Huawei, a Chinese multinational technology company founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, is headquartered in Shenzhen and operates as a private, employee-owned firm with over 207,000 employees as of 2023. Initially focused on telecommunications equipment, Huawei became a global leader in 5G infrastructure, serving over 1,500 networks and 700 million smartphone users across 170+ countries, while holding the most 5G patents worldwide (over 20% as of 2023). Its consumer division, known for smartphones like the Mate 60 Pro and Pura series, features HarmonyOS, a self-developed OS launched after U.S. sanctions in 2019 restricted access to Google services. Huawei also produces laptops, wearables, and IoT devices, with its MatePad tablets gaining traction. Despite generating $93 billion in revenue in 2023, Huawei faces challenges from U.S. trade restrictions, impacting its global market share, though it remains dominant in China, surpassing Apple in smartphone sales there in 2024, and continues to invest heavily in R&D (23% of revenue). Concerns over data privacy persist due to its ties to the Chinese government, though Huawei denies any wrongdoing.