Founded on April 5, 1993, by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA Corporation is a leading American technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, U.S.A. Incorporated in California in April 1993 and reincorporated in Delaware in April 1998, NVIDIA is historically recognized for inventing the graphics processing unit (GPU) in 1999 and for introducing CUDA in 2006, which opened GPU-based parallel computing to a broad range of scientific, industrial, and artificial intelligence applications. Today, the company operates across two principal segments, Compute & Networking and Graphics, spanning data center accelerated computing, AI solutions and software, automotive platforms, GeForce products for gaming and PCs, and NVIDIA RTX workstation graphics. As of the end of fiscal year 2026, NVIDIA employed approximately 42,000 people in 38 countries, including 31,000 engaged in research and development. For the fiscal year ended January 25, 2026, the company reported record revenue of USD 215.9 billion, reflecting its position as one of the world’s most influential companies in accelerated computing and artificial intelligence.
Updated 2026-03-20