Western Digital

Western Digital Corporation (WD) was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in California, USA. It is a global leader in data storage solutions. The company primarily develops and manufactures hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), and flash memory products, and owns well-known brands such as WD and SanDisk. In 2023, its revenue reached $18.793 billion, placing it on the Fortune 500 list of the largest companies in the United States. Western Digital has expanded its scale through several acquisitions, having purchased companies like Hitachi Global Storage and SanDisk. In 2025, WD officially divested its flash memory business to focus on the HDD sector. Its products are widely used in personal computers, data centers, monitoring systems, and automotive electronics.