Canon Inc., a publicly owned company founded in Japan in 1937, designs, manufactures, and distributes a diverse range of products encompassing consumer electronics and office equipment. Its product portfolio includes cameras, lenses, copiers, and inkjet printers. The company's operations are structured into four segments: office, imaging systems, medical systems, and industrial and other products. As of 2024, Canon employed approximately 184,040 people and generated revenue exceeding $1 billion. While its primary business involves the production and distribution of imaging and office equipment, its overall business model encompasses content acquisition.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1937

Headcount

184,034

Headquarters

Japan

Primary Segment

Content acquisition

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

2

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Canon India launched the ‘She Canwithcanon’ campaign on International Women’s Day, focusing on empowering women and creating long-term opportunities. On an unrelated note, Canon IT Solutions partnered with Sakura Internet to develop the encrypted data deletion-compliant form service, Cipher-X, in response to revised ministry guidelines in 2024. A capital and business alliance was also formed between Canon Electronics, Pasco, and NTT Data, creating Marble Visions, a joint venture with an initial capital of JPY 1 billion, to develop a high-resolution, high-frequency optical satellite observation system. Canon India also launched the ‘I #CANwithCanon’ campaign, highlighting the impact of technology beyond pixels and prints. Finally, Canon expressed condolences to those affected by the large-scale wildfires in Los Angeles, which began in January 2025.

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Canon's revenues were $29.8B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Canon's revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is camera lenses, which represents 67% of Canon's revenue.
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Canon's customers primarily consist of marketplaces companies. Examples of Canon's customers include Getty Images and Miele. Canon has suppliers like MainConcept.

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