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{{~~InfoboxCompany~~

~~| Name =~~ {{~~PAGENAME}}~~

{{CompanyCargo

| ~~Type~~ =~~Public~~

|Description=American computer storage manufacturer.

| Founded =1970 ~~(General Digital Corporation)~~

|Founded=1970

| Industry =~~Data~~ Storage

|Industry=Computing, Storage

| ~~Official~~ Website =https://www.westerndigital.com/

|Logo=WDlogo.svg

~~| Logo =WDlogo.svg~~

|ParentCompany=

}}Western Digital is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.

|Type=Public

|Website=https://www.westerndigital.com/

}}

{{Wplink|Western Digital}} is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.

==Consumer impact summary==

~~==Consumer-impact summary==~~

'''Business model:''' Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], NewEgg, and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.

Western Digital, ~~along with~~ [[~~Seagate~~]], ~~own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry~~.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hard Drives (Global Market) |url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/WhsaC |archive-date=2025-07-13 |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=TAdviser}}</ref>

Western Digital ~~uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website~~, ~~on digital storefronts such as~~ [[~~Amazon~~]], ~~[[NewEgg]], and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients~~.

'''Market control:''' Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Hard Drives (Global Market) |url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) |website=TAdviser |date= |access-date=13 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222233453/https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market |archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>

==Incidents==

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-{{InfoboxCompany
+{{Stub}}
-| Name = {{PAGENAME}}
+{{CompanyCargo
-| Type =Public
+|Description=American computer storage manufacturer.
-| Founded =1970 (General Digital Corporation)
+|Founded=1970
-| Industry =Data Storage
+|Industry=Computing, Storage
-| Official Website =https://www.westerndigital.com/
+|Logo=WDlogo.svg
-| Logo =WDlogo.svg
+|ParentCompany=
-}}Western Digital is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.
+|Type=Public
+|Website=https://www.westerndigital.com/
+}}
+{{Wplink|Western Digital}} is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.
+==Consumer impact summary==
+{{Ph-C-CIS}}
-==Consumer-impact summary==
+'''Business model:''' Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], NewEgg, and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.
-Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hard Drives (Global Market) |url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/WhsaC |archive-date=2025-07-13 |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=TAdviser}}</ref>
-Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], [[NewEgg]], and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.
+'''Market control:''' Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Hard Drives (Global Market) |url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) |website=TAdviser |date= |access-date=13 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222233453/https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market |archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>
 ==Incidents==