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Sonos

Sonos, Inc. is an American audio equipment manufacturer headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. The company was founded in 2002 by John MacFarlane, Craig Shelburne, Tom Cullen, and Trung Mai.

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Founded
2002; 24 years ago (2002)
Founders
John MacFarlane · Craig Shelburne · Tom Cullen · Trung Mai
Industry
Consumer electronics
Headquarters
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Formerly
Rincon Audio, Inc. (2002–2004)

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Sonos

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to history · 81
Sonos → All Things Digital, Amazon Music, AMP, Android, Apple, Apple Music, August, Beastie Boys PLAY, Blue Note Play, Blue Note Records, Bruce Mau Design, California, Carlsbad, CONNECT, Consumer Electronics Show, Controller, CR100, CR100's, CR200, Craig Shelburne
related to Stores · 18
Sonos → April, Berlin, Cremerie, During, It, July, June, London, New York City, November, Paris, Pop Up Store, Saint Honore, Seven Dials, Sonos Sound Showroom, Sonos Store, Summer Olympics, The
related to Communication between Sonos products · 14
Sonos → AES-encrypted, Ethernet, Internet, LAN, Later, MIMO, Multiple Sonos, SonosNet, The, The Sonos, This, Wi-Fi, ZoneBridge, ZonePlayer
related to Offices · 14
Sonos → An, Australia, Boston, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, There, These, United Kingdom, United States, US
related to John MacFarlane · 10
Sonos → American, California, CEO, He, In, John MacFarlane, MacFarlane, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Santa Barbara, University
related to Controversies · 8
Sonos → Business Insider, Customers, In December, In March, On January, Recycle Mode, Some, Twitter
related to Reception · 8
Sonos → Audio, Best, CES Innovations Design, Engineering, February, In November, Macworld, Sonos Digital Music System
related to External links · 6
Sonos → GoogleSEC, Inc, Media, Official, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to S1 and S2 operating systems · 6
Sonos → All, In, Its, May, S1, S2
Founders · 4
Sonos → Craig Shelburne, John MacFarlane, Tom Cullen, Trung Mai

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SonosArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
SonosFormerlyRincon Audio, Inc. (2002–2004)1.00infobox
SonosFounded2002; 24 years ago (2002)1.00infobox
SonosFoundersJohn MacFarlane1.00infobox
SonosFoundersCraig Shelburne1.00infobox
SonosFoundersTom Cullen1.00infobox
SonosFoundersTrung Mai1.00infobox
SonosHeadquartersSanta Barbara, California, U.S.1.00infobox
SonosIndustryConsumer electronics1.00infobox
SonosKey peopleJulius Genachowski (chairman)1.00infobox
SonosKey peopleTom Conrad (CEO)1.00infobox
SonosKey peopleNicholas Millington (CINO)1.00infobox
SonosNet incomeUS$−61 million (2025)1.00infobox
SonosNumber of employees1,404 (2025)1.00infobox
SonosNumber of locations12 offices1.00infobox
SonosNumber of locations3 retail stores1.00infobox
SonosOperating incomeUS$−50 million (2025)1.00infobox
SonosRevenueUS$1.44 billion (2025)1.00infobox
SonosTotal assetsUS$823 million (2025)1.00infobox
SonosTotal equityUS$355 million (2025)1.00infobox
SonosTraded asNasdaq: SONO1.00infobox
SonosTraded asS&P 600 component1.00infobox
SonosTypePublic1.00infobox
SonosWebsitesonos.com1.00infobox

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