HERBALIFE LTD.
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd., also called Herbalife International, Inc. (with a U.S. subsidiary called Herbalife International of America) or simply Herbalife, is an American multinational multi-level marketing (MLM) corporation that develops and sells dietary supplements.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- food industry [1]
- Company / filing name
- HERBALIFE LTD. [2]
- Headquarters location
- California; Cayman Islands; Los Angeles [1]
- Founded
- 1980-02 [1]
- Founders
- Mark R. Hughes [1]
- Official website
- herbalife.com ↗ [1]
- Employees
- 7,800 · reported year 2014 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- KYG4412G1010 [1]
- CIK
- 1180262 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- HLF (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd., also called Herbalife International, Inc. (with a U.S. subsidiary called Herbalife International of America) or simply Herbalife, is an American multinational multi-level marketing (MLM) corporation that develops and sells dietary supplements. [3]
The company was founded by Mark R. Hughes in 1980, and employs an estimated 9,900 people worldwide. The company operates in 95 countries through a network of approximately 4.5 million independent distributors and members. In October 2022, previous CEO Michael O. Johnson was appointed as chairman and interim chief executive officer following the departure of John Agwunobi. The business is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, a tax haven, with its corporate headquarters located in Los Angeles, California. [3]
Herbalife has been accused of fraudulently operating a pyramid scheme, deceiving distributors about the amount of income they could expect to earn and that most of their income would be made from recruiting additional distributors instead of from selling merchandise. The company agreed to "fundamentally restructure" its compensation and other benefits in the United States to include tying distributor rewards to verifiable sales, and pay a $200 million fine as part of a 2016 settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) following these accusations. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Herbalife. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 7,800 · reported year 2014. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: HLF (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was HERBALIFE LTD. founded?
Founded: 1980-02. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of HERBALIFE LTD.?
Headquarters location: California; Cayman Islands; Los Angeles. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for HERBALIFE LTD.?
Business sectors: food industry. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Herbalife (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.