81-3-3758-2111

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Summary

ABOUT

Overview

Canon, Inc. (NYSE: CAJ; Tokyo Stock Exchange: 7751) is a manufacturer of business and consumer imaging products. It is a Japanese multinational corporation specialized in the manufacture of imaging and optical products including cameras, digital camer...

CEO

Canon's Chairman & CEO, Fujio Mitarai, currently has an approval rating of 58%. Canon's primary competitors are Xerox, Ricoh & Konica Minolta.

Website

global.canon

Frequently Asked Questions about Canon

  1. When was Canon founded?

    Canon was founded in 1937

  2. Who is Canon's CEO?

    Canon's CEO is Fujio Mitarai

  3. How much revenue does Canon generate?

    Canon generates $36.1B in revenue

  4. How much funding does Canon have?

    Canon has historically raised $0 in funding

  1. Where is Canon's headquarters?

    Canon's headquarters is in Ohta-ku Tōkyō Prefecture, JP

  2. How many employees does Canon have?

    Canon has 197,673 employees

  3. What sector does Canon operate in?

    Canon is in Electronic Equipment

  4. Who are Canon's competitors?

    Canon's top competitors are Xerox, Ricoh, Konica Minolta
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