VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
Verizon Communications Inc. ( və-RY-zən) is an American telecommunications company headquartered in New York City. It is the world's second-largest telecommunications company by revenue and its mobile network is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 146.8 million subscribers as of March 31, 2026. The company was founded as Bell Atlantic Corporation and renamed to Verizon on June 30, 2000 as a result of a merger with GTE.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- VZ [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) [1]
- Business sectors
- telecommunications industry [2]
- Company / filing name
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC [1]
- Headquarters location
- New York City [2]
- Business address
- 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NY, 10036 [1]
- Founded
- 2000-06-16; 1983-10-07 [2]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Delaware, United States [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Dan Schulman [2]
- Official website
- https://www.verizon.com/; https://www.verizon.net [2]
- Employees
- 132,200 · reported year 2020 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 134,788,000,000 · reported year 2024 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US92343V1044 [2]
- CIK
- 0000732712 [1]
- SIC code
- 4813 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
Verizon Communications Inc. ( və-RY-zən) is an American telecommunications company headquartered in New York City. It is the world's second-largest telecommunications company by revenue and its mobile network is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 146.8 million subscribers as of March 31, 2026. The company was founded as Bell Atlantic Corporation and renamed to Verizon on June 30, 2000 as a result of a merger with GTE. [3]
Bell Atlantic was originally headquartered in Philadelphia and operated in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. In 1997, the company expanded into New York and the New England states by merging with fellow Baby Bell NYNEX. While Bell Atlantic was the surviving company, it moved its head office to NYNEX's old headquarters in New York City. In 2000, Bell Atlantic merged with GTE, which operated telecommunications companies across most of the rest of the country not already in Bell Atlantic's footprint. [3]
In 2015, Verizon expanded into content ownership by acquiring AOL, and two years later, it acquired Yahoo! Inc. AOL and Yahoo were amalgamated into a new division named Oath Inc., which was rebranded as Verizon Media in January 2019, and was spun off and rebranded to Yahoo! Inc. after its sale to Apollo Global Management. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Verizon. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Dan Schulman in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [2]
Understanding company scale
Employees: 132,200 · reported year 2020. [2]
Annual revenue: USD 134,788,000,000 · reported year 2024. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: VZ (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Form 10-K filed; reporting period ends 2025-12-31. [5]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC founded?
Founded: 2000-06-16; 1983-10-07. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC?
Headquarters location: New York City. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC?
Business sectors: telecommunications industry. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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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.