HARMAN: brands it owns and its ownership tree
HARMAN is a privately held company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States that owns 10 consumer brands.[1]
HARMAN designs and engineers connected products for carmakers, consumers and enterprises: car audio and infotainment systems, loudspeakers and headphones, enterprise automation and services around the Internet of Things. It says more than 50 million cars on the road carry its audio and connected car systems, and it employs about 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe and Asia. It has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics since March 2017. On 23 September 2025 it completed the acquisition of Sound United, the former consumer audio business of Masimo Corporation, whose brands now run as a standalone unit inside HARMAN's Lifestyle division.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated (also Harman International, Harman)
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Stamford, Connecticut, United States
- Website
- www.harman.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
HARMAN in numbers
- HARMAN owns 10 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is home, garden & diy with 10 brands.[1]
- 4 of its brands originated outside United States.
Everything HARMAN owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does HARMAN own?
HARMAN owns 10 consumer brands tracked here, including JBL, AKG, Arcam, Harman Kardon, Definitive Technology and Revel.
Is HARMAN an American company?
Yes. HARMAN is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States.
Who owns HARMAN?
HARMAN is privately held. HARMAN designs and engineers connected products for carmakers, consumers and enterprises: car audio and infotainment systems, loudspeakers and headphones, enterprise automation and services around the Internet of Things.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] HARMAN Completes Sound United Acquisition to Expand Premium Audio Leadership — HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, Official press release, published 23 September 2025; retrieved 25 September 2026.
- [2] AKG — history — HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, Official document; retrieved 25 September 2026.
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