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Companies based in Manhattan

  • Paramount GlobalThe year 1912 marked the founding of Famous Players Film Company, which would eventually evolve into Paramount Pictures.
  • JPMorgan ChaseJPMorgan Chase traces its roots to a political maneuver so brazen it would be called corruption today. In 1799, Aaron Burr wanted to found a bank in New York…
  • VerizonVerizon Communications today carries more wireless subscribers than any other carrier in the United States, a number that stood at 146.8 million as of the…
  • Goldman SachsGoldman Sachs began in a one-room basement office next to a coal chute in New York City in 1869. That is the unglamorous origin of a firm that would one day…
  • Morgan StanleyThe firm formally opened its doors for business on the 16th of September 1935, at 2 Wall Street in New York City. This specific date marked the birth of…
  • Columbia RecordsColumbia Records was born on the 15th of January, 1889, in Washington, D.C., making it the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business.
  • Sony Music PublishingSony Music Publishing controls more than six million songs as of the end of March 2025, making it the largest music publisher on earth by catalog size.
  • TumblrTumblr launched in February 2007, and within two weeks it had drawn 75,000 users to a platform that barely existed. David Karp had not set out to build a…
  • BlackRockBlackRock, Inc. manages $12.5 trillion in assets as of 2025 , a sum larger than the entire economy of any country except the United States and China.
  • Hearst CommunicationsHearst Communications is one of the largest privately held media companies in the United States, built on a foundation that stretches back to a single…
  • Bloomberg L.P.Michael Bloomberg walked away from Salomon Brothers in 1981 with a $10 million partnership settlement. He used that money to launch Innovative Market…
  • Fox Broadcasting CompanyFox Broadcasting Company launched on the 9th of October 1986, with a comedian, a late-night talk show, and a gamble that would reshape American television.
  • Tiffany & Co.Tiffany & Co. began its life in 1837 not as a jeweler but as a stationery and fancy goods emporium, funded by just $1,000 borrowed from a cotton mill owner.