Gillette is owned by Procter & Gamble (the United States, NYSE: PG), which acquired the brand on 1 October 2005 for $57 billion from The Gillette Company.[1][2] Before Procter & Gamble, Gillette was owned by The Gillette Company from 1901 to 2005.[2]
Gillette was founded in Boston in 1901 by King C. Gillette, who reasoned that a razor with cheap disposable blades would sell better than an expensive permanent one, establishing a business model still named after him. Procter & Gamble acquired The Gillette Company in 2005 for about $57 billion.
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Procter & Gamble acquired The Gillette Company in an all-stock deal, adding razors, Oral-B and Braun and making it the largest consumer goods company in the world at the time. Regulators required divestitures in electric toothbrushes and deodorants.
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The parent company of Gillette is Procter & Gamble, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Gillette originated in the United States in 1901 and its owner, Procter & Gamble, is also headquartered in the United States.
Procter & Gamble completed its acquisition of Gillette on 1 October 2005, after announcing the deal on 28 January 2005. The deal was valued at $57 billion.
Before Procter & Gamble, Gillette was owned by The Gillette Company from 1901 until 2005.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Gillette is still owned by Procter & Gamble. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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