De Beers
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De Beers
Summary
De Beers is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,805 views/month, #163 of 29,529).[2]
Key Facts
- De Beers is in the country of South Africa[3].
- De Beers is in the country of JE[4].
- De Beers's instance of is recorded as business[5].
- De Beers's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
- De Beers's founder is recorded as Cecil John Rhodes[7].
- De Beers is owned by Anglo American plc[8].
- De Beers is owned by government of Botswana[9].
- De Beers's headquarters location is recorded as London[10].
- De Beers's child organization or unit is recorded as De Beers (United Kingdom)[11].
- De Beers's child organization or unit is recorded as De Beers (Canada)[12].
- De Beers's child organization or unit is recorded as Bultfontein mine[13].
- De Beers's child organization or unit is recorded as Griqualand West Diamond Mining[14].
- De Beers's Commons category is recorded as De Beers[15].
- De Beers's industry is recorded as trade[16].
- De Beers's industry is recorded as raw material extraction[17].
- January 1, 1888 marks the founding of De Beers[18].
- 2013-12-18 marks the founding of De Beers[19].
- De Beers's parent organization or unit is recorded as Anglo American plc[20].
- De Beers's official website is recorded as https://www.debeersgroup.com[21].
- De Beers's official website is recorded as https://www.debeers.com[22].
- De Beers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:De Beers[23].
- De Beers's product or material produced is recorded as diamond[24].
- De Beers's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+20000'}[25].
- De Beers's legal form is recorded as privately held company[26].
- De Beers's legal form is recorded as JOX1[27].
Product Details
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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data
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Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300X8ZS5R4RYR0417[28]
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Registered legal name: De Beers PLC[29]
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Legal jurisdiction: JE[30]
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GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]
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Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): JOX1[32]
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Entity status: ACTIVE[33]
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LEI registration status: ISSUED[34]
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Entity created: 2013-12-18[35]
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LEI first registered: 2013-12-18[36]
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LEI last updated: 2025-12-09[37]
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LEI next renewal: 2027-02-02[38]
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Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205[39]
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Registration authority: RA000414[40]
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Authority entity ID: 122752[41]
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Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING[42]
Body
Founding
De Beers's founder is recorded as Cecil John Rhodes[7]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1888[18] and 2013-12-18[19].
Operations
De Beers's headquarters location is recorded as London[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Anglo American plc[20]. Subsidiaries include it (United Kingdom)[11], a business[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1888[45], headquartered in London[46]; it (Canada)[12], a business[47], in Canada[48], headquartered in Toronto[49]; Bultfontein mine[13], a mine[50], in South Africa[51], founded in 1908[52]; and Griqualand West Diamond Mining[14].
Industry
Industries include trade[16] and raw material extraction[17].
Ownership
Owners include Anglo American plc[8], a company[53], in United Kingdom[54], founded in 1917[55], headquartered in London[56] and government of Botswana[9], a government[57], in Botswana[58], founded in 1966[59]. De Beers's product or material produced is recorded as diamond[24].
Why It Matters
De Beers ranks in the top 0.55% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,805 views/month, #163 of 29,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
It is credited with the discovery of Pink Star Diamond[62], a pink diamond[63].
FAQs
What did De Beers discover?
De Beers is credited as discoverer of Pink Star Diamond[62].