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Leica Camera

Logo: Leica Camera, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

German optics company

Leica Camera AG is a German manufacturer of cameras, optical lenses, photographic lenses, binoculars, and rifle scopes. The company is also active in the field of spectacle lenses, mechanical watches, smartphones and accessories, as well as in the manufacture of projectors for home cinemas.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1869Founded1

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  • TickerLCA1 on Frankfurt Stock Exchange1
  • IndustryPrecision engineering and optical industry, mobile app developer, mobile phone industry, photo industry, software development1
  • HeadquartersWetzlar1
  • Founded inWetzlar1
  • Websitewww.leica-camera.com
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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Neubau Leica Camera Fassade
Photo: Hanneke Heinemann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Leica Camera AG is a German manufacturer of cameras, optical lenses, photographic lenses, binoculars, and rifle scopes. The company is also active in the field of spectacle lenses, mechanical watches, smartphones and accessories, as well as in the manufacture of projectors for home cinemas. Leica developed the first 35mm cameras and later expanded into digital photography.2

The story

Founded by Ernst Leitz senior in 1869, in Wetzlar.1

Leadership

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

Board members and other officers (1)

Products and brands

  • binoculars
  • camera
  • digital camera
  • mobile app
  • optical instrument
  • photographic film
  • projector
  • rangefinder
  • single-lens reflex camera
  • wristwatch

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • Sinar

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

Leica Camera employees by year12.3K in 2025+28% since 2018
01.0K2.0K3.0K2018: 1.8K1.8K20182019: 1.8K1.8K2019+0%2025: 2.3K2.3K2025+28%
  • 20252,3001
  • 20191,8001
  • 20181,8001

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Leica Camera revenue by year1596.0M EUR in 2025+49% since 2019
0200.0M EUR400.0M EUR600.0M EUR2019: 400.0M EUR400.0M EUR20192025: 596.0M EUR596.0M EUR2025+49%
  • 2025596.0M EUR1
  • 2019400.0M EUR1

Timeline

  1. 1996Went public Listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange1
  2. 1869Founded Founded in Wetzlar1

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