Western Digital

Western Digital Corporation (WDC, commonly known as Western Digital or WD) is an American computer drive manufacturer and data storage company, headquartered in San Jose, California. It designs, manufactures and sells data technology products, including data storage devices, data center systems and cloud storage services.

Western Digital Corporation
FormerlyGeneral Digital Corporation (1970–1971)
Company typePublic
IndustryComputer storage
FoundedApril 23, 1970 (1970-04-23) in Newport Beach, California
FounderAlvin B. Phillips
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
David Goeckeler (CEO)
Products
Brands
Revenue US$12.3 billion (2023)
US$−1.3 billion (2023)
US$−1.7 billion (2023)
Total assets US$24.4 billion (2023)
Total equity US$10.8 billion (2023)
Number of employees
c.53,000 (2023)
Websitewesterndigital.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of June 30, 2023.

Western Digital has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit maker and a storage products company. It is one of the largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers, along with producing solid state drives and flash memory devices. Its competitors include the data management and storage companies Seagate Technology and Micron Technology.

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