What Is Each Country's Oldest Company?

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[@General.Knowledge]

Would you like to see a specific video for each continent's oldest companies?

[@Joedoeem]

yep

[@rj5848]

I surely want to see one on the continent of Antarctica

[@Moon_Crescent2341OO]

Hello

[@Lol-ou2qq]

yes

[@carllibst9958]

Europe

[@botch3z]

Imagine being the generation that lost the oldest family business to ever exist.

[@SavageGreywolf]

in absolute fairness, 'temple construction' is a very particular niche, and probably not a super lucrative one in the modern day. Hell even in America I doubt there are many construction companies that focus entirely on church construction.

[@botch3z]

@@SavageGreywolf a great point, and you're not at all wrong. What's stopping them from adapting to the market, say expanding into other forms of construction. Alas, I don't know the whole story and it's really easy to sit here from a the comments of KZbin to flame this guy

[@Mandanara]

@@SavageGreywolf actually, since the main building material used in Japan for centuries was wood, and to this day almost all temples are wooden, they require periodic reconstruction, so it's not a bad niche. They literally take them apart, replace worn elements and rebuild them usually without changes to the design and structure.

[@MP-cv6if]

happens a lot in india, and most of asia for that matter

[@pyesd7316]

lol

[@HUNdAntae]

Americans: this is the oldest building in town... Random European: my toilet is older than that tho.

[@josephroach711]

Americans: do you speak German? No?! YOU ARE WELCOME !!!

[@ArcanisUrriah]

@@josephroach711 Do you speak English? Yes? YOU ARE WELCOME !!!

[@kgkbuugj]

@@ArcanisUrriah actually we speak American which is just a superior version of English

[@josephroach711]

@Anupam Datta Sarkar The weather killed more Germans than the Russians. They couldn't keep up supplies with America invading. Patton wanted to keep going and take Russia out. They should have.

[@zy0_]

@@josephroach711 so much American propaganda filling up your head it’s kinda sad, the war was already being won before D-Day by the Russians. We would’ve easily won without America it would’ve just taken a bit longer (obviously) the only difference is that we would’ve probably let Japan keep whatever they wanted in Asia if they never bombed Pearl Harbor cause then y’all Americans would’ve never helped us. Look up Operation Bagration. Also I do speak German, the city I’m from used to be part of Germany till 1921, wonderful people and beautiful country, just a batch of bad leaders but we can’t really say America hasn’t had that problem can we?

[@893263007]

Japan's 2nd oldest company is the 2nd oldest in the world. If countries could have more than 1, I'm pretty sure Japan would dominate the top 10, mostly because of the fact that they valued history and record keeping.

[@k-matsu]

Its a bit like "what is the oldest wooden building". Japan has the oldest wooden building in the world (Horyuji, built in 607AD), and also 34 of the oldest 35 wooden buildings in the world. So listing the oldest in a country outside Japan obviously isnt the second OLDEST. . . . it is just the oldest in a second country.

[@althelas]

A few years ago a couple of costume designers from the Lord of the Rings movies were at our convention in Germany. During their off time they went sight-seeing in Cologne, including a fabric museum. I was seated beside them at the dinner at the end of the convention and they went on and on about all the old fabrics they could see in the museums esp. the ones that were from around 900-1100 AD. It blew their mind that there are fabrics here that are 5 times older than their country and they said it put things in perspective for them since they call things that are 100-200 years old "antique" while in the perspective of a European they would be "just a little bit older" Their oldest stone building was the Cathedral in Christchurch, while at the time that church had been built Cologne Cathedral had already been around for almost a millenium.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

And sadly even that's been damaged by the earthquake and rather than repair they've replaced with a literal cardboard 'cathedral'

[@alexanderweigand6758]

There is a big difference between first and last stone in the Cologne cathedrale.

[@nagmashot]

to get a idea of old and older... I am a big fan of the Roman Empire a time ~ 2000years ago.... once I went to Berlin to look at the egypt museum.... most items were 4000years or much older... I realized during the Roman Empire they could have created a museum around Christ birth showing egypt items 2 to 3000 years old ... US histroy started yesterday

[@althelas]

@@nagmashot It can get even more weird. Rameses II sent out an archeologist to the pyramid band the sphynx to explore them, because when Rameses became pharao, the pyramids were already over 1000 years old.

[@Schwachsinnn]

@@alexanderweigand6758 100% same goes for Magdeburg (slightly older cathedral) When it takes 3 centuries to build a building I think you should not count the beginning of it for its age. 😂

[@kaydenhubert4085]

"The oldest companies in the world are spread out across continents." Asia, Europe, Europe, Europe, Europe, Europe, Europe, Europe, Europe, Asia

[@Alex-pj8nz]

Not so sure about the Japanese company, should have ended in 2006 once another company took over it.

[@AndreVictorGoncalves]

@@Alex-pj8nz yeah, Japan is kinda cheating ngl

[@OriginalPiMan]

@@Alex-pj8nz The company still exists, but as a subsidiary of another company now. Companies owning companies is not unusual.

[@JaKingScomez]

@@OriginalPiMan nobody said it’s unusual but its owned by another company its not longer its independent company and shouldnt count. Theres nothing you can say that would change that.

[@OriginalPiMan]

@@JaKingScomez Why not? A common principle of company law (distinct from business law) is that companies continue to exist after any changes of ownership unless specifically wound down or liquidated.

[@AdamSmith-hu6bm]

Of course Irelands oldest company is a pub 😂😂

[@Dave_Sisson]

I am amused by the rare occasions when a country lives up to its ethnic stereotype.

[@mayursanghvi5480]

@@Dave_Sisson once an alcohol factory/storage facility flooded Dublin. There were dozens of deaths, not from drowning,but by alcohol poisoning because people drank the alcohol while it flowed across the streets.

[@TobiNightcore]

I like that it share's Jacksepticeye's name

[@aranhiggins7657]

@@TobiNightcore Fun fact , Jacksepticeye actually lived in the same town that this bar is located.

[@raleighburner1589]

You couldn't make it up ...

[@PumpkinPie1926]

In Japan we call these extremely old companies Shinise 老舗, some of them varying from tea company, tea and flower master classes, to a ryokan hotel. The emperor system in Japan is controversial, but since their job is to support these traditions and cultural heritage, a lot of these survived thanks to their sponsorship.

[@florianbasier]

"first let's look at the 10 oldest companies in the world". No, you looked at the 10 countries with the oldest companies as you are only considering 1 company per country.

[@toshi00tt]

The oldest company that is still independent is a Japanese hotel, Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, founded in 705.

[@antoniojr.bereso1278]

LITERALLY commented this... and there was a reply of how it is a list per country (which the channel owner highlighted that reply.... YET, starting in mark@ 50 seconds he started with the "TOP 10 of the entire world"... around mark @1 minute 08 seconds... LoL :D

[@dnocturn84]

@@antoniojr.bereso1278 This list shows the oldest company per country and creates a Top 10 based on the oldes ones. Which means, only one entry per country is allowed, and it has to be the oldest one. So Japan is already #1 with Kongo Gumi founded in 578. So the younger Japanese hotel from 705 didn't beat this entry, because it's 127 years younger than that.

[@M3au]

I’m sure I’ve stayed in hotels built before 705 AD

[@bellascythe9594]

@@M3au do you eve seen the pub in Scotland. Some caveman maybe the one who built it.

[@monikah.g1918]

Would be awesome to see it's prices and old stuff like breakfast and meals (if they serve them) through the years

[@haguhans_jr.9293]

The oldest company in Switzerland is older than the country...

[@user-un5xj1wl6p]

Well I'd say the same for a bunch of countries... (i'm not 100% sure but most balkan countries weren't around when the comapnies were created.

[@rasmusbonde9280]

@@praisethesun.praisedeussol6051 denmark was around at 8th century, so here it is not the case

[@gwynedd4023]

Same with most fings on the list I hope you can use your brain to know why

[@user-un5xj1wl6p]

@@gwynedd4023 well... in the balkans some of those companies were made under a different nation that has now younger companies XD

[@gwynedd4023]

@@user-un5xj1wl6p lol

[@andreicostea65]

Top 10 oldest (ascending order) --------------------------------------------- [01:18] China : Ma Yu Ching [01:41] Denmark : Munke Molle [02:11] Belgium : Affligem Brewery [02:54] Italia : Pontificia Fonderia Marinelli [03:57] Ireland : Sean's Bar [04:35] England : English Royal Mint [05:15] France : Monnaie de Paris [06:15] Germany : Staffelter Hof [06:55] Austria : Saint Peter Stifts Kulinarium [07:40] Japan : Kongo Gumi ----------------------------------------------- [09:10] World Overview ----------------------------------------------- [09:35] Europe Overview ----------------------------------------------- [10:17] Portugues: Mail [10:19] Norway : Mail [10:21] Croatia : Shipward [10:23] Finland : Ironwork [10:26] Scotland : Bank [10:46] Estonia : Raeapteek [10:51] Bulgaria : Arsenal [10:53] Ukraine : Salt Plant [10:54] Greece : Cafe [10:55] Turkey : Baths [11:24] Spain : Sheep Farming ----------------------------------------------- [11:37] North America Overview ----------------------------------------------- [11:47] Mexico : Bank [12:10] Canada : Hudson Bay [12:39] USA : Tabacco [12:49] Cuba : Airline [12:50] Honduras : Railroad [12:52] Dominica : Newspaper ----------------------------------------------- [13:06] South America Overview ----------------------------------------------- [13:09] Peru : Bank [13:14] Columbia : Bank [13:14] Brazil : Bank [13:16] Bolivia : Bank [13:16] Argentina : Bank [13:17] Guyana : Brewery [13:20] Uruguay : Cafe [13:25] Chile : Army Factory [13:30] Venezuela : Plantation ----------------------------------------------- [13:40] Asia Overview ----------------------------------------------- [13:45] Russia : Watch Factory [13:47] Afghanistan : Cotton [13:49] UAE : Chemical Plant [13:51] Indonesia : Arsenal [13:53] Laos : Power Plant [13:54] India [14:33] Kazakhstan : Natural Resources ----------------------------------------------- [14:40] Africa Overview ----------------------------------------------- [15:00] South-Africa : Manufaturing [15:05] Mauritius : Post [15:15] Tanzania [15:18] Botswana [15:20] Guinea Mine [15:22] Chad Cameroon ----------------------------------------------- [15:37] Oceania Overview ----------------------------------------------- [15:40] Austrilia : Post [15:43] New Zealand : Bank [15:47] Vanuatu : Bank

[@TomorrowWeLive]

This should be pinned

[@justnice4701]

Thank you, sir.

[@Crocophant572]

The list is most likely full of mistakes. For my country (Norway), he lists the Norwegian Mail, founded in the 1640s. Other sources mention Svaneapoteket in Bergen (1595). Much older than those though is Hjerkinn Fjellstue (Hjerkinn Mountain Hostel) originally built by king Eystein Magnusson (died 1123) high up in the Dovre Mountains for pilgrims on the way to St.Olavs church in Nidaros (Trondheim). It has been run constantly for at least 900 years. The old buildings were burned down in the war against Sweden in December 1718, but were rebuilt from 1719, which is why there are no buildings older than about 300 years up there now. Other countries' stats are probably as unreliable, there's a limit to how much research someone will do for a KZbin video.

[@pelimies1818]

American: ”We have over a 100 years old establishment..” Irish: ”Hold my over 1000 years old beer..”

[@shrimpflea]

You have a 1000 year old beer in Ireland? It's still drinkable?

[@pelimies1818]

@@shrimpflea LA Beast would drink it. And like it.

[@lulaa123]

The oldest brewery in the world (and the one coming closest to 1000 years) is actually German (weihenstephan 1040 ad)

[@oskarfabian5200]

The Egyptians were making beer when we were still trying to figure out the wheel 😀

[@pelimies1818]

@@oskarfabian5200 Yeah, but now Egyptians are figuring the wheel, and Americans are measuring quantum particles in 7-dimensional Hilbert space.

[@TypicalUkraine_]

Fun fact: The oldest gaming company is technically Nintendo, as it is currently 131 years old. Of course, video games didn't exist in the 1880's, so back then, they made Hanafuda cards. They also had a taxi service and a chain of love hotels at one point.

[@yagami931]

And instant rice and a taxi business... considering the fact that they basically failed at all of them, I'm just glad that they survived until they started making video games.

[@RichardRenes]

Ravensburger, who doesn't make computer games that I know of, but does make board games, is at least 6 years older (from 1883) Likewise, Jumbo games from the Netherlands is from 1853 and Milton Bradley (now part of Hasbro') has been founded in 1860

[@shirokun4742]

Snake and ladder is older then Nintendo

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@yagami931 ヤ가미

[@jonecuntapay9561]

Nintendo in hindsight is the oldest toy company compare it to Hasbro, Mattel, Lego.

[@marcusviniciusmagalhaesdea3779]

Most consistent business in history: construction work, making money, booze, food and church bells. You work, get paid, throw a party and repent for what you did. Yeah, we still do that.

[@Ravishrex1]

It's Not broke , don't fix it.

[@leDespicable]

Also: brothels.

[@klausgaming7365]

you have to make bells for the freaking Vatican to stay in business, don't know if that's a good enterprise

[@conradleffman8393]

Underrated comment.

[@franklyngisultura7506]

@@klausgaming7365 well at least they have a major costumer and that's the Vatican. You need a costumer in order your company to live. 😉😉😉

[@varoonnone7159]

Mauritian here ! The Mauritius Postal Service from 1772 issued the two oldest existing stamps, the Blue Penny. These stamps were bought, thanks to patrons, by the Blue Penny Museum and are now exposed there in Port Louis, the capital, just beside an old windmill I visited it during a school trip in 2006 Mauritius also has the oldest racecourse of the southern hemisphere, the Champs de Mars

[@adabho]

👍🇲🇺🦤

[@m.f.hopkins8728]

I recall reading a list of the world's oldest companies, and most were in Japan. I love the maps and charts!

[@marvinbecker388]

Imagine having a company so old, no one remembers who founded it.

[@user-wh5se3cb2y]

I still remember the company “Rock and stick” founded by my grand(x1000)-father Ooga-Booga

[@ericktellez7632]

@@user-wh5se3cb2y In your country they use dots instead of commas for large numbers?

[@denisgut]

@@ericktellez7632 actually in our country is just 1000, if he russian - I don't why he used dot in that number. We also use commas as everyone in the world using it - for an incomplete number.

[@user-wh5se3cb2y]

@@denisgut, у меня просто привычка ставить точки для разделения кратностей числа, чтобы было легче считывать число. Кстати, в англоязычные используют запятые для кратностей (как я использовал точку), а точки - для отделения неполной части числа. У них это наоборот всё

[@user-wh5se3cb2y]

@@ericktellez7632, yes. I just forgot that Americans make everything opposite

[@veilside33]

Even after 212 years, AusPost still hasn't figured out how to get a parcel from Sydney to Perth in less than 2 weeks.

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Throw it on the Indian Pacific.

[@PirateCat822]

Same with mine Pos Malaysia sometimes can deliver fast,but one time it took them a week to deliver something from a state that is 7 hours away.

[@carlesc5497]

If it makes you feel better USPS takes a good 2 weeks to deliver a package from California to New York.

[@forme1981]

Tell me about it. Amazon always get my order in my city's warehouse, then send to neighbor city warehouse, then delivery van send it to me, wasted one day every time

[@amelsaeed2010]

@@PirateCat822 does anyone ever make the joke that POS Malaysia stands for Piece Of Shit Malaysia post or something like that?

[@firacingast]

For the Affligem Brewery I was cracking up when you said "They faced some issues with operation, for example the brewery was destroyed in WW2". I was imagining the 6 monks losing it, instead of whomever inherited it but still. Hilarious.

[@robertciochon5990]

You glossed over Poland's oldest as if it's a normal business. It's labelled a salt mine, but it's really a tourist attraction. Within the mine itself, there's a legit cathedral, hotel, athletic fields, hospital... all sorts of things. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site!

[@mysterious7215]

I was doing homework but this is more important

[@P4Tri0t420]

I feel old yet

[@ravenx3606]

Bruh I've seen this comment over a thousand times

[@shawnv123]

me too

[@General.Knowledge]

Don't forget your homework though!

[@davestylehenry]

@@k089er in Pennsylvania its 2:47 pm

[@hung-upear2659]

Most European countries: Mints, post service, breweries, pubs etc Estonia: pharmacy

[@jonathanr.]

Poland - salt.

[@chrisinnes2128]

Scotland a bank

[@ritupandey2324]

Italy: Ding dong

[@youtubeviewer1121]

Everyone: Drink Beer, Ring Bells and make money! Estonia:PHARMACY MAKE SURE YOU AREN'T ILL OR SICK

[@mykytka7133]

@@jonathanr. Ukraine too

[@Steve14ps]

The Shore Porters Society based in Aberdeen was founded in 1498, this Scottish company is so old that the term 'Society' rather than 'company' is used. They now operate mainly as a removals, haulage and storage company but originally set up as goods porters at Aberdeen Harbour.

[@RichieE82]

That’s true. Older still is the Aberdeen harbour board founded in 1136. So at least 2 companies a lot older than the bank of Scotland shown in the video.

[@daher1159]

Just a correction: the oldest company in Brazil is Correios, a state-owned postal delivery company, with its foundation dating back to 1663 (although some sources cite the date of creation in 1969, the "Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos" was in fact founded in 1663 as a result of the appointment of João Cavaleiro Cardoso as assistant to the Correio-mor of Portugal in Rio de Janeiro and, later in 1969 during the period of the military dictatorial government, it was renamed to "Correios").

[@bieresnavigationettheories5846]

What about the oldest brewery in the world ? The Weihenstephan Brewery was licensed in 1040. Doesn't it count as a company ? Anyway I already planed a trip there in 2040 to be at the 1'000 years aniversary.

[@derorje2035]

I knew only that it was the oldest brewery in Germany but didn't know it was the oldest in the world.

[@Xnoob545]

Is it still operating now

[@bieresnavigationettheories5846]

@@derorje2035 I heard about that in a drinking game but I think this information is kind of reliable.

[@bieresnavigationettheories5846]

@@Xnoob545 it is.

[@derorje2035]

@@bieresnavigationettheories5846 yeah, in 1803, the Bavarian king took the company and since then, it is in ownership of the Bavarian state.

[@pottsie_era]

Imagine creating a company and for it to still be in use thousands of years even after your death.

[@theonlybigsmoke]

Business is booming

[@ologhai8559]

so.... most of all the current religions?

[@jakubcidlik]

@@ologhai8559 That is a great point. Religions are the oldest one. Classical service company. :D

[@thunderbird1921]

Imagine Kongo Gumi advertisements: "Trust the company with nearly 1500 years of construction experience!" Probably would be quite the effective sales pitch.

[@NoVisionGuy]

@@ologhai8559 so Jesus, Mohammad, and Buddha are the richest people even in death, they're still earning lol

[@oldtop4682]

Berretta is almost 500 years old and still in the same family. There are undoubtedly other old companies not included - can you imagine the research required even with the internet?

[@gedreillyhomestead6926]

In Scotland the Aberdeen harbours Shore Porters Society (still in operation) was established in 1498 almost 200 yrs before the Bank of Scotland. It's listed in the Guiness book of records. 👍

[@inportugal2]

imagine being responsible for the bankruptcy of one of these companies. look at the shame

[@Nicods]

The oldest bank of the world is Monte dei Paschi di Siena and it's soooo close to go bankrupt ATM

[@JoseLopez-ck4qi]

There was a guy who alone bankrupted Barings Bank in 1995. The bank started operations in 1762.

[@E6hosting]

@@JoseLopez-ck4qi Nick Leeson, good film.

[@DefCon1Shooter]

Sometimes you can't help it

[@inportugal2]

@@DefCon1Shooter I agree but the shame is there always.

[@Nubbe999]

The world's oldest stock company is Swedish and is today called Stora AB founded in the year 1288. Among other things, it operated the Falu copper mine, which started its operations around year 700 (but it's hard to say when you could call it a company). It also works with forests (lumber, paper products, eco fule), as it still does today, and has around 26000 employees today. At one point, Stora limited needed a loan to make investments. They turned to an American bank that wondered what a strange little company Stora was and whether it was a stable company. They called Stora and asked some follow-up questions, including how long the company had been active. They were told that it had been an active stock company 500 years longer than USA had excited.

[@thunderbird1921]

That's interesting. Fun fact: English settlement in the New World (which led to the birth of the United States) was partially because of a stock company, the Virginia Company of London. Eventually though their charter was revoked (possibly due to complaints of poor management) and the English government took over control of the Virginia colony.

[@ninaakari5181]

You mean Stora Enso that has its hq in Helsinki?

[@Nubbe999]

@@ninaakari5181 Stora was a Swedish company and Enso a Finish and now its the same company. Stora Enso still owns the stock company Stora AB but its not on the stock market now. (if I remember correctly. I could be wrong about som details)

[@noxtrin1878]

@@Nubbe999 Stora Enso < Billerudkorsnäs

[@Ho_Lii_Fuk]

Stora AB merged with Enso Oyj which created the company called Stora Enso Oyj. Stora AB itself no longer exists. It ceased to exist in 2004 after Stora Enso launched a new subsidiary Bergvik Skog.

[@fiquitoyunque]

Puerto Rico’s oldest is, depending on who you ask, a sea salt packing company in Cabo Rojo which dates from 1516 or the Hospital de La Concepción (where, of all people, Benicio del Toro was born), which dates from 1511. 🇵🇷 The hospital is now owned by a religious order’s holding company from the US, so technically, the salt works is the oldest locally owned entity.

[@AdamosDad]

I would like to mention the Italian gun company Berretta, in continuous family business since 1526 the 15th-generation family business, is the oldest industrial company in the world, with its Italian heritage and DNA.

[@MonsieurDean]

Hudson Bay Company here we go!

[@davestylehenry]

First

[@joshuagibson6531]

Cool

[@eliashils7644]

Am I the only one thinking about Frontier?

[@warvex]

Seventh

[@notacaulkhead]

How about here we no?

[@myst6328]

My dumb brain expected a "10 youngest companies in the world" list afterwards.

[@musAKulture]

hahahaha

[@franz009franz]

hey new video every day

[@corndoghead1]

Its like asking who is the youngest person in the world

[@AD-ey4yr]

@@corndoghead1 I think I was one of the previous 'youngest man in the world' title holder.... 20 years ago

[@Arcaryon]

@@AD-ey4yr High five mate.

[@fl4shi238]

Oldest Finnish, or Swedish - depending how you count it, is actually Stora Enso. It's gone through some mergers, but its oldest part is Stora Kopparberg, founded 1288 in Sweden. The oldest LLC in the world.

[@Thomas-gs8ug]

I love how you used the marche of the old Belgian Gendarmerie-Rijkswacht for the Affligem brewery. Super song

[@ledjama]

I'm from Montevideo, Uruguay. I've been in Café Brasilero a couple of times. It's an iconic place of the city, and a must go for tourist, because many important authors and intelectual used to stop there. But I didn't know it is also the oldest company in the country.

[@sodakk17]

I thought you were a coffee wholesaler.

[@lukorradiko1183]

I am for Montnegro and the ildest company is a beer factory from the 1896... :) , buth i thnink we have a pharmasy from the 1450 year

[@racewiththefalcons1]

I've been to Sean's Bar. Going through the doors felt like time-traveling. It was also, coincidentally, the only place I heard traditional Irish folk music in the whole country during my week+ trip. If you're ever in Ireland, make a stop and have a pint of their 900.

[@ciannolan9713]

Irish Trad is played in most pubs here, especially outside of Dublin

[@racewiththefalcons1]

@@ciannolan9713, I traveled around almost literally the entire country, from Dublin to Northern Ireland to Galway to Dingle to Killarney, etc, etc, etc. And all I heard were cover bands.

[@ciannolan9713]

@@racewiththefalcons1 I've also travelled most of the country, I also live here. Majority of the pubs I go to have trad/folk bands almost every night. I've only seen cover bands in the touristy pubs or really low quality pubs

[@colors6692]

Looks like you were going to the "low quality" pubs again!!

[@racewiththefalcons1]

@@ciannolan9713 I tried to avoid the touristy areas for eating/drinking. The unknown/random stops always had the best food. Had a pot roast in Oughterard that was divine.

[@DHG1985]

The Casa de Ganaderos de Zaragoza or Cofradía de San Simón y San Judas (Spain) is an institution of medieval origin that was established to defend the privileges granted by the kings to the kingdom's livestock owners, also corporately gathering mayorales and shepherds. After seeing its attributions drastically curtailed from the 18th and 19th centuries, it changed its name and legal status (local board, association, union or cooperative, which is the one with which it continues to operate today; which makes it the most important company Ancient Spain) The territorial breadth of its activity included gullies for flocks of transhumant sheep from the Pyrenean valleys to the Iberian System of Teruel. As a privileged corporation typical of the Old Regime, it is similar to the Castilian Mesta, although it precedes it in time and survived it. Unlike the crown of Castile, in the kingdom of Aragon a common institution was not created for the entire kingdom, but rather in each locality, independent of each other and far from royal control.

[@akihikosakurai4013]

Fun fact: Kongō Gumi (the worlds oldest business) is older than most European countries today. It's nearly 400 years older than england

[@8amazon1]

I think the first list shouldn't be named "Oldest Companies in the World", but "A Comparison of the Oldest Companies in Each Country". If it's truly "Oldest Companies in the World", Japan should have multiple entries. She has more than 30 companies that are about a 1000 years old. Japanese are very devoted in that aspect, to pass down tradition.

[@Arcaryon]

And also a history that was relatively free from foreign invasions aso. , that in turn allowed her to keep her traditions.

[@awijaya2116]

@@Arcaryon Exactly. Korea and China would have a similar concentration of old 'companies' (really, most of these are sole proprietorships) if it weren't for foreign invasions (unlike the rest of the world, mostly by japan) and communist fuckery (for China + NK).

[@SemenukTlovingprog]

It's a weird list, there are no educational institutions on it, there are a few schools in England alone more than 1300 years old. They are private school (not state owned too to duty they are business)

[@paulchatel2215]

At least half the list are not even proper companies. This list is not to be taken too seriously, but the video is still informative.

[@NoVisionGuy]

@@awijaya2116 China and Korea are prone to invasions that's why most companies die, unlike Japan, they never got invaded but rather became an invader. They kept most of their traditions and companies within the country.

[@jasperoosthuyse7608]

Most of Europe’s companies are older then the countries themselves! from Belgium while enjoying a Belgian beer

[@Jacksiloution]

That's because war is a thing, country's change which makes a country being able to surrvive from 1000 to today very unlikely

[@namae6637]

Pretty much! Sean's Bar was first founded between 200-300 years before the English invaded Ireland for the first time. It hasn't been the same single entity this whole time but 100 years after the English left it's still standing.

[@weldin]

Uruguay: We aren’t just South Brazil! Also Uruguay:

[@jbfirstdown22]

Oh how cool! There is a Sean's Bar just outside of the gates of Misawa AB, in Misawa Japan, that toucan logo caught my eye right away.

[@lg6113]

The rest of the world: beer and money!! Italy: Ding dong

[@nothereandthereanywhere]

I would rather hear "Beeeer" than ding dong... But bells last longer than a headache...

[@JudyWhat34]

The rest of the world: beer and money! USA: cigarettes and slaves :(

[@kananparasapinas804]

@@JudyWhat34 dude im no american but can u put ur shit elsewhere

[@kananparasapinas804]

Pa biktima tong mga yawang tipaklong na to eh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Regnum_Scilandicum]

Lol

[@EnricusSagitarius]

Thank you for this video - this is pretty interesting! Funny, how many breweries are out there and if you look closer to companies like breweries you might realize many of them go back a long time - so e.g. the Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg (where I grew up closely to) was founded in 1050 and the Weihenstephaner Brewery (where my sister was working) was founded in 1040. And then again it is a lot about definition etc. so for example the Rudas Bath in Budapest was built in the middle of the 16th centur and might be even older than the oldest still existing Turkish bath in Turkey though the place has been mentioned before in the 13th century and some other termal bath spots in the city of Budapest even earlier... It's a bit like that Irish Bar - the place existed for a while - does it count? is it a company if it's run by the state/commune? Thanks for making me digging into it a bit!

[@Nastyswimmer]

The oldest company in Scotland is the Shore Porters Society of Aberdeen - a transport and haulage company founded in 1498

[@artgashi6590]

Now imagine how young USA feels to the Europe and Asia

[@danorott]

US is just a DLC for Europe

[@pixiegarfunkel2955]

@@danorott Then it was made into a standalone game... it's DayZ all over again O_o

[@willmakecontentoneday2159]

Only cause all the natives were slaughtered by Europeans moving over

[@fcsuper]

@@willmakecontentoneday2159 That's actually technically a myth. Most natives were wiped out by disease long before most colonists arrived. Just like Europe's Plagues from Asia, America had a plague from Europe.

[@ushiki2212]

@@fcsuper yeah like 90 percent

[@namae6637]

Sean's bar predates the English invasion by about 200 years and has stood for about 100 after they left. A true symbol of Irish persistence.

[@stevieokie1]

English Invasion????????

[@Vegan123]

You mean Seán's bar not Sean's bear

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

@@stevieokie1 how do you think the English controlled Ireland? They invaded in the 13th century

[@ninaakari5181]

You mean that building has been build in the same place where used to be a building from around 900's, and there was maybe a bar or a store of some sort, and now in that relatively new building has a bar whom owners claim their relatively new pub having roots on 900's just having their new establisment around same area where might have been some business centuries ago? That is plain dump

[@peterchessell28]

yeah they got fed up with the Irish raiding the welsh and west country coast .

[@HaramXL]

Great video. Thanks for making such great content.

[@mikegillert]

I work for a 370 year old metal manufacturing old company based in Austria. Still owned by the same family. They were a forge until shortly after WW2 when they got into roll forming. And then a couple years ago they bought the American company I work for to get tax breaks in the American market.

[@harnandi]

Hungary: Zwack as a company was founded in 1840 (not 1790 - that is the liqueur recipe) The oldest (and still working) Hungarian company is the Alföldi Nyomda (1561) - a printing house

[@ilor114]

And the Slovakian Kremnica Mint was founded by the Hungarian King, so technically the oldest Hungarian company was that, but Hungary lost it after the first world war.

[@mihaljpeseki2477]

@@ilor114 And Apatin Brewery too in 1756.

[@gabrielmeszaros11]

Körmöcbánya is Hungary

[@arthatron2486]

In the Czech Republic, there is Brevnov Monastery Brewery, which has worked since 993. I believe there are more companies from other states forgotten on that map.

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

I think I’ve heard of it

[@samuellassman7668]

In My village we have Skultuna messingsbruk (Skultuna Brassworks). It is one of the world's oldest companies that still makes the same product and it was founded by the Swedish king Carl the 9th in 1607

[@PartyFlorida]

awesome video, ty for the content!

[@exactinmidget92]

i still laugh how back in the day we couldn't filter water and getting hammered was a safer option.

[@binaway]

That brews was very week. Just enough alcohol to kill bacteria. Make you merry but not hammered.

[@binaway]

@Yoh Shiro. I'm not assuming. A small amount of alcohol is enough to kill stomach bug. They couldn't get any work done if hammered all the time.

[@jdv943]

never happened, stop watching bbc

[@jdv943]

@@binaway guess all the plaques were beer resistent?

[@mrfreeman2911]

@@jdv943 depends on the plague. But beers are heated and that kills the bacteria. And people didn't know bacteria existed.

[@yoshiharusuzuki9600]

Ok, I did some research on Kongo Gumi, and found out that they technically don't exist anymore as they went bankrupt in 2006. But there's a hotel in Japan that was founded in 705 so overall it doesn't change the fact that Japan has the oldest company in the world.

[@MrDannyDetail]

I think they still exist as a legal trading entity, but are no longer a family run business as they were bough out by Takamatsu. Source: www.familybusinessmagazine.com/worlds-oldest-family-companies

[@franck4777]

Affligem : the abbey itself was discontinued in 1796 only to be fully rebuilt in the village from which it gets its name in 1870. One may also argue that the main "business" of an abbey is not producing and selling beer. Furthemore the company that acquired the licence to brand one of their beer Affligem (actually their brewery was never set in Affligem) was founded around 1790. Fun fact : they acquired the rights to use the name of the abbey in 1970...

[@Maxim89Il]

This is the best video on the channel, awesome!

[@Dread_2137]

Everyone in europe: restaurant or bank Poland and Ukraine: let's mine salt

[@mykytka7133]

Why not

[@RyhoLV]

Don't forget the alcohol

[@ShantyTowniekKMm]

And then there’s Estonia with a pharmacy, but let’s not talk about that

[@RyhoLV]

@@ShantyTowniekKMm gota get those pills boi

[@aGGeRReS]

In those times when these salt mines were established - salt was still a very valuable resource. It is now that we take the availability of salt literally everywhere for granted. But back then, many people made living from making and transporting salt. In both Ukraine and Poland those places were famous for salt production hundreds of years before the mentioned mines were established. It's just no one know for sure who and when started producing salt there. For example, in case of Ukrainian mine, salt from that region is mentioned in manuscripts that are around 200 years older than the mine itself.

[@PeterLiuIsBeast]

1:33 the yellow map is of the wrong Jin dynasty. You showed 晋 which was the victor of the Three Kingdoms (about 250 AD) while 金 was a Jurchen (Manchu ancestors) state in Northern China (about 1000 AD). Common mistake.

[@kianfrancisco1564]

Same observation.

[@davidmendelsohn1856]

Thanks for the comprehensive review

[@KrystaiTheWatcher]

It's really interesting that the Japanese construction company continued through sons AND daughters. That wasn't heard of then. Super cool!

[@grizwoldphantasia5005]

Japanese society was big on adopting young men when there were no male heirs. Samurai did it, shoguns did it, emperors probably did it. It was a very ordinary process.

[@user-xl8jk3qy4e]

Even if there were male heirs, if you found someone you liked better, you adopted them and put them in the will. If you only had daughters, you make one of their husbands take on the family name to continue the line. You could do all sorts of shenanigans to make sure your line continued.

[@davidpanton3192]

Scotland: What about the Shore Porters, Aberdeen - est 1494 according to its vans.

[@grahamleiper1538]

Or Aberdeen Harbour, from 1136.

[@rcr76]

Was going to say both

[@TheGeographyBible]

My god, this video must have taken so long to make! Much appreciated, love it!

[@deus_ex_machina_]

Indeed. It was over a thousand years in the making...

[@mrnobody3161]

Fascinating. Subscribed.

[@GarrettFruge]

This is pretty fascinating! It's not a topic that I've ever really considered. Cool video!

[@andrei-td7wh]

actually in romania we have an even older brewery than ursus. it's called timisoreana and was established in 1718.

[@thibaultd7979]

How is 1718 older than 1074?

[@OutSider03]

@@thibaultd7979 what 1074 are you talking about? Ursus brewery was founded in 1878

[@BOGDANBLUNT]

I came here to comment the same thing.

[@jeank.valdezrincon3785]

The oldest company in the dominican republic is J. Armando Bermúdez & Co. With 170 years, founded on 1852 wich is a rum company. The makers of the famous "Ron Bermúdez".

[@stevenbartlett4810]

Missed one: Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan is a hot spring hotel in Hayakawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Founded in 705 AD by Fujiwara Mahito, it is a long-established business as the oldest hotel and perhaps the oldest independent company in operation after Kongō Gumi was acquired in 2006

[@raynemichelle2996]

I live in Canada. Everyone knows HBC is the oldest company in Canada. It is 350 years old.

[@mrmoose6619]

Good old: "Here Before Christ" lol

[@Dave_Sisson]

My guess for Australia would have been the Van Diemen's Land Company, which also specialized in trade in a colder, less densely inhabited part of the country. But I was disappointed to find out that the Australian post office is older.

[@JcDizon]

There is also a shopping store of the same name. I guess it was originally a fur trading company that got rich by killing beavers.

[@harrylime2842]

Love the Bay

[@andrasbogar9914]

When I saw Hungary's was from 1790 I wondered why it wasn't older Then I realized probably everything went bankrupt, and only some surived

[@sagancmbp]

See Kremnica Mint 1328 in Slovakia = Körmöcbányai Pénzverde. It is survived but now is not in Hungary.

[@PhilMasters]

Yeah, any country can probably *claim* to have had a mint for as long as they’ve had a government. But some countries’ governments have been disrupted over the centuries, and the minting business may not always have been very well organised. So it becomes a bit of a judgement call.

[@mike7002]

Fascinating film. Scotland's oldest isn't the Bank of Scotland (est. 1695) as I can think of an earlier one - a house removals company called the "Shore Porters Society" of Aberdeen. Their trucks have est.1498 on the side of them. There are presumably older firms than them if that is the case 🙂

[@ranilabeyasinghe]

Thanks a lot for this one. Please do make a video specifically for Asia. I'm eager to know more. Keep up the good work.

[@diosivor]

how to make quality youtube content: talk for 18 minutes about infographics that someone else researched and designed

[@louis-philippef6965]

That's why I'm not watching

[@asitas]

They didn't even link the infographic they used

[@forme1981]

The infographic is about Europeanas oldest companies, but this video is about the world's. If you paid attention, you should know

[@asitas]

@@forme1981 he mentioned at the start of the video that he found an infographic for every continent, didn't he?

[@grbagecolle6792]

@@forme1981 i did pay attention. the video starts with an infographic showing companies in Bhutan, China, Mongolia, Korea, India, Tunisia, Japan, Cambodia, etc. Did you?

[@pinewud5012]

Great video! I just wanna point out a tiny little error: the map you used for Chinese Mayuching Restaurant is wrong. As I understand, the restaurant was established during 金(Jīn) dynasty in stead of 晋(Jìn). You can also tell from the map you use, as it says "280 CE". Besides, everything is great and thanks for sharing!

[@monolabcoffee6119]

Thank you for your research. I have great respect for such time-honored traditional companies.

[@Zkaoxk]

I really like your videos. Keep it up!!

[@augustobarbosab.773]

In Brazil the oldest company is actually the mail which was founded in 1663 (following the expansion of the Portuguese Mail, founded in 1520) when João Cavaleiro Cardoso was appointed as the Assitant of the Great Mail (Correio-mor) of Rio de Janeiro.

[@THANAT0S_]

On the internet I found: 'Genda Shigyō Paper Industries' which was founded in 771, is it possible you only looked at the map and thus only saw the oldest one per country?

[@antoniof9756]

It's only the oldest per country.

[@dorderre]

that's literally the title of the video: each country's oldest company

[@fcsuper]

I'm not sure Genda Shigyo still exists now. The website is dead and Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. Horikawa is now at the address given for the location.

[@antoniof9756]

@@fgsaramago In that case it wasn't his mistake, because (and he credited it in the beginning) he used a existing study.

[@OriginalPiMan]

The top 10 is almost certainly wrong. It's a list of the 10 countries with oldest companies, rather than the list of the 10 oldest companies and the countries they are in.

[@billps34]

There's a claim not mentioned here: The Old Ferry Boat Inn, Holywell, Cambridgeshire, England. According to legend, it is claimed to have been selling alcohol on the premises since 560AD. If true, this would actually make it older than England itself which wasn't fully united as a country until 927AD.

[@R23911]

GLP #11 Kendil Candy Store/Factory/Company established in 1081 Naewio Pro. City Autira #12 Sharp Extheme Rock Store/Factory/Company established in 1808 Waskam City

[@19712000remus]

In Romania, Timisoreana is from 1718 and still works, with a long time before Ursus...

[@igorsmihailovs52]

Thank You for finally clarifying to me why did monks start those breweries. Never imagined water quality was _that_ bad; although, if I remember correctly, drinking beer instead of water allowed some in 19th century London duck a cholera epidemic (as testified by John Snow).

[@scottbilger9294]

John Snow knew his shit. (So to speak).

[@arturturkevych3816]

Yes. In medieval Europe water was very contaminated and people barely drank any. They drank ales, beers and ciders. Having said that, they were much weaker than modern drinks and had just enough alcohol to kill the bacteria, not to get you drunk.

[@michaelbailey528]

By brewing grains into beer they also allowed for these same grains to be stored longer without losing all or even most of their nutrient value. And they liked the taste and kick as well.

[@Merecir]

Oldest company in Sweden is Stora Enso (now HQ in Finland), founded as a share company for a huge copper mine in 1288. In the 17'th century it produced two thirds of all the copper mined in the world. Today it is the worlds fourth largest forestry and paper company (by earnings).

[@chrisdaigle5410]

A very interesting company is DT Swiss. They are over 400 years old and have always made wire. Their wire was first used to make chain mail ring armor. Today, the wire is used for bicycle spokes.

[@makomako150]

In Japan, there are other companies that started in 587 and inns that started in 705.

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

Really?

[@WelshBathBoy]

As has been noted on the reddit post of this map, the map has many inaccuracies. Sean's Bar for example has not been a single company for all this time. Seconfly, the royal mint is no longer located in England, it is now in Wales.

[@jefppenamora4156]

Appreciate this video. I just want to clarify some information. The oldest company in the Philippines that still exists and in operation today is the Ayala Corporation founded in 1834. Following it is the Bank of the Philippine Islands (1851). Destileria Limtuaco, which is shown here in the video comes third established in 1852. Thank you.

[@vincentcuenca3534]

Was about to say that too.

[@gaborszucs2788]

Note that some of these companies are actually older than the countries they currently belong to. May be interesting to create same map based on which (historical) country they belonged to back then.

[@51tomtomtom]

exactly ! Like saying Colombo (Columbus) was Italian but Italy was not existing yet.........

[@wiltzu81]

Oldest company in Finland, Fiskars, does not come as surprise for me as every Finns have usually multible items made by them as they do everything from kitchenware to tableware, glassware, homeware, gardenware etc. The small town, Fiskars, is also cultural and historical heritage place as there is old mills from pre/early industriaĺ time. Lovely place to visit during summertime.

[@bocbinsgames6745]

Note for Ma Yuxing: Wrong Jin Dynasty. Search for a map of the Song Dynasty, it;s the other one north of Song

[@user-kn6sz8ji1j]

Thank you for the video. It would be interesting to see a video of the oldest companies in each state. A side note: I believe it was in a circa 1960s National Geographic that claimed that DuPont employed 10% of Delaware's total workforce.

[@va3ngc]

Curious why Stora Kopparberg (aka Stora Enso) is not shown for Sweden. It dates back to 1288 and is considered the oldest existing corporation or limited liability company in the world.

[@SeppltheGoat]

Hello from Austria!✋Love your Videos, please don‘t stop to making Videos!

[@justaretardwithinternetacc2859]

UVF

[@stayrostsiampa431]

Hello,can you help me learn german in some way?

[@stayrostsiampa431]

@lunatic. okay,do you know anny apps to do it

[@mlim4646]

Kongō Gumi was a family-owned construction company. It traced its origins to 578 CE, when Prince Shōtoku invited three craftsmen from Baekje (one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea) to Japan to build the Buddhist temple Shitennō-ji.

[@jimf671]

Bank of Scotland 1695? Pah! I give you Shore Porter's Society of Aberdeen 1498! And that's just the oldest that I happen to know without researching the subject. No wait! First line of search produces Aberdeen Harbour Board 1136.

[@nikkireyesph]

There are other older businesses in the Philippines depending on how you define a business. Ayala Corp. was founded in the 1830s and still exists today with a lot of diverse brands. There is also the oldest Catholic school founded in the 16th century (The University of Santo Tomas). It practically runs for profit.

[@KrekreDoBusao]

9:20 Uruguay oldest company: "Cafe Brasilero" (Brazilian Café)