Bridgestone

Bridgestone Corporation
	Bridgestone's headquarters in Kyōbashi, Chūō, Tokyo
Native name	株式会社ブリヂストン
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha Burijisuton
Formerly	Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. (1931–1942, 1951–1984); Nippon Tire Company (1942–1951);
Company type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 5108; Nikkei 225 component; TOPIX Large70 component;
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	1 March 1931; Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Founder	Shojiro Ishibashi
Headquarters	Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Shuichi Ishibashi; (Global CEO)
Products	Tires, golf equipment
Revenue	¥4.11 trillion (US$37.45 billion) (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022)
Operating income	¥482 billion (US$4.39 billion) (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022)
Net income	¥300 billion (US$2.73 billion) (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022)
Total assets	¥4.96 trillion (US$45.19 billion) (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022)
Total equity	¥3.01 trillion (US$27.43 billion) (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022)
Owner	Ishibashi family (10.2%)
Number of employees	129,262 (2022)
Subsidiaries	Bridgestone Golf; Firestone Tire and Rubber Company;
Website	www.bridgestone.com

Bridgestone Corporation (株式会社ブリヂストン, Kabushiki gaisha Burijisuton) is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi (1889–1976) in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of ishibashi (石橋), meaning 'stone bridge' in Japanese. It primarily manufactures tires, as well as golf equipment.

As of 2021, Bridgestone is the largest manufacturer of tires in the world, followed by Michelin, Goodyear, Continental, and Pirelli.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Bridgestone Group has 181 production facilities in 24 countries as of July 2018.

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[1] "Management Policy : Message from Global CEO". Retrieved 10 January 2024.

[Annual2021-2] "Bridgestone Corporation Full Year 2021 Consolidated Financial Report" (PDF). bridgestone.com. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

[3] "10 Largest Tire Manufacturers". Verified Market Research. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[4] "The Largest Tire Manufacturers in the World (New)". Carlogos.org. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[5] "Leading tyre manufacturers". Tyrepress. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[6] "Largest tire manufacturer". Statista. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[7] "The World's 15 Largest Tire Manufacturers by Revenue | Market Research Blog". Market Research Reports® Inc. 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[8] "Bridgestone remains world's largest tire maker, Michelin shaking up rankings". Rubber & Plastics News. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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