Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Founded1768 (1768)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Founder
Country of originScotland
Headquarters locationChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Key people
ImprintsMerriam-Webster
Owner(s)Jacqui Safra
Official websitecorporate.britannica.com

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is the company known for publishing the Encyclopædia Britannica, the world's oldest continuously published encyclopaedia. The company also owns the American dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster. Originally founded in Edinburgh, Scotland, and historically British, the company is now based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.