Koninklijke Philips NV vs Sinclair Research

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.

Koninklijke Philips NV is the older of the two, founded in 1891 — 82 years before Sinclair Research.

Founded: 1891; 1973
Status: Active; Closed 2025
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands; London, United Kingdom
Industry: electronics industry; electronics industry
Founders: Frederik Philips, Gerard Philips; Clive Sinclair
Employees: 77,400; Not recorded
Legal form: naamloze vennootschap; private company limited by shares
Listed on: Amsterdam Stock Exchange; Not recorded
Website: philips.com; sinclair-research.co.uk

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Koninklijke Philips NV and Sinclair Research.