BlackBerry

enterprise software and the Internet of things company
Organization business Q502121
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 19 annual filings
Revenue
$549.10M
▲ 2.7% YoY FY2026
Net Income
$53.20M
▲ 167.3% YoY FY2026
Assets
$1.25B
▼ 3.9% YoY FY2026
EPS (diluted)
$0.09
▲ 169.2% YoY FY2026
$0.00$5.47B$10.95B$16.42B$21.90B FY2008: $6.01B · NI $1.29B (21.5% margin)FY2009: $11.06B · NI $1.89B (17.1% margin)FY2010: $14.95B · NI $2.46B (16.4% margin)FY2011: $19.91B · NI $3.41B (17.1% margin)FY2012: $18.42B · NI $1.16B (6.3% margin)FY2013: $11.07B · NI -$646.00M (-5.8% margin)FY2014: $6.81B · NI -$5.87B (-86.2% margin)FY2015: $3.33B · NI -$304.00M (-9.1% margin)FY2016: $2.16B · NI -$208.00M (-9.6% margin)FY2017: $1.31B · NI -$1.21B (-92.1% margin)FY2018: $932.00M · NI $405.00M (43.5% margin)FY2019: $904.00M · NI $93.00M (10.3% margin)FY2020: $1.04B · NI -$152.00M (-14.6% margin)FY2021: $893.00M · NI -$1.10B (-123.6% margin)FY2022: $718.00M · NI $12.00M (1.7% margin)FY2023: $526.30M · NI -$734.40M (-139.5% margin)FY2024: $759.10M · NI -$130.20M (-17.2% margin)FY2025: $534.90M · NI -$79.00M (-14.8% margin)FY2026: $549.10M · NI $53.20M (9.7% margin) '08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'26
■ Revenue ■ Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2026-02-28 · accession 0001070235-26-000039

Summary

BlackBerry is a business[1]. BlackBerry ranks in the top 0.085% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,888 views/month, #25 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • BlackBerry was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance[3].
  • BlackBerry was a member of CVE Numbering Authority[4].
  • BlackBerry is in the country of Canada[5].
  • BlackBerry is in the country of US[6].
  • BlackBerry is in the country of CA[7].
  • BlackBerry's instance of is recorded as business[8].
  • BlackBerry's instance of is recorded as software company[9].
  • BlackBerry's instance of is recorded as public company[10].
  • BlackBerry's founder is recorded as Mike Lazaridis[11].
  • BlackBerry's headquarters location is recorded as Waterloo[12].
  • BlackBerry's chief executive officer is recorded as John S. Chen[13].
  • BlackBerry's child organization or unit is recorded as Cylance Inc.[14].
  • BlackBerry's child organization or unit is recorded as BlackBerry (United Kingdom)[15].
  • BlackBerry's child organization or unit is recorded as BlackBerry (United States)[16].
  • BlackBerry is part of S&P/TSX 60[17].
  • BlackBerry's Commons category is recorded as BlackBerry Limited[18].
  • BlackBerry's stock exchange is recorded as Toronto Stock Exchange[19].
  • BlackBerry's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[20].
  • BlackBerry's industry is recorded as Internet of things[21].
  • BlackBerry's industry is recorded as information technology[22].
  • March 7, 1984 marks the founding of BlackBerry[23].
  • 2000-04-11 marks the founding of BlackBerry[24].
  • 2013-11-04 marks the founding of BlackBerry[25].
  • BlackBerry's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 43.5171578, 'longitude': -80.5158791}[26].
  • BlackBerry's location of formation is recorded as Waterloo[27].

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Founding

BlackBerry's founder is recorded as Mike Lazaridis[11]. Recorded inception include March 7, 1984[23], 2000-04-11[24], and 2013-11-04[25]. BlackBerry's location of formation is recorded as Waterloo[27].

Identity

BlackBerry is part of S&P/TSX 60[17].

Leadership

BlackBerry's chief executive officer is recorded as John S. Chen[13].

Operations

BlackBerry's headquarters location is recorded as Waterloo[12]. Subsidiaries include Cylance Inc.[14], a business[28], in United States[29], founded in 2012[30], headquartered in Irvine[31]; BlackBerry (United Kingdom)[15], a business[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1984[34], headquartered in Slough[35]; and BlackBerry (United States)[16], a business[36], in United States[37], founded in 1984[38], headquartered in Pleasanton[39].

Industry

Industries include Internet of things[21] and information technology[22].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Toronto Stock Exchange[19] and New York Stock Exchange[20]. Products include software[40], telecommunications device[41], and mobile phone[42].

Why It Matters

BlackBerry ranks in the top 0.085% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,888 views/month, #25 of 29,529).[2] BlackBerry has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] BlackBerry is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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