Canonical Ltd.

Also known as Canonical

London-based software company, developer of Ubuntu

Key facts

Company type: Private company limited by shares
Industry: Computer software
Founded: 5 March 2004 ; 22 years ago ( 2004-03-05 )
Founder: Mark Shuttleworth
Headquarters: London , England, UK
Area served: Worldwide
Key people: Mark Shuttleworth ( CEO ) Neil French ( COO ) Jane Silber ( board member )
Products: Ubuntu Launchpad Bazaar
Services: Landscape , Ubuntu Pro
Revenue: US$ 250 million (2023)
Operating income: US$7.8 million (2023)
Net income: US$12.5 million (2023)
Total assets: US$156 million (2023)
Total equity: US$−7.2 million (2023)
Number of employees: >1000 (2023)
Subsidiaries: Canonical Group Ltd, Canonical USA Inc., Canonical China Ltd ( Chinese : 科能（上海）软件科技有限公司 ), Canonical Brasil Ltda, Canonical Canada Ltd, Canonical Ltd Taiwan Br. ( Chinese : 英屬曼島商肯諾有限公司臺灣分公司 )
Website: www .canonical .com

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Official website

Trusted open source for enterprises | Canonical

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Encyclopedic overview

Ubuntu operating system, the company's main product Canonical Ltd. is a privately held company supporting computer software, based in London, England. It was founded and funded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth to market commercial support and related services for the operating system Ubuntu, and related projects. Canonical employs staff in more than 70 countries and maintains offices in London, Austin, Boston, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Tokyo and the Isle of Man.

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