FounderDuels

Authority.Coffee vs Starbucks

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Starbucks is the older of the two, founded in 1971 — 55 years before Authority.Coffee.

Founded
2026
1971
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Seattle, United States
Industry
coffee industry
coffee industry
Employees
Not recorded
191,000
Legal form
Not recorded
Profit Corporation
Listed on
Not recorded
Nasdaq

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Authority.Coffee and Starbucks.