Pitney Bowes
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Pitney Bowes Inc. is an American technology company[2] most known for its postage meters and other mailing equipment and services,[3][4][5] and with expansions into e-commerce, software, and other technologies.[6][7][8] The company was founded by Arthur Pitney, who invented the first commercially available postage meter,[9] and Walter Bowes as the Pitney Bowes Postage Meter Company on April 23, 1920.[2][9][10]
Formerly | Pitney Bowes Postage Meter Company |
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Company type | Public |
NYSE: PBI S&P 600 Component | |
Industry | Business services |
Founded | April 23, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-04-23) |
Founders | |
Headquarters | 3001 Summer Street, , United States |
Key people | |
Services | |
Revenue | US$3.358 billion (2022)[1] |
Number of employees | 11,000 (2021) |
Website | pitneybowes |
The company provides mailing and shipping services,[11] global e-commerce logistics,[12] and financial services[13] to approximately 750,000 customers globally, as of 2021[update].[14] Pitney Bowes is a certified "work-share partner" of the United States Postal Service,[15] and helps the agency sort and process 15 billion pieces of mail annually.[16] Pitney Bowes has also commissioned surveys related to international e-commerce.[17]
Pitney Bowes is based in Stamford, Connecticut, and as of October 2021[update] employed approximately 11,000 people worldwide.[18]