American Express

Summary

American Express is a public company^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,571 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• American Express was a member of Linux Foundation^[3].
• American Express was a member of World Wide Web Consortium^[4].
• American Express was a member of FIDO Alliance^[5].
• American Express was a member of Open Data Institute^[6].
• American Express is in the country of United States^[7].
• American Express is in the country of United Kingdom^[8].
• American Express's instance of is recorded as public company^[9].
• American Express's instance of is recorded as multinational corporation^[10].
• American Express's instance of is recorded as card association^[11].
• American Express's instance of is recorded as organization^[12].
• American Express's instance of is recorded as business^[13].
• American Express's founder is recorded as William Fargo^[14].
• American Express's founder is recorded as Henry Wells^[15].
• American Express's founder is recorded as John Warren Butterfield^[16].
• American Express is owned by Berkshire Hathaway^[17].
• American Express is owned by The Vanguard Group^[18].
• American Express is owned by BlackRock^[19].
• American Express's headquarters location is recorded as Brookfield Place^[20].
• American Express's chief executive officer is recorded as Stephen Squeri^[21].
• American Express is part of Dow Jones Industrial Average^[22].
• American Express is part of S&P 500^[23].
• American Express is part of S&P 100^[24].
• American Express's Commons category is recorded as American Express^[25].
• American Express's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[26].
• American Express's industry is recorded as financial services^[27].

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Founding

Founders include William Fargo^[14], Henry Wells^[15], and John Warren Butterfield^[16]. 1850 marks the founding of American Express^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Buffalo^[29].

Identity

Part of include Dow Jones Industrial Average^[22], a stock market index^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1896^[32]; S&P 500^[23], a stock market index^[33], in United States^[34]; and S&P 100^[24], a stock market index^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1976^[37].

Leadership

American Express's chief executive officer is recorded as Stephen Squeri^[21]. Its chairperson is recorded as Stephen Squeri^[38].

Operations

American Express's headquarters location is recorded as Brookfield Place^[20]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Financial Supervisory Authority^[39].

Industry

Industries include financial services^[27], financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding^[40], and payment card industry^[41].

Ownership

Owners include Berkshire Hathaway^[17], a business^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1955^[44], headquartered in Omaha^[45]; The Vanguard Group^[18], a business^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1975^[48], headquartered in Malvern^[49]; and BlackRock^[19], a company^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1988^[52], headquartered in New York City^[53]. American Express's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[26].

Why It Matters

American Express ranks in the top 1% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,571 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]