Western Digital
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Western Digital Corporation (WDC, commonly known as Western Digital or WD) is an American computer drive manufacturer and data storage company, headquartered in San Jose, California. It designs, manufactures and sells data technology products, including data storage devices, data center systems and cloud storage services.
Formerly | General Digital Corporation (1970–1971) |
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Company type | Public |
Industry | Computer storage |
Founded | April 23, 1970; 53 years ago (1970-04-23) in Newport Beach, California |
Founder | Alvin B. Phillips |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | David Goeckeler (CEO)[1] |
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Revenue | US$12.3 billion (2023) |
US$−1.3 billion (2023) | |
US$−1.7 billion (2023) | |
Total assets | US$24.4 billion (2023) |
Total equity | US$10.8 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | c. 53,000 (2023) |
Website | westerndigital |
Footnotes / references Financials as of June 30, 2023[update].[2] |
Western Digital has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit maker and a storage products company. It is one of the largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers, along with producing solid state drives and flash memory devices. Its competitors include the data management and storage companies Seagate Technology and Micron Technology.[3]