Disney'
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The Walt Disney Studios corporate headquarters in Burbank, California.
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Mass media Entertainment |
| Predecessors | Laugh-O-Gram Studio |
| Founded | October 16, 1923 Los Angeles, United States |
| Founders |
Walt Disney Roy O. Disney |
| Headquarters | 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, United States |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Bob Iger (Chairman and CEO) |
| Products | Cable television, publishing, films, music, video games, theme parks, broadcasting, radio, web portals |
| Services | Licensing |
| Revenue |
 US$55.137 billion (2017) |
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US$14.775 billion (2017) |
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US$8.980 billion (2017) |
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| Total assets |
 US$95.789 billion (2017) |
| Total equity |
US$45.004 billion (2017) |
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Number of employees
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195,000 (2016) |
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| Website | thewaltdisneycompany |
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney, is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. It is the world's second largest media conglomerate in terms of revenue, after Comcast. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923 – by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney – as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, and established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and theme parks. The company also operated under the names The Walt Disney Studio and then Walt Disney Productions. Taking on its current name in 1986, it expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon the theater, radio, music, publishing and online media.
In addition, Disney has since created corporate divisions in order to market more mature content than is typically associated with its flagship family-oriented brands. The company is best known for the products of its film studio, Walt Disney Studios, which is today one of the largest and best-known studios in American cinema. Disney's other three main divisions are Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney Media Networks, and Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, A+E Networks, and Freeform; publishing, merchandising, music, and theater divisions; and owns and licenses 14 theme parks around the world.
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