Virgin Group

Virgin Group Limited
Company type	Private
Industry	Conglomerate
Founded	February 1970
Founders	Richard Branson; Nik Powell;
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Peter Norris (chairman); Josh Bayliss (CEO);
Products	List Banking ; Broadcasting ; Books ; Commercial aviation ; Commercial spaceflight ; Consumer electronics ; Films ; Health care ; Health insurance ; Internet ; Insurance ; Jewellery ; Mobile phones ; Music ; Radio ; Rail Transport ; Retail ; Television ; Travel ;
Revenue	£16.6 billion (2019)
Owner	Richard Branson
Number of employees	~71,000
Website	virgin.com

Virgin Group Limited^[1] is a British multinational venture capital conglomerate founded by Richard Branson and Nik Powell in February 1970.

Virgin Group's date of incorporation is listed as 1989 by Companies House, who class it as a holding company; however, Virgin's business and trading activities date back to the 1970s. The net worth of Virgin Group was estimated at £3 billion as of early 2023.^[2]

^ "Virgin Group Limited overview - Find and update company information - Gov.uk". Companies House. 28 September 1993. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
^ "Richard Branson". Forbes. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

[CompaniesHouse-1] "Virgin Group Limited overview - Find and update company information - Gov.uk". Companies House. 28 September 1993. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

[2] "Richard Branson". Forbes. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

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