Walt Disney Company, The

Media conglomerate

The Walt Disney Company, headquartered at 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, United States, was founded in 1923 by Walt Disney. It operates as a publicly traded, for-profit entity listed on the NYSE under the ticker DIS.

The company is an international media conglomerate known for its production and streaming services, aiming to entertain, inform, and inspire globally through storytelling. The current CEO is Robert A. Iger, and the Board of Directors is chaired by James P. Gorman.

The company owns numerous properties, including The Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd, Disney Theatrical Group, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, 20th Television, ABC Entertainment, ABC News, ABC Signature, ABC owned television stations, Disney branded television, Freeform, FX, Hulu Originals, National Geographic, Disney+, Hulu, Hotstar, Disney Music Group, ESPN, and ESPN+.

The Walt Disney Company has received numerous accolades, including 151 Academy Awards, 5 Golden Globe Awards in 2024, 9 in 2023, 5 in 2021, and 6 BAFTA Awards in both 2021 and 2022, along with 60 Grammy Awards in 2024. Vanguard is noted as the largest shareholder of the company.