Hikvision

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
Company typePublic; partly state-owned
SZSE: 002415
CSI A100
IndustryVideo surveillance
Manufacturing
Founded2001 (2001)
Founder
HeadquartersHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Gong Hongjia(vice-chairman)
Chen Zongnian(chairman)
Hu Yangzhong(director)
ProductsCCTV and network surveillance systems
BrandsHiksemi(HikStorage), Ezviz, Hilook, Hiwatch.
Owner
Chinese Central Government
(via China Electronics Technology HIK Group Co., Ltd.)
(38.88%)
Gong Hongjia(10.30%)
Xinjiang Weixun Investment Management Limited Partnership(4.82%)
Number of employees
42,685 (2021)
Parent
CET HIK Group(direct)
China Electronics Technology Group(indirect)
SASAC(ultimate)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese杭州海康威视数字技术股份有限公司
Traditional Chinese杭州海康威視數字技術股份有限公司
Literal meaningHangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology. Company Limited by Shares
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHángzhōu Hǎikāng Wēishì Shùzì Jìshù Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese海康威视
Traditional Chinese海康威視
Literal meaningHIK–vision
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎikāng Wēishì
Footnotes / references
in a consolidated basis (net assets and net profit excluding minority interests); in Chinese Accounting Standards

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., often shortened to Hikvision, is a Chinese partly state-owned manufacturer and supplier of video surveillance equipment for civilian and military purposes, headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

Due to its alleged involvement in mass surveillance of Uyghurs and the Xinjiang internment camps and national security concerns, the company has been placed under sanctions from the U.S. and European governments.