Private company

Canonical Ltd.

UK-based software company that maintains the Ubuntu OS

Canonical Ltd. is a privately held company supporting computer software, based in London, England.² From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Mar 5, 2004Founded¹

Industrysoftware industry¹
HeadquartersLondon¹
Websitecanonical.com
Legal formprivate company limited by shares¹

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The story

Founded by Mark Shuttleworth on Mar 5, 2004.¹

Leadership

Who has led Canonical Ltd., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Jane Silber2004–now

Chair

Mark Shuttleworth2004–now

20052010201520202025

FounderMark Shuttleworth¹
Chief executive officerJane Silber Jul 2004 to now¹
ChairMark Shuttleworth Feb 2004 to now¹

Products and brands

Ubuntu
software

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

Ask Ubuntu
Launchpad
Ubuntu Forums

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

Jul 2004New chief executive Jane Silber becomes CEO¹
Mar 5, 2004Founded Founded¹

Links

Websitecanonical.com¹
X (Twitter)x.com/Canonical¹
Facebookwww.facebook.com/Canonical-125818784107695¹
YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCJ65UG_WgFa_O_odbiBWZoA¹
LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/canonical¹
WikipediaCanonical (company)
WikidataQ39064

Sources

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WikidataCanonical Ltd. on Wikidata
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WikipediaCanonical Ltd. on Wikipedia