Record No.
MRB-2026-005597
World's Oldest Continuously Operating Company
Business & Industry
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Record Holder
Kongo Gumi
Japan
Category
Business & Industry
Country
Japan
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JP )
Achievement Date
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Record Description
Kongo Gumi, a Japanese construction firm specializing in Buddhist temples, was founded in the year 578 AD, making it the oldest continuously operating company ever documented. It ran as an independent family business for roughly 1,400 years before becoming a subsidiary of the Takamatsu Construction Group in 2006.
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