Founded in 1924 in Japan, Daikin is celebrating our 95th anniversary this year.
By continuously striving to advance our technology,
we have become a global leader in air conditioning systems.
Our first overseas operations were established over 50 years ago in Singapore and Australia.
For people in all countries and regions around the world, regardless of climate and lifestyle, we pursue innovative solutions that meet diverse needs. Today we maintain over 100 production bases and conduct sales activities in 150 countries, making us the world’s No. 1 air conditioning company. ※
Daikin’s history is in many respects the history of air conditioning itself. Our mission is to offer healthier, more comfortable lives for people around the world.
As the world’s air conditioning specialist, this is a challenge we undertake with pride.
Global air conditioner sales ranking (as of 2017).
Fuji Keizai Marketing Research & Consulting Group’s “Global Survey on Electrical Home Appliances 2018.”
As a Global Company
Employees at Daikin
- Employees
- working at
- Headquarters and
- Consolidated
- Subsidiaries
※Data as of March 2019
1,000Employees 100Employees
Employees working in
Japan vs outside Japan
outside Japan
in Japan
As a Growing Company
Our business
has grown by
in net sales over the last 10 years.
Net Sales(Millions of Yen)
2009
1,202,420
2010
1,023,964
2011
1,160,331
2012
1,218,701
2013
1,290,903
2014
1,787,679
2015
1,915,014
2016
2,043,691
2017
2,043,969
2018
2,290,561
As a Manufacturing Company
We manufactured
more than
- units
of residential air conditioners around the
world in the fiscal year of 2017.
100,000units
If we consider how many
air conditioners were made
every minute of fiscal year 2017,
If we consider
how many air conditioners
were made every minute
of fiscal year 2017,
- units
of air conditioners were made
per minute around the world.
Disclaimer
This figure was computed based on
1 year = 525,600 minutes.
As an Innovative Company
The significant investment in our research and development centers has allowed us to acquire many patents. This is not only for the advancement of our technology but also for the improvement of the global environmental protection.
Our investment in
Research and
Development for
the last 10 years
exceeded approx.
- Billion Yen
(Roughly USD 3.7 Billion*)
*Using the exchange rate for June 2019. $1 = ¥108.4
The amount of
active patents
that we have are:
- Japan domestic
- Approx.9,500
- Overseas
- Approx.10,500
- Estimated Total
-
20,000
We offer worldwide
free access to
patents for air conditioners that use
R-32 as a single component refrigerant.
patents for air conditioners
that use R-32 as a
single component refrigerant.
Doing our share in improving
global environmental protection.
Doing our share
in improving
global environmental
protection.
As an Environmentally-Conscious Company
83%of the Daikin Residential Air Conditioner units for fiscal 2017 are environmentally-conscious products*. They help reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by 54 million tons.
Disclaimer
The quantity of 54 million carbon dioxide tons was derived from the difference between emissions from all Daikin environmentally conscious products* sold and emissions from non-inverter products, air conditioners using conventional refrigerants, and gas-combustion space heaters and hot water heaters.
*Environmentally Conscious products
Term for Super Green Products and Green Products.
Products that satisfy all of the conditions below are Super Green Products. Products that satisfy at least one of the conditions are Green Products.
- Consume at least 30% less electricity than conventional products
Example: Air conditioners equipped with inverters - Use refrigerants with at least two-thirds less global warming potential than conventional refrigerants
Example: Air conditioners using R-32, a refrigerant with lower global warming potential
This is equivalent to the
CO2 absorbed by
- cedar trees
- per year
Annually, one cedar tree absorbs 8.8kg of CO2※
※Source：Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, "How much carbon dioxide does the forest absorb?"
This is equivalent to
the reduction of the CO2 emitted by
This is equivalent
to the reduction of the
CO2 emitted by
- Private cars
- per year
Annually, a private car emits 1230kg of CO2 ※
※Source：Japan Ministry of Environment, "Survey of CO2 emissions in the household sector"
