FounderDuels

Dirk vs Hudson's Bay Company

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.

Hudson's Bay Company is the older of the two, founded in 1670 — 272 years before Dirk.

Founded
1942
1670
Status
Active
Closed 2025
Headquarters
Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Brampton, Canada
Industry
retail
retail
Employees
Not recorded
70,000
Legal form
besloten vennootschap
joint-stock company

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Dirk and Hudson's Bay Company.