Vodafone

Summary

Vodafone is a business^[1]. Vodafone ranks in the top 0.79% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,479 views/month, #232 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vodafone was a member of Linux Foundation^[3].
• Vodafone was a member of DENIC^[4].
• Vodafone was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance^[5].
• Vodafone was a member of SD Association^[6].
• Vodafone is in the country of United Kingdom^[7].
• Vodafone is in the country of GB^[8].
• Vodafone's instance of is recorded as business^[9].
• Vodafone's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[10].
• Vodafone's instance of is recorded as telecommunication company^[11].
• Vodafone's founder is recorded as Ernest Harrison^[12].
• Vodafone's founder is recorded as Gerry Whent^[13].
• human voice is named after Vodafone^[14].
• data is named after Vodafone^[15].
• telephone is named after Vodafone^[16].
• Vodafone followed R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company^[17].
• Vodafone's headquarters location is recorded as London^[18].
• Vodafone's headquarters location is recorded as Newbury^[19].
• Vodafone's chief executive officer is recorded as Nick Read^[20].
• Vodafone's child organization or unit is recorded as VodafoneZiggo^[21].
• Vodafone's child organization or unit is recorded as Vodafone Germany^[22].
• Vodafone's child organization or unit is recorded as Vodafone Romania^[23].
• Vodafone's child organization or unit is recorded as Vodafone Czech Republic^[24].
• Vodafone's child organization or unit is recorded as Vodafone Turkey^[25].
• Vodafone's child organization or unit is recorded as Vodafone Ghana^[26].
• Vodafone's child organization or unit is recorded as Vodafone Albania^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800XCXOXMW1AFMJ64^[28]

• Registered legal name: Vodafone Limited^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1980-01-07^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2014-01-29^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-04-30^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-04-04^[38]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000585^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 01471587^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Founders include Ernest Harrison^[12] and Gerry Whent^[13]. Recorded inception include July 17, 1984^[43] and 1980-01-07^[44]. Vodafone's location of formation is recorded as Newbury^[45].

Identity

Part of include Nasdaq-100^[46] and FTSE 100 Index^[47]. Vodafone followed R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company^[17].

Leadership

Vodafone's chief executive officer is recorded as Nick Read^[20]. Vodafone's chairperson is recorded as Jean-François van Boxmeer^[48]. Directors / managers include Gerard Kleisterlee^[49], Crispin Davis^[50], Mathias Döpfner^[51], Clara Furse^[52], Val Gooding^[53], and Renée James^[54].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London^[18], a metropolis^[55], in Roman Empire^[56], founded in 0047^[57] and Newbury^[19], a town^[58], in United Kingdom^[59]. Subsidiaries include VodafoneZiggo^[21], a business^[60], in Netherlands^[61], founded in 2016^[62], headquartered in Utrecht^[63]; Vodafone Germany^[22], a telecommunication company^[64], in Germany^[65], founded in 1990^[66], headquartered in Vodafone-Campus^[67]; Vodafone Romania^[23], a business^[68], in Romania^[69], founded in 1997^[70], headquartered in Bucharest^[71]; Vodafone Czech Republic^[24], a business^[72], in Czech Republic^[73], founded in 1999^[74], headquartered in Prague^[75]; Vodafone Turkey^[25], a business^[76], in Turkey^[77], founded in 1994^[78], headquartered in Istanbul^[79]; and Vodafone Ghana^[26], a business^[80], in Ghana^[81], founded in 1974^[82], headquartered in Accra^[83].

Industry

Vodafone's industry is recorded as telecommunications^[84].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Nasdaq^[85] and London Stock Exchange^[86].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Vodafone include John Cain Arena^[87], an arena^[88], in Australia^[89], founded in 2000^[90].

Why It Matters

Vodafone ranks in the top 0.79% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,479 views/month, #232 of 29,529).^[2] Vodafone has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[91] Vodafone is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[92]

Works attributed to Vodafone include Betavine^[93], a website^[94], founded in 2007^[95]. Entities named for Vodafone include John Cain Arena^[87], an arena^[88], in Australia^[89], founded in 2000^[90].