Template:Infobox company: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:54, 3 September 2026

Usage

Use this template for articles about companies, startups, nonprofits, agencies, institutions, and other organizations.

All parameters are optional. Add only information supported by reliable sources. Empty fields are not displayed.

Basic usage

Use this version for most company articles.

{{Infobox company
| name =
| logo =
| logo_alt =
| caption =
| industry =
| type =
| founded =
| founder =
| headquarters =
| ceo =
| products =
| services =
| website =
}}

Full usage

Use additional parameters when detailed company information is available.

{{Infobox company
| name =
| legal_name =
| native_name =
| short_name =
| acronym =
| trading_name =
| other_name =
| formerly =

| logo =
| logo_alt =
| caption =

| type =
| legal_structure =
| industry =
| purpose =
| mission =

| founded =
| founding_location =
| founder =
| founders =

| chairperson =
| ceo =
| president =
| executive_director =

| headquarters =
| locations =
| area_served =
| countries =

| products =
| services =
| brands =
| platform =
| technology =

| employees =
| revenue =
| funding =
| valuation =

| owner =
| parent_company =
| subsidiaries =

| website =
}}

Parameter guidance

name The commonly used name of the company.

legal_name The official registered name when different from the common name.

native_name The company's name in another language or writing system.

short_name A commonly used shortened name.

acronym An abbreviation used publicly by the organization.

trading_name A business name used in commerce when different from the legal name.

formerly Previous names of the company.

logo The official company logo file.

logo_alt Short description of the logo for accessibility.

caption Extra information about the logo or image.

type The organization type, such as public company, private company, nonprofit, startup, or agency.

legal_structure The legal form, such as corporation, limited company, foundation, or nonprofit organization.

industry The main business sector.

purpose The main purpose of a nonprofit or mission-based organization.

mission The organization's stated mission when notable.

founded The year or date the organization was founded.

founding_location The location where the organization was founded.

founder and founders The person or people who created the organization.

chairperson The chairperson or board leader.

ceo The current chief executive officer.

president The current president when this title is used.

executive_director Usually for nonprofits and institutions.

headquarters The main headquarters location.

locations Important offices, branches, or operating locations.

area_served The main geographic area where the organization operates.

countries Countries where the organization has major operations.

products Important products created or sold by the organization.

services Important services provided.

brands Major brands owned by the organization.

platform Used for technology companies that operate a platform.

technology Important technology associated with the organization.

employees Number of employees when reliably sourced.

revenue Revenue information when publicly available.

funding Investment or funding information mainly for startups.

valuation Company valuation when publicly reported.

owner Owner or controlling entity.

parent_company A larger company that owns the organization.

subsidiaries Important companies controlled by the organization.

website Official website only.

Editing guidelines

- Do not add estimated values without reliable sources. - Do not add private company information that is not publicly available. - Avoid promotional language such as "leading", "best", or "largest" unless properly sourced. - Use the official company logo only when available. - Keep descriptions factual and neutral.

Examples

Example 1: Large company

Example using Apple Inc.:

{{Infobox company
| name = Apple Inc.
| legal_name = Apple Inc.
| logo =
| logo_alt = Apple logo
| industry = Technology
| type = Public company
| founded = 1976
| founding_location = Los Altos, California, United States
| founders = Steve Jobs; Steve Wozniak; Ronald Wayne
| ceo = Tim Cook
| headquarters = Cupertino, California, United States
| area_served = Worldwide
| products = iPhone; Mac; iPad; Apple Watch
| services = iCloud; Apple Music; Apple TV+
| employees = Over 160,000
| website = https://www.apple.com
}}

Apple Inc.

Technology

Type

Public company

Founded

1976

Founders

Steve Jobs; Steve Wozniak; Ronald Wayne

Headquarters

Cupertino, California, United States

Products

iPhone; Mac; iPad

Example 2: Technology startup

Example using OpenAI:

{{Infobox company
| name = OpenAI
| logo =
| industry = Artificial intelligence
| type = Private company
| founded = 2015
| founders = Sam Altman; Elon Musk; Greg Brockman; Ilya Sutskever; John Schulman; Wojciech Zaremba
| headquarters = San Francisco, California, United States
| products = ChatGPT; GPT models
| services = Artificial intelligence research and products
| funding =
| ceo = Sam Altman
| website = https://openai.com
}}

OpenAI

Artificial intelligence

Type

Private company

Founded

2015

CEO

Sam Altman

Products

ChatGPT; GPT models

Example 3: Nonprofit organization

Example using Wikimedia Foundation:

{{Infobox company
| name = Wikimedia Foundation
| logo =
| industry = Nonprofit organization
| type = Nonprofit
| founded = 2003
| founder = Jimmy Wales
| headquarters = San Francisco, California, United States
| purpose = Supporting free knowledge projects
| products = Wikipedia; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata
| services = Free educational and information platforms
| employees =
| website = https://wikimediafoundation.org
}}

Wikimedia Foundation

Nonprofit organization

Founded

2003

Founder

Jimmy Wales

Purpose

Supporting free knowledge projects

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States

Infobox for companies, startups, agencies, nonprofits, and institutions.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	`name`	Commonly used name of the company.	String	optional
Legal name	`legal_name`	Official registered name if different.	String	optional
Native name	`native_name`	Name in another language or writing system.	String	optional
Short name	`short_name`	Common shortened name.	String	optional
Acronym	`acronym`	Publicly used abbreviation.	String	optional
Trading name	`trading_name`	Business name used publicly.	String	optional
Other name	`other_name`	Other notable names.	String	optional
Formerly	`formerly`	Previous company names.	String	optional
Logo	`logo`	Official logo file.	File	optional
Logo alt text	`logo_alt`	Short accessibility description.	String	optional
Caption	`caption`	Image caption.	String	optional
Type	`type`	Company type such as public company, startup, nonprofit.	String	optional
Legal structure	`legal_structure`	Legal form of the organization.	String	optional
Industry	`industry`	Main industry.	String	optional
Purpose	`purpose`	Purpose of nonprofit or mission-based organizations.	String	optional
Mission	`mission`	Official mission statement when notable.	String	optional
Founded	`founded`	Year or date founded.	String	optional
Founding location	`founding_location`	Location where founded.	String	optional
Founder	`founder`	Founder of the organization.	String	optional
Founders	`founders`	Founders of the organization.	String	optional
Chairperson	`chairperson`	Current chairperson.	String	optional
CEO	`ceo`	Current chief executive officer.	String	optional
President	`president`	Current president.	String	optional
Executive director	`executive_director`	Executive director.	String	optional
Headquarters	`headquarters`	Main headquarters location.	String	optional
Locations	`locations`	Important locations.	String	optional
Area served	`area_served`	Geographic service area.	String	optional
Countries	`countries`	Countries of operation.	String	optional
Products	`products`	Important products.	String	optional
Services	`services`	Important services.	String	optional
Brands	`brands`	Owned brands.	String	optional
Platform	`platform`	Technology platform.	String	optional
Technology	`technology`	Important technology.	String	optional
Employees	`employees`	Number of employees.	String	optional
Revenue	`revenue`	Revenue information.	String	optional
Funding	`funding`	Funding information.	String	optional
Valuation	`valuation`	Reported valuation.	String	optional
Owner	`owner`	Owner or controlling entity.	String	optional
Parent company	`parent_company`	Parent organization.	String	optional
Subsidiaries	`subsidiaries`	Important subsidiaries.	String	optional
Website	`website`	Official website only.	URL	optional

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+<templatedata>
+{
+	"params": {
+		"name": {
+			"label": "Name",
+			"description": "Commonly used name of the company.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"legal_name": {
+			"label": "Legal name",
+			"description": "Official registered name if different.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"native_name": {
+			"label": "Native name",
+			"description": "Name in another language or writing system.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"short_name": {
+			"label": "Short name",
+			"description": "Common shortened name.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"acronym": {
+			"label": "Acronym",
+			"description": "Publicly used abbreviation.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"trading_name": {
+			"label": "Trading name",
+			"description": "Business name used publicly.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"other_name": {
+			"label": "Other name",
+			"description": "Other notable names.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"formerly": {
+			"label": "Formerly",
+			"description": "Previous company names.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"logo": {
+			"label": "Logo",
+			"description": "Official logo file.",
+			"type": "wiki-file-name"
+		},
+		"logo_alt": {
+			"label": "Logo alt text",
+			"description": "Short accessibility description.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"caption": {
+			"label": "Caption",
+			"description": "Image caption.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"type": {
+			"label": "Type",
+			"description": "Company type such as public company, startup, nonprofit.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"legal_structure": {
+			"label": "Legal structure",
+			"description": "Legal form of the organization.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"industry": {
+			"label": "Industry",
+			"description": "Main industry.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"purpose": {
+			"label": "Purpose",
+			"description": "Purpose of nonprofit or mission-based organizations.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"mission": {
+			"label": "Mission",
+			"description": "Official mission statement when notable.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"founded": {
+			"label": "Founded",
+			"description": "Year or date founded.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"founding_location": {
+			"label": "Founding location",
+			"description": "Location where founded.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"founder": {
+			"label": "Founder",
+			"description": "Founder of the organization.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"founders": {
+			"label": "Founders",
+			"description": "Founders of the organization.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"chairperson": {
+			"label": "Chairperson",
+			"description": "Current chairperson.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"ceo": {
+			"label": "CEO",
+			"description": "Current chief executive officer.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"president": {
+			"label": "President",
+			"description": "Current president.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"executive_director": {
+			"label": "Executive director",
+			"description": "Executive director.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"headquarters": {
+			"label": "Headquarters",
+			"description": "Main headquarters location.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"locations": {
+			"label": "Locations",
+			"description": "Important locations.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"area_served": {
+			"label": "Area served",
+			"description": "Geographic service area.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"countries": {
+			"label": "Countries",
+			"description": "Countries of operation.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"products": {
+			"label": "Products",
+			"description": "Important products.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"services": {
+			"label": "Services",
+			"description": "Important services.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"brands": {
+			"label": "Brands",
+			"description": "Owned brands.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"platform": {
+			"label": "Platform",
+			"description": "Technology platform.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"technology": {
+			"label": "Technology",
+			"description": "Important technology.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"employees": {
+			"label": "Employees",
+			"description": "Number of employees.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"revenue": {
+			"label": "Revenue",
+			"description": "Revenue information.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"funding": {
+			"label": "Funding",
+			"description": "Funding information.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"valuation": {
+			"label": "Valuation",
+			"description": "Reported valuation.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"owner": {
+			"label": "Owner",
+			"description": "Owner or controlling entity.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"parent_company": {
+			"label": "Parent company",
+			"description": "Parent organization.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"subsidiaries": {
+			"label": "Subsidiaries",
+			"description": "Important subsidiaries.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"website": {
+			"label": "Website",
+			"description": "Official website only.",
+			"type": "url"
+		}
+	},
+	"description": "Infobox for companies, startups, agencies, nonprofits, and institutions.",
+	"paramOrder": [
+		"name",
+		"legal_name",
+		"native_name",
+		"short_name",
+		"acronym",
+		"trading_name",
+		"other_name",
+		"formerly",
+		"logo",
+		"logo_alt",
+		"caption",
+		"type",
+		"legal_structure",
+		"industry",
+		"purpose",
+		"mission",
+		"founded",
+		"founding_location",
+		"founder",
+		"founders",
+		"chairperson",
+		"ceo",
+		"president",
+		"executive_director",
+		"headquarters",
+		"locations",
+		"area_served",
+		"countries",
+		"products",
+		"services",
+		"brands",
+		"platform",
+		"technology",
+		"employees",
+		"revenue",
+		"funding",
+		"valuation",
+		"owner",
+		"parent_company",
+		"subsidiaries",
+		"website"
+	]
+}
+</templatedata>
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Revision as of 18:54, 3 September 2026

Usage

Basic usage

Full usage

Parameter guidance

Editing guidelines

Examples

Example 1: Large company

Example 2: Technology startup

Example 3: Nonprofit organization