Viacom

American mass media company (2005–2019)
Organization business Q214346
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 4 annual filings
Revenue
$12.84B
▼ 0.8% YoY FY2019
Net Income
$1.55B
▼ 9.9% YoY FY2019
Assets
$23.67B
▼ 0.5% YoY FY2019
EPS (diluted)
$3.83
▼ 10.3% YoY FY2019
$0.00$3.65B$7.29B$10.94B$14.59B FY2016: $12.49B · NI $1.44B (11.5% margin)FY2017: $13.26B · NI $1.87B (14.1% margin)FY2018: $12.94B · NI $1.72B (13.3% margin)FY2019: $12.84B · NI $1.55B (12.1% margin) '16'17'18'19
■ Revenue ■ Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2019-09-30 · accession 0001339947-19-000043

Viacom

Summary

Viacom is a business[1]. Viacom ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,693 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Viacom was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[3].
  • Viacom is in the country of United States[4].
  • Viacom is in the country of IN[5].
  • Viacom is in the country of US[6].
  • Viacom's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • Viacom's instance of is recorded as enterprise[8].
  • Viacom's instance of is recorded as public company[9].
  • Viacom's founder is recorded as Sumner Redstone[10].
  • Viacom followed Gulf and Western Industries[11].
  • Viacom followed Viacom[12].
  • Viacom was followed by Paramount Global[13].
  • Viacom's headquarters location is recorded as One Astor Plaza[14].
  • Viacom's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert Bakish[15].
  • Viacom's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Media Networks[16].
  • Viacom's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Parks[17].
  • Viacom's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Pictures[18].
  • Viacom is part of S&P 500[19].
  • Viacom is part of Russell 1000 Index[20].
  • Viacom's Commons category is recorded as Viacom[21].
  • Viacom's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[22].
  • Viacom's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[23].
  • Viacom's industry is recorded as media industry[24].
  • December 31, 2005 marks the founding of Viacom[25].
  • 2007-06-01 marks the founding of Viacom[26].
  • Viacom was dissolved in December 4, 2019[27].

Body

Founding

Viacom's founder is recorded as Sumner Redstone[10]. Recorded inception include December 31, 2005[25] and 2007-06-01[26]. Viacom's location of formation is recorded as New York City[28].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500[19], a stock market index[29], in United States[30], founded in 1957[31] and Russell 1000 Index[20], a stock market index[32], in United States[33]. Predecessors include Gulf and Western Industries[11] and Viacom[12]. Viacom was followed by Paramount Global[13].

Leadership

Viacom's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert Bakish[15]. Viacom's director / manager is recorded as Sumner Redstone[34].

Operations

Viacom's headquarters location is recorded as One Astor Plaza[14]. Viacom's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Amusements[35]. Subsidiaries include Paramount Media Networks[16], a division[36], founded in 1984[37], headquartered in New York City[38]; Paramount Parks[17], a business[39], founded in 1992[40], headquartered in Charlotte[41]; and Paramount Pictures[18], a film production company[42], in United States[43], founded in 1912[44], headquartered in Los Angeles[45].

Industry

Viacom's industry is recorded as media industry[24].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Nasdaq[22]. Viacom's product or material produced is recorded as software[46].

Dissolution

Viacom was dissolved in December 4, 2019[27].

Why It Matters

Viacom ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,693 views/month).[2] Viacom has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Viacom is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [15] ↑ . variety.com. variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] ↑ . marketwatch.com. marketwatch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [3] ↑ . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [46] ↑ . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [33] ↑ . 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. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9418-41D8-509A-D689-AFAC
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  2. 11w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987013316720505171
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  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Sumner Redstone
    Chief executive officer → Robert Bakish
    Member of → —
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    + 113 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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