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Quiksilver

Logo: Boardriders, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Brand of surf-inspired apparel and accessories

Quiksilver is a brand of surf-inspired apparel and accessories that was founded in 1969 in Torquay, Victoria, but is now based in Huntington Beach, California. It is one of the world's largest brands of surfwear and boardsport-related equipment.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1969Founded1

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  • TickerZQK on NYSE1
  • Industrytextile industry1
  • HeadquartersHuntington Beach1
  • Founded inAustralia1
  • Websitewww.quiksilver.com
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business address5600 Argosy Circle, Bldg 100, Huntington Beach, Ca 926495
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer5

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Quiksilver shop at Wet n Wild Water World
Photo: Phalinn Ooi from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Quiksilver is a brand of surf-inspired apparel and accessories that was founded in 1969 in Torquay, Victoria, but is now based in Huntington Beach, California. It is one of the world's largest brands of surfwear and boardsport-related equipment. The parent company changed its name in March 2017 from Quiksilver, Inc. to Boardriders, Inc., and is the owner of the brands Quiksilver, Roxy and DC Shoes. In 2018, Boardriders acquired Billabong International Limited, gaining the Billabong, Element, Von Zipper, RVCA and XCEL brands. Authentic Brands Group bought Boardriders and its associated brands and intellectual property in 2023.3

How it started

the back and lower at the front. These functional changes distinguished the shorts from the heavier swim

trunks then commonly used by surfers and helped establish a blueprint for the modern boardshort.

distribution, athlete sponsorship, surf films and magazine photography. During the 1980s, it expanded from

boardshorts into a fuller range of sportswear and everyday apparel.

received the European manufacturing and distribution license. The operation developed in the surf region of

southwestern France and was later headquartered in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, south of Biarritz.

From Wikipedia’s article on Quiksilver, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

  • clothing
  • fashion accessory
  • footwear
  • sportswear
  • swimsuit

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Authentic Brands Group

Owners

  • Authentic Brands Group

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Mar 8, 2004Acquired DC Shoes1

Employees over time

  • 20217,5001

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2013$1.8B1

Net income

  • 2013$82.3M1

Timeline

  1. 1969Founded Founded in Australia1

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