BlackBerry Limited
BlackBerry Limited (formerly Research In Motion) is a Canadian software company specializing in cybersecurity. Founded in 1984, it developed the BlackBerry brand of interactive pagers, smartphones and tablets. The company transitioned to providing software and services and holds critical software application patents.
BlackBerry headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | |
| Formerly | Research in Motion Limited (1984–2013) |
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| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Software |
| Founded | March 7, 1984 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
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| Headquarters | Waterloo, Ontario , Canada |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | John Giamatteo (CEO) |
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| Revenue | US$853 million (2024) |
| US$−125 million (2024) | |
Net income | US$−130 million (2024) |
| Total assets | US$1.39 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | US$776 million (2024) |
Number of employees | 2,647 (2024) |
| Subsidiaries | Cylance |
| Website | www |
Initially leading the mobile phone and pager industry in the 1980s and 90s, the company struggled to gain a lasting presence in the smartphone market of the new millennium. BlackBerry led the market in many countries, particularly the United States, until 2010 with the announcement of the iPhone 4. The company withered against the rapid rise of Apple Inc. and Android. After the troubled launch of the BlackBerry 10, it transitioned to a cybersecurity enterprise software and services company under CEO John S. Chen. In 2018, the last Blackberry smartphone, the BlackBerry Key2 LE, was released. In 2022, BlackBerry discontinued support for BlackBerry 10, ending their presence in the smartphone market.
BlackBerry's software products are used by various businesses, car manufacturers, and government agencies to prevent hacking and ransomware attacks. They include the BlackBerry Cylance, the QNX real-time operating system; BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BlackBerry Unified Endpoint Manager), and a Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) platform.