Sign in

Private company

Widex

Logo: Widex corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Danish hearing aid manufacturer

Widex A/S is the world’s sixth largest hearing aid manufacturer. In close collaboration with international audiological researchers and specialists, the company has developed a wide range of digital hearing aids. They introduced the world's first commercially available 100% digital in-the-ear hearing aid in 1995 based on the research model developed by Oticon that same year.2 It was founded by Christian Tøpholm.1 It employed 2,400 people.1 It is part of WS Audiology.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1956Founded1
  • Industryhealth care1
  • HeadquartersLynge1
  • Websitewww.widex.com/en
  • Legal formaktieselskab1
  • LEI549300FM1G5Q7DY0FQ653
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressNymøllevej 6, 3540 Lynge, Denmark3
  • Registered withDanish Business Authority, 157711003

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

Vintage Widex Transistor (Body) Hearing Aid, Model S-22, Made In Denmark, Circa 1980 (34325734963)
Photo: Joe Haupt from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Widex A/S is the world’s sixth largest hearing aid manufacturer. In close collaboration with international audiological researchers and specialists, the company has developed a wide range of digital hearing aids. They introduced the world's first commercially available 100% digital in-the-ear hearing aid in 1995 based on the research model developed by Oticon that same year.2

Corporate structure

Widex is part of a group headed by WS Audiology. 5 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • WS Audiology Lynge
    • Widex Lynge, Denmark
    • Sivantos GmbH Subsidiary · Erlangen, Germany
    • HearUSA Subsidiary · United States
    • Sivantos s.r.o. Subsidiary · Czechia

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Christian Tøpholm in 1956.1

The Danish company was founded in 1956 by the Tøpholm and Westermann families, and is still owned by the relatives of the company’s original founders. The CEO of Widex is Jan Makela, who was appointed in July 2024. Widex hearing aids are sold in almost 100 countries and the company employs approximately 3,800 people around the world.

Widex’s new headquarters are located in Allerød Municipality, Denmark, north of Copenhagen. The new headquarters use groundwater for cooling in the summer and heating in the winter. Widex also placed an energy-generating wind turbine beside the building.

In 2018, Widex and Sivantos (which owns Signia, Rexton, TruHearing, Audibene, HearUSA and Hear.com) announced an $8B merger, creating the 3rd largest hearing conglomerate in the world. Widex also launched its newest product, Widex Evoke, which is the first hearing aid to incorporate machine learning technology.

Since March 1, 2019 Widex has been part of WS Audiology, a company formed that day through the combination of Singapore-headquartered former Siemens owned (until 2015) Sivantos with Lynge/Denmark-based Widex.

In 2020 Widex introduced the smallest (RIC) rechargeable lithium-ion hearing aid on the market: Widex Moment.

From Wikipedia’s article on Widex, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

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

Products and brands

  • hearing aid

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1956Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6