Adobe fast facts.
A quick overview of our history, leadership, key stats, and products.
About us.
Adobe believes creativity empowers transformation — personally, professionally, and across all industries. We not only deliver strong financial results, but we’re also driving incredible innovation, adding millions of new customers, delivering billions of experiences across screens, and processing trillions of data transactions online.
Founded
December 1982 by Charles Geschke and John Warnock
Initial public offering
August 20, 1986, at a split-adjusted share price of US$0.17
Corporate headquarters
San Jose, California, USA
Revenue
Fiscal 2019 revenue: US$11.17 billion (FY ended Dec 1, 2019)
Incorporated
October 1983 in California;
reincorporated in Delaware, May 1997
Employees
More than 22,000 worldwide
Stock symbol
ADBE (NASDAQ)
Our solutions.
Adobe Creative Cloud
We believe in creativity for all, so we give everyone the tools to discover and express their creativity through photography, design, video, animation, web and mobile user experiences, and more.
- Over 90% of the world’s creative professionals use Adobe Photoshop.
- Adobe Creative Cloud mobile apps have been downloaded over 376 million times.
- Adobe Stock now offers more than 200 million assets, including 15 million+ videos; 35 million+ vectors; 12 million+ editorial assets; and 140 million+ photos, illustrations, templates, and 3D assets.
- Behance, Adobe’s online creative community, has over 21 million members. Creatives worldwide use Behance to showcase work and find inspiration.
Adobe Document Cloud
We make it easy for people and businesses to create, edit, share, scan, and sign digital documents so they can communicate and collaborate securely across devices.
- More than 250 billion PDFs were opened in Adobe products in the last year.
- More than 8 billion electronic and digital signature transactions were processed through Adobe Document Cloud in the past year. The majority of Fortune 100 companies rely on Adobe Sign for fast, secure e-signatures.
- Adobe Scan is now the leading scanning app on iOS and Android, with more than 40 million downloads and 180 million scans.
- Documents created, signed, shared, and stored in Document Cloud drive a 90% cost savings and a 91% reduction in environmental impact compared to paper-based processes.
Adobe Experience Cloud
We give businesses unmatched solutions for content management, personalization, data analytics, and commerce to deliver experiences that drive customer loyalty and long-term success.
- Industry analysts have named Adobe a leader in nearly 30 categories such as digital experience platforms, web content management, customer analytics, ad technology, digital commerce, enterprise marketing software suites, and more.
- Adobe Experience Cloud is supported by an expanding global ecosystem, which now includes nearly 13,000 solution integrator, agency, technology, and marketplace partners and more than 350,000 developers.
- With Adobe Analytics, we measure transactions from 80 of the top 100 U.S. online retailers, analyzing more than a trillion visits to sites and over 100 million SKUs. We arm enterprises with the most comprehensive and accurate insights for retail and e-commerce.
Our leaders.
Shantanu Narayen
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Scott Belsky
Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Creative Cloud
Anil Chakravarthy
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Digital Experience
Gloria Chen
Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President, Employee Experience
Bryan Lamkin
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Digital Media
Ann Lewnes
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
John Murphy
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Abhay Parasnis
Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Growth
Dana Rao
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
Matt Thompson
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations
Charles Geschke
Co-founder
John Warnock
Co-founder
Major acquisitions.
Allegorithmic, 2019
Marketo, 2018
Magento, 2018
Livefyre, 2016
Fotolia, 2015
Behance, 2012
Efficient Frontier, 2012
Omniture, Inc., 2009
Macromedia, Inc., 2005
Corporate responsibility.
We believe that creativity is the catalyst for positive change. Through our efforts, we inspire creativity in people who want to make a meaningful impact in the following areas:
Creativity
We support creators of all ages and backgrounds so they can use their creativity for good, express themselves, and reach their full potential.
Sustainability
We're always finding new ways to conserve natural resources in everything we do—and we've seen big benefits for our business, our customers, and our communities.
Community
We empower our people and partners to better our world.
Genuine
We are sincere, trustworthy, and reliable.
Exceptional
We’re committed to creating exceptional experiences that delight our employees and customers.
Innovative
We’re highly creative and always striving to connect new ideas with business realities.
Involved
We’re inclusive, open, and actively engaged with our customers, partners, employees, and the communities we serve.
Industry recognition.
The Civic 50
Points of Light, 2020
#1 Top-Rated Workplace
Indeed, 2019
#2 Most Innovative Companies in AR/VR
Fast Company, 2019
Top 50 Best Places to Work
Glassdoor, 2019
Future 50 Sustainability All-Stars
Fortune, 2019
#3 Companies That Care
People, 2019
Recognized on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
DJSI, 2019
#22 The Just 100: Companies Doing Right by America
Forbes and Just Capital 2020
50 Best ESG Companies
Investor’s Business Daily/MSCI, 2019
#2 World’s Most Admired Software Companies
Fortune, 2019
Recognized on the World’s Best CEOs list
Barron’s, 2019
Recognized on the CDP Climate Change A List
CDP, 2019
Fortune’s Future 50
Fortune, 2019
#36 100 Best Corporate Citizens
Corporate Responsibility Magazine, 2019
