Universal Music Group vs Warner Music Group

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.

Universal Music Group is the older of the two, founded in 1934 — 24 years before Warner Music Group.

Founded: 1934; 1958
Status: Active; Active
Headquarters: Santa Monica, United States; New York City, United States
Industry: music industry; music industry
Founders: Not recorded; Lawrence Welk
Employees: 7,912; 4,520
Legal form: naamloze vennootschap; Delaware corporation
Listed on: Amsterdam Stock Exchange; Nasdaq
Parent: Not recorded; Access Industries
Website: universalmusic.com; wmg.com

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group.