TomTom
Sign in to saveTomTom is a Dutch multinational developer and creator of location technology and consumer electronics. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom released its first generation of satellite navigation devices to market in 2004. As of 2019, the company has over 4,500 employees worldwide and operations in 29 countries throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas.
Key facts
- Company.name
- TomTom N.V.
- Company.logo
- TomTom logo.svg
- Company.logo_caption
- Logo used since 2022
- Company.image
- TomTom, Amsterdam.JPG
- Company.image_caption
- Headquarter building in Amsterdam
- Company.type
- Naamloze vennootschap
- Company.former_name
- Palmtop B.V. (until 2003)
- Company.industry
- Consumer electronics, navigation technology
- Company.founder
- Harold GoddijnCorinne VigreuxPeter-Frans PauwelsPieter Geelen
- Company.location
- De Ruijterkade 154, 1011 AC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Company.key_people
- Harold Goddijn (CEO), Corinne Vigreux (CMO and co-founder), Taco Titulaer (CFO), Derk Haank (chairman of the supervisory board), Alain De Taeye (management board)
- Company.products
- devices, digital map, software and services
- Company.revenue
- € 701 million (2019)
- Company.operating_income
- €56 million (2018)
- Company.net_income
- €45 million (2018)
- Company.assets
- €1.5 billion (2018)
- Company.equity
- €774 million (2018)
- Company.num_employees
- 4,500 (end of 2019)
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19 sectionsContents
- History
- Product history
- TomTom Group business structure
- Location technology
- Consumer
- Products and services
- Navigation
- Navigation devices
- Navigation software
- Support applications
- Traffic services
- Consumer
- Mapping
- Controversy
- Open Map Community Controversies
- Competition
- See also
- References
- External links
TomTom is a Dutch multinational developer and creator of location technology and consumer electronics. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom released its first generation of satellite navigation devices to market in 2004. As of 2019, the company has over 4,500 employees worldwide and operations in 29 countries throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas.
==History== The company was founded in Amsterdam in 1991 as Palmtop Software, by Corinne Vigreux, Peter-Frans Pauwels and Pieter Geelen. The company focused on corporate handheld device software before focusing on the consumer market and releasing the first route planning software for mobile devices in 1996. Software was developed mainly for Psion devices and the company was one of the largest developers of Psion software in the late 1990s. Palmtop also worked with Psion in the development of EPOC32. Software was also developed for Palm and Windows CE devices.
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