Goertek
Chinese electronics manufacturer
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Goertek Inc. (formerly stylized as GoerTek) is a Chinese acoustic components company founded in 2001. The company was started in June 2001 by the billionaire entrepreneur Jiang Bin[1] and his wife Hu Shuangmei. His brother, Jiang Long, serves as vice chairman.[2] The company was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in May 2008.[3]
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| Company type | Public |
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| SZSE: 002241 CSI A100 | |
| Founded | 2001  |
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| Website | www |
| Goertek | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 歌尔股份 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 歌爾股份 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Goer Shares | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 歌尔声学 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 歌爾聲學 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Goer Acoustic Technology | ||||||
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The company claims to hold the largest market value among acoustic companies on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.[4] Goertek's main focuses consist of R&D, production and sales of electro-acoustic components, optical components, electronic accessories and related products. The global headquarters of Goertek is in Weifang, with manufacturing operations in Vietnam.[5] The company has over 80,000 employees.[5]
Goertek's customers include Apple (including acoustic modules for the iPhone),[6]: 281 Samsung, Sony and Lenovo. The company supplies products to Fitbit, ByteDance, and Huawei.[7]
In 2014, Goertek bought a majority share of Danish loudspeaker manufacturer Dynaudio.[8] The company also has a stake in Kopin Corporation.[3][5] Goertek has collaborated with Beihang University's Qingdao Research Institute on military-civil fusion projects and, in 2016, funded the university's Smart Innovation Technology Research Institute.[5][9] In 2019, Goertek launched a center in Laoshan, Qingdao with Qualcomm.[10] In 2025, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute raised security concerns about Goertek's funding of the acquisition of Plessey.[11]