Blackberry

Developer of secure communication software and embedded operating systems

placeWaterloo, Ontario, Canada calendar_todayFounded 1984 groups986 employees language blackberry.com

Registered entities

Reputation

Customer rating 1.7 / 5 across 49 reviews.

Web presence

Audience by country — top 5 markets by share of visits.

CountryShare
United States24.2%
India14.1%
United Kingdom7.2%
Indonesia6.7%
Canada5.4%

Innovation

6,730 patent families (6,099 granted) — focus: Electricity & electronics, Physics & computing, Operations & transport, Human necessities; filing pace slowing. Cited 371,841 times.

YearFilings
20151785
20161428
20171193
20181089
20191018
2020822
2021632
2022395
2023384
2024218
2025171
202643

Social engagement

Social engagement: 324.9K social following, 8 posts in the last 12 months — below the industry typical range.

Investor mix

4 investors on record.

Investor typeCountShare
Venture capital125%
Private equity250%
Other / undisclosed125%

Share of voice

Share of voice in Canada: 100% of web traffic across its competitive set; worldwide: 3.2%.

Hiring activity

Hires periodically

29 roles tracked across 4 of the last 12 months

2 Feb 2026 · Finance Manager · Ottawa

25 Jan 2026 · QA Automation Student — IoT Platform · Montreal

25 Jan 2026 · QA Automation Student (8 month term) · Montreal

24 Jan 2026 · QA Automation Apprentice: Web, Mobile & API Testing · Montreal

24 Jan 2026 · Embedded QNX Test Engineer – Automation & QA · Montreal

Based on job postings tracked across public sources.

Recent activity

30 Jun 2026
Product launch
BlackBerry® AtHoc®
26 Jun 2026
Recognition
23 Jun 2026
Event
Mission-Critical Standard for Secure Communications
Coming soon