# NEC founding date

entity: /record/nec.md  
predicate: founded  
page: /record/nec/founded  
as_of: 2026-11-14  
cite: AsOf. "NEC founded: 1899-07-17", as of 1899-07-17. Claim clm_D44D56D707C0, https://asof.is/claim/clm_D44D56D707C0, accessed 2026-11-14. Source: https://www.nec.com/en/global/about/history.html.  

As of November 14, 2026, NEC's founding date on the AsOf record is July 17, 1899, dated July 17, 1899, from a primary source (nec.com).

1 claim on NEC's founding date, 1 open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founding date

What the record asserts on 2026-11-14.

- [NEC](/record/nec.md) | founded | 1899-07-17 | valid 1899-07-17 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_D44D56D707C0](/claim/clm_D44D56D707C0.md)
  sources: https://www.nec.com/en/global/about/history.html

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [NEC](/record/nec.md) | founded | 1899-07-17 | valid 1899-07-17 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_D44D56D707C0](/claim/clm_D44D56D707C0.md)
  sources: https://www.nec.com/en/global/about/history.html

## Questions this record answers

### What is NEC's current founding date?

July 17, 1899, dated July 17, 1899, from a primary source (nec.com). The record asserts this claim as of November 14, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95).


## Read on

- This page: /record/nec/founded (markdown: /record/nec/founded.md)
- Entity twin: /record/nec.md · timeline: /timelines/nec.md
- Every company's founding date: /facts/founded.md

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