BBK Electronics
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defunct Chinese electronics conglomerate
OverviewAI-generated
BBK Electronics is a company established in 1995 in Dongguan, China. The organization was active as a corporate entity within the country.
The company dissolved on April 7, 2023. At the time of dissolution, it had 18,510 employees. The entity is associated with the ISNI 0000 0004 9249 7797.
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Key facts
- Native name
- 广东步步高电子工业有限公司
- Romanized name
- Guangdong BBK Electronics Industry Co., Ltd.
- Company type
- Private
- Industry
- Consumer electronics
- Founded
- 18 September 1995 ; 30 years ago ( 1995-09-18 )
- Founder
- Duan Yongping
- Defunct
- 7 April 2023 ; 3 years ago ( 2023-04-07 )
- Fate
- Split and deregistered
- Successors
- Oppo , Vivo
- Headquarters
- Futian District, Shenzhen , China
- Area served
- Worldwide
- Products
- Smartphones , Smart TVs , Hi-Fi , Home theatre , Audiovisual
- Brands
- BBK, Oppo , Vivo , iQOO , OnePlus , Realme
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1995
- Location
- Dongguan, China
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.497817.4 · ISNI 0000 0004 9249 7797
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- enterprise
- Country
- China
- Founded by
- Duan Yongping
- Headquarters
- China
- Industry
- electronics industry
- Employees
- 18510
- Legal form
- private limited company
- Followed by
- vivo
- Official website
- www.eebbk.com
- Brand
- Realme
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- MAC Address Block Large ID
- 2C282D
- inception
- 1995-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:BBK Electronics
- Commons category
- BBK Electronics
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2023-04-07
- product or material produced
- smartphone
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Encyclopedic overview
BBK Electronics Corporation was a Chinese multinational electronics conglomerate, created by Duan Yongping. It was a leading consumer electronics brand specialising in audio and video equipment, home entertainment products and home appliances. It also acted as an investor in leading companies in various sectors of consumer electronics. The company specialized in developing consumer electronics products such as smartphones, tablet computers, smartwatches, smart TVs, Hi-Fi equipment, Blu-ray players, and digital cameras.
The company was deregistered on 7 April 2023 as it split its component brands off into separate companies or brands. The reported reasoning for this was to avoid regulatory scrutiny on Chinese companies.
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