FounderDuels

East India Company vs Netherlands Trading Society

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.

East India Company is the older of the two, founded in 1600 — 224 years before Netherlands Trading Society.

Founded
1600
1824
Status
Closed 1874
Closed 1964
Headquarters
London
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Industry
international trade
international trade
Legal form
joint-stock company
joint-stock company

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on East India Company and Netherlands Trading Society.