Pfizer
American multinational pharmaceutical corporation
Pfizer(/ˈfaɪzər/)[3] is an American pharmaceutical corporation. One of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, it is ranked 64 on the 2020 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.[4][5] It was founded in 1849 in New York City. It is ranked the largest drug company in the world. The company is responsible for the first COVID-19 vaccination. Pfizer is known for its drugs Advil and ChapStick. The company bought Wyeth, which also used to be a drug company. The deal was completed in 2009.
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| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Pharmaceutical |
| Founded | 1849 in New York City |
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Area served | Worldwide |
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| Products | See list |
| Revenue |  US$51.75 billion (2019)[1] |
 US$16.30 billion (2019)[1] | |
| US$16.27 billion (2019)[1] | |
| Total assets | US$167.489 billion (2019)[1] |
| Total equity | US$63.14 billion (2019)[1] |
Number of employees | c. 88,300 (2019)[2] |
| Website | pfizer |
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changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Financial Review - Pfizer Inc. and Subsidiary Companies" (PDF). Pfizer. 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ↑ "Pfizer Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Pfizer. 2019.
- ↑ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180
- ↑ "Pfizer moves higher amid persistent breakup talk". Bloomberg Businessweek. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ "Fortune 500 Companies 2018: Who Made the List". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
