Research any topic before you write.
Find related topics. | Discover entities. | See connections. | Build a topical map.
Koninklijke Philips N.V., commonly known as Philips, is a Dutch multinational health technology company and former major consumer electronics manufacturer. The company was founded in Eindhoven in 1891 by Gerard Philips and his father Frederik Philips to manufacture incandescent light bulbs. In October 1997, Philips decided to move its corporate…
History, Technology, Companies & Products
Explore the main themes, entities and connections around Philips. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.
Start with a few of the strongest sections from the source topic. These are research directions, not a list of keywords you must use.
High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.
Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.
Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.
See the strongest relationship patterns around the current topic before diving into the raw triples.
Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.
company products lighting electronics business consumer healthcare name health eindhoven systems division headquarters philips' medical factory appliances operations care founded
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips | Area served | Worldwide | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Formerly | Firma Philips & Co (1891–1912) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Formerly | N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken (1912–1994) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Formerly | Philips Electronics N.V. (1994–1998) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Formerly | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (1998–2013) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Founded | 15 May 1891; 135 years ago (1891-05-15) in Eindhoven, Netherlands | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Founders | Gerard and Anton Philips | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Industry | Health technology | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Key people | Feike Sijbesma (chairman) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Key people | Roy Jakobs (CEO) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Key people | Charlotte Hanneman (CFO) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Net income | €698 million (2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Number of employees | 68,419 (2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Operating income | €529 million (2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Products | Medical equipment | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Products | Intellectual property management and licensing (for divested businesses of Philips, such as audiovisual equipment and lighting) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Revenue | €18.02 billion (2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Total assets | €28.98 billion (2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Total equity | €12.04 billion (2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Traded as | Euronext Amsterdam: PHIA | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Traded as | NYSE: PHG | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Traded as | AEX component | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Type | Public | 1.00 | infobox |
| Philips | Website | philips.com | 1.00 | infobox |
These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.
Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.