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The Oldest Companies Still Operating Today
- Kongo Gumi. Kongo Gumi, established in 578 AD, is the oldest, continually operating company in the world.
- Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan. The second oldest company in the world is Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, a hot spring hotel in Hayakawa, Japan.
- Koman.
- Hoshi.
- Genda Shigyo.
- Stiftskeller St. Peter.
What is the oldest company still in existence?
The Oldest Companies Still Operating Today
- Kongo Gumi. Kongo Gumi, established in 578 AD, is the oldest, continually operating company in the world.
- Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan. The second oldest company in the world is Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, a hot spring hotel in Hayakawa, Japan.
- Koman.
- Hoshi.
- Genda Shigyo.
- Stiftskeller St. Peter.
What is the oldest American company?
Founded When? America’s Oldest Companies
- Caswell-Massey (1752)
- The Hartford Courant (1764)
- Baker’s Chocolate (1765)
- Ames (1774)
- King Arthur Flour (1790)
- Cigna (1792)
- Dixon Ticonderoga (1795)
- Jim Beam (1795)
What is the oldest company in North America?
Hudson’s Bay Company
What was the first company?
The Dutch East India Company (also known by the abbreviation “VOC” in Dutch), the world’s first formally listed public company, started off as a spice trader. In 1602 the VOC undertook the world’s first recorded IPO. “Going public” enabled the company to raise the vast sum of 6.5 million guilders quickly.