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Avast Software

Czech security software company
Organization Business Q2247432

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
business, enterprise, software company[3][4]
Official website
www.avast.com[21]
Legal form
společnost s ručením omezeným[31]
Official name
Avast Software s.r.o., AVAST Software s.r.o., Panya International s.r.o.[30]

Status and dates

Inception
October 3, 2013[18]

Location

Headquarters location
Prague[10]
Country
Czech Republic[2]
Location of formation
Prague[19]

Industry and activity

Industry
software industry, computer security[16][17]
Product or material produced
software, Avast[22][23]

Financials

Employees
1.1k (495–1.4k, n=6)[24][25][26][27][28][29]
Net profit
4.5B (223.4M–4.5B, n=7)[45][46][47][48][49][50][51]
Operating income
6.2B (2.3B–6.3B, n=7)
Total assets
35.5B (26.5B–43.3B, n=7)[52][53][54][55][56][57][58]
Total equity
6.4B (4.1B–8.4B, n=6)[32][33][34][35][36][37]
Total revenue
17.8B (6.3B–18.8B, n=7)[38][39][40][41][42][43][44]

People

Founder
Eduard Kučera, Pavel Baudiš[5][6]
Board member
Ondřej Vlček[59]

Relations

Owned by
Nortonlifelock Ireland Limited, Avast Holding, Avast Software[7][8]
Follows
ALWIL Software[9]
Part of
Gen Digital[13]
Child organization or unit
AVG Technologies, Piriform[11][12]
Parent organization or unit
Gen Digital[20]
More facts +2
Social media followers
58k (58k–173k, n=5)
Stock exchange
Prague Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange[14][15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Avast Software en ALWIL Software ar برنامج أفاست cs Avast Software s.r.o. cs Panya International s.r.o. cs ALWIL Software de ALWIL Software es ALWIL Software fa آواست سافت‌ویر fa Avast Software fr ALWIL Software it ALWIL Software ja アバストソフトウェア ko 어베스트 ko Avast Software nl ALWIL Software pl ALWIL Software pt ALWIL Software ro ALWIL Software
🔖 Identifiers · 31
Legal Entity Identifier
315700B0ZB79FJXEO196
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Praha Nusle Pikrtova 1a.jpg ↗
App Store developer ID
568017534
Autonomous system number
198605
Chocolatey Community package ID
avastfreeantivirus
Crunchbase organization ID
avast
Czech Registration ID (IČO)
02176475
EU Transparency Register ID
379331539649-04
EU VAT number
CZ02176475
Facebook username
avast
Fandom article ID
logos:Avast_Software
Freebase ID
/m/027sjy
Show all 31 identifiers +19
Google Play developer ID
5078220335056375043
Google+ ID
+avast
HAND ID
9097-95C4-59AF-AF87-C7F2
ISDS ID
n2z2ran
ISIN
GB00BDD85M81
ITU/ISO/IEC object ID
1.3.6.1.4.1.25125
Instagram username
avast
LinkedIn company or organization ID
338514
NL CR AUT ID
xx0309523
Official blog URL
blog.avast.com
OpenCorporates organization ID
cz/02176475
Owler company ID
avast
Private Enterprise Number
25125
Quora topic ID
AVAST-Software
Topic's main category
Category:Avast
Trustpilot company ID
www.avast.com
X (Twitter) username
avast
YouTube channel ID
UCltnhNOAj4Am0AL1bUVLqRA
Zhihu topic ID
19616839

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🔗 Connections
Owned entities 4
AVG Technologies, Piriform, Avast Secure Browser, Avast
← Developer 4
Avast Antivirus, Avast Secure Browser, Avast SecureLine VPN, Avast
Instance of 3
business, enterprise, software company
Belongs to 2
Google Pack, PX Index
Child organization or unit 2
AVG Technologies, Piriform
Founded entities 2
Avast Secure Browser, Avast
Founder 2
Eduard Kučera, Pavel Baudiš
Industry 2
computer security, software industry
Product or material produced 2
software, Avast
Stock exchange 2
London Stock Exchange, Prague Stock Exchange
← Parent organization or unit 2
AVG Technologies, Piriform
Country 1
Czech Republic
Employees / affiliates 1
Dita Přikrylová
Legal form 1
public company
Location of formation 1
Prague
Owned by 1
Gen Digital
Parent organization or unit 1
Gen Digital
Part of 1
FTSE 100 Index
Replaced by 1
Gen Digital
← Child organization or unit 1
Gen Digital
← Replaced by 1
AVG Technologies
← Replaces 1
Gen Digital
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Avast Software was a business [1] founded on January 1, 1988 [2] by Eduard Kučera and Pavel Baudiš . It operated as a public company [1] headquartered in the Enterprise Office Center , specializing in the software industry and computer security [3]. The company developed software and the Avast product line .

Avast Software employed 495 people as of 2016 . It was dissolved on September 12, 2022 , following its acquisition by Gen Digital, which became its parent organization .

Related Entities

AVG Technologies business computer security Czech Republic Dita Přikrylová Gen Digital London Stock Exchange Piriform public company software software company

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  1. 24d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed qualifier: Postal code: 140 00, см. / see autofix на / on P281"
  2. 27d ago · Jklamo · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location → Prague
    "Changed claim: Headquarters location: Prague"
  3. 9w ago · Mormegil · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ITU/ISO/IEC object ID → 1.3.6.1.4.1.25125
    "Created claim: ITU/ISO/IEC object ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25125, Adding OID according to PEN (details)"
  4. 9w ago · ElaNYSti · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Gen Digital
    "Created claim: Part of: Gen Digital"
  5. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → —
    HAND ID → 9097-95C4-59AF-AF87-C7F2
    Official name → AVAST Software s.r.o., Panya International s.r.o.
    WineApp DB developer ID → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 9097-95C4-59AF-AF87-C7F2, batch #269254"
  6. 18w ago · Jklamo · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → October 3, 2013
    Part of → Gen Digital
    "Removed claim: Part of: FTSE 100 Index"
  7. 23w ago · Mormegil · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Czech Republic
    ITU/ISO/IEC object ID → 1.3.6.1.4.1.25125
    Fandom article ID → logos:Avast_Software
    Trustpilot company ID → www.avast.com
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    "Created claim: ITU/ISO/IEC object ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25125, Adding OID according to PEN (details)"
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