American Express

Summary

American Express is a public company^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,567 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 is in the country of US^[9].
• American Express's instance of is recorded as public company^[10].
• American Express's instance of is recorded as multinational corporation^[11].
• American Express's instance of is recorded as card association^[12].
• American Express's instance of is recorded as organization^[13].
• American Express's instance of is recorded as business^[14].
• American Express's founder is recorded as William Fargo^[15].
• American Express's founder is recorded as Henry Wells^[16].
• American Express's founder is recorded as John Warren Butterfield^[17].
• American Express is owned by Berkshire Hathaway^[18].
• American Express is owned by The Vanguard Group^[19].
• American Express is owned by BlackRock^[20].
• American Express's headquarters location is recorded as Brookfield Place^[21].
• American Express's chief executive officer is recorded as Stephen Squeri^[22].
• American Express is part of Dow Jones Industrial Average^[23].
• American Express is part of S&P 500^[24].
• American Express is part of S&P 100^[25].
• American Express's Commons category is recorded as American Express^[26].
• American Express's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[27].

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Founding

Founders include William Fargo^[15], Henry Wells^[16], and John Warren Butterfield^[17]. Recorded inception include 1850^[28] and 1966-05-19^[29]. American Express's location of formation is recorded as Buffalo^[30].

Identity

Part of include Dow Jones Industrial Average^[23], a stock market index^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1896^[33]; S&P 500^[24], a stock market index^[34], in United States^[35]; and S&P 100^[25], a stock market index^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1976^[38].

Leadership

American Express's chief executive officer is recorded as Stephen Squeri^[22]. Its chairperson is recorded as Stephen Squeri^[39].

Operations

American Express's headquarters location is recorded as Brookfield Place^[21]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Financial Supervisory Authority^[40].

Industry

Industries include financial services^[41], financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding^[42], and payment card industry^[43].

Ownership

Owners include Berkshire Hathaway^[18], a business^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1955^[46], headquartered in Omaha^[47]; The Vanguard Group^[19], a business^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1975^[50], headquartered in Malvern^[51]; and BlackRock^[20], a company^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1988^[54], headquartered in New York City^[55]. American Express's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[27].

Why It Matters

American Express ranks in the top 1% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,567 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]