Canonical (company)

Canonical Ltd.
Company typePrivate company limited by shares
IndustryComputer software
Founded5 March 2004 (2004-03-05)
FounderMark Shuttleworth
HeadquartersLondon, England, UK
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
ServicesLandscape, Ubuntu Pro
Revenue US$250 million (2023):13
US$7.8 million (2023):13
US$12.5 million (2023):13
Total assets US$156 million (2023):14
Total equity US$−7.2 million (2023):14
Number of employees
>1000 (2023):3
SubsidiariesCanonical Group Ltd
Canonical USA Inc.
Canonical China Ltd (Chinese: 科能(上海)软件科技有限公司)
Canonical Brasil Ltda
Canonical Canada Ltd
Canonical Ltd Taiwan Br. (Chinese: 英屬曼島商肯諾有限公司臺灣分公司)
Websitewww.canonical.com
Footnotes / references
Formerly "M R S Virtual Development Ltd"

Canonical Ltd. is a privately-held computer software company based in London, England. It was founded and funded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth to market commercial support and related services for Ubuntu and related projects. Canonical employs staff in more than 70 countries and maintains offices in London, Austin, Boston, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Tokyo and the Isle of Man.