Hasbro

Hasbro, Inc.
Formerly
  • Hassenfeld Brothers, Inc.
    (1923–1968)
  • Hasbro Industries, Inc.
    (1968–1984)
  • Hasbro Bradley, Inc.
    (1984–1985)
Company typePublic
IndustryToys and entertainment
FoundedDecember 6, 1923 (1923-12-06) (as Hassenfeld Brothers)
1944 (1944) (as Hasbro)
Founders
  • Henry Hassenfeld
  • Hillel Hassenfeld
  • Herman Hassenfeld
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
Brands
Revenue US$4.136 billion (2024)
US$690 million (2024)
US$386 million (2024)
Total assets US$6.340 billion (2024)
Total equity US$1.185 billion (2024)
Owners
Number of employees
5,600 (December 2023)
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websitecorporate.hasbro.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of December 31, 2024.

Hasbro, Inc. (/ˈhæzbr/; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment holding company founded on December 6, 1923 by Henry, Hillel and Herman Hassenfeld and is incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of Kenner, Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers, and Wizards of the Coast, among others. As of August 2020, over 81.5% of its shares were held by large financial institutions.

Among Hasbro's products are Transformers, G.I. Joe, Power Rangers, Rom the Space Knight, Micronauts, M.A.S.K., Monopoly, Furby, Nerf, Potato Head, Bop It!, Play-Doh, Twister, and My Little Pony, and with the Entertainment One (now Lionsgate Canada) acquisition on December 30, 2019, franchises like Peppa Pig and PJ Masks. Hasbro also spawned TV shows to promote its products, such as Family Game Night on Discovery Family, which is co-owned by Hasbro since 2014. The company sold Entertainment One to Lionsgate (now Starz Entertainment) on December 27, 2023, however, it kept eOne's family brands and eOne's stake in Astley Baker Davies, placing them into a new division known as Hasbro Entertainment, formed on August 16, 2023. The company celebrated their 100th anniversary on December 6, 2023. Hasbro primarily competes with Mattel.