Cisco Systems

Mid Global Public Record

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Global telecommunications, networking hardware, and cybersecurity conglomerate

Data Confidence: 84% · Sources: 5 · Last Updated: Sep 18, 2026

Net Worth ▲: $440.0B
Reach ▲: 3.0B people
Power ▲: Cisco commands global enterprise power through its dominant position in core network switching, routing, and data center hardware, underpinned by a market capitalization exceeding $430 billion and $63.33 billion in annual revenue.
Influence ▲: The company drives international technology standards across enterprise connectivity, Wi-Fi 7 campus deployments, hybrid cloud architecture, and mission-critical AI network infrastructure.
Network ▲: Cisco maintains an expansive global ecosystem employing over 80,000 workers, partnering with thousands of enterprise distributors, and supplying virtually every major telecommunications carrier and Fortune 500 company globally.
Legacy ▲: Cisco permanently transformed global communications by commercializing the multi-protocol router in the 1980s, creating the physical and logical networking foundation of the modern internet.
Trajectory ▲: Stable — first assessment on record.

About

Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate that designs, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions. Founded in December 1984 by Stanford computer scientists Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner, Cisco pioneered multi-protocol routing technology that laid the core infrastructure for the commercial internet. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company reported $63.33 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2026 under Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins.

Known For

Pioneering commercial network routers and supplying the foundational hardware and software backbone for global enterprise communications and internet infrastructure.