AO World

Summary

AO World is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (187 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• AO World is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• AO World is in the country of GB^[4].
• AO World's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• AO World's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• AO World's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• AO World's founder is recorded as John Roberts^[8].
• AO World's headquarters location is recorded as Bolton^[9].
• AO World's Commons category is recorded as AO World plc^[10].
• AO World's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[11].
• AO World's industry is recorded as mail order^[12].
• January 1, 2000 marks the founding of AO World^[13].
• 2005-08-02 marks the founding of AO World^[14].
• AO World's official website is recorded as https://ao.com^[15].
• AO World's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares^[16].
• AO World's legal form is recorded as B6ES^[17].
• AO World's Alexa rank is recorded as {'amount': '+16278'}^[18].
• AO World's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+75508'}^[19].
• AO World's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+66406'}^[20].
• AO World's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24500'}^[21].
• AO World's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+85248'}^[22].
• AO World's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+91091'}^[23].
• AO World's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+26600'}^[24].
• AO World's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+28400'}^[25].
• AO World's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+30800'}^[26].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 2138005FFOAJIUZY4375^[27]

• Registered legal name: Ao World PLC^[28]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[29]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[30]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): B6ES^[31]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[32]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[33]

• Entity created: 2005-08-02^[34]

• LEI first registered: 2016-12-09^[35]

• LEI last updated: 2025-12-10^[36]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-12-10^[37]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[38]

• Registration authority: RA000585^[39]

• Authority entity ID: 05525751^[40]

• Other names: Ao World Limited, Drl Holdings Limited^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

AO World's founder is recorded as John Roberts^[8]. Recorded inception include January 1, 2000^[13] and 2005-08-02^[14].

Operations

AO World's headquarters location is recorded as Bolton^[9].

Industry

AO World's industry is recorded as mail order^[12].

Ownership

AO World's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[11].

Why It Matters

AO World ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (187 views/month).^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]