VMware

VMware LLC is an American cloud computing and virtualization technology company with headquarters in Palo Alto, California. VMware was the first commercially successful company to virtualize the x86 architecture.

VMware LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
NYSE: VMW (2007–2023)
Industry
FoundedFebruary 10, 1998 (1998-02-10)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Founders
FateAcquired by Broadcom
HeadquartersStanford Research Park
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Key people
Products
ServicesVirtualization software, SaaS, Cloud
Revenue US$13.4 billion (2023)
US$2.02 billion (2023)
US$1.31 billion (2023)
Total assets US$31.2 billion (2023)
Total equity US$1.53 billion (2023)
Number of employees
38,300 (2023)
ParentBroadcom
ASN
  • 53766
Websitevmware.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of February 3, 2023

VMware's desktop software runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS. VMware ESXi, its enterprise software hypervisor, is an operating system that runs on server hardware.

In May 2022, Broadcom Inc. announced an agreement to acquire VMware in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $69 billion. The acquisition was closed on November 22, 2023.

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