Western Digital

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Western Digital Corporation

Headquarters in the Santa Teresa district of San Jose, California in 2021
Formerly	General Digital Corporation (1970–1971)
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: WDC S&P 500 component
Industry	Computer data storage
Founded	April 23, 1970; 55 years ago (1970-04-23) in Newport Beach, California
Founder	Alvin B. Phillips
Headquarters	San Jose, California , U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Irving Tan (CEO)[1]
Products	Hard disk drives Storage systems
Brands	WD WD_BLACK SanDisk Professional
Revenue	US$13.0 billion (2024)
Operating income	US$−317 million (2024)
Net income	US$−798 million (2024)
Total assets	US$24.2 billion (2024)
Total equity	US$10.8 billion (2024)
Number of employees	51,000 (2024)
Website	www.westerndigital.com
Footnotes / references Financials as of June 28, 2024[update][2]

Western Digital Corporation is an American data storage company headquartered in San Jose, California. Established in 1970, the company is one of the world's largest manufacturers of hard disk drives (HDDs).