Garmin Group
Sign in to saveGarmin Ltd. is an American multinational technology company based in Olathe, Kansas. The company designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes GPS-enabled products and other navigation, communication, sensor-based, and information products to the automotive, aviation, marine, outdoors, and sport markets.
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- Company.name
- Garmin Ltd.
- Company.logo
- Garmin 2024 logo.svg
- Company.former_name
- ProNav (1989–1990)
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.founded
- (as ProNav) in Lenexa, Kansas, U.S.
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.industry
- TechnologyConsumer electronicsSoftware servicesOnline services
- Company.products
- GNSS receivers, avionics, wearable technology
- Company.revenue
- (2025)
- Company.operating_income
- (2025)
- Company.net_income
- (2025)
- Company.assets
- (2025)
- Company.equity
- (2025)
- Company.num_employees
- 23,000 (2025)
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25 sectionsContents
- History
- Founding and initial growth: 1989 to 1999
- GPS growth and additional markets: 2000 to 2018
- Recent market expansion: 2018 to present
- Public offering
- Acquisitions
- Leadership
- July 2020 outage
- Operations
- Products
- Fitness
- Outdoor recreation
- Wristwear
- iQue PDA receivers
- eTrex
- Nüvifone
- Marine
- Automotive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
- Aviation
- United Parcel Service AT (Aviation Technologies)
- Laptop GPS and mobile apps
- Sport sponsorship
- See also
- References
- External links
Garmin Ltd. is an American multinational technology company based in Olathe, Kansas. The company designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes GPS-enabled products and other navigation, communication, sensor-based, and information products to the automotive, aviation, marine, outdoors, and sport markets.
Garmin was founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in Lenexa, Kansas. In 1996, the company established corporate headquarters in Olathe, Kansas. Since 2010, the company has been legally incorporated in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, with principal subsidiaries located in the United States, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
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