In which Dutch city is Royal Philips's global headquarters located?

Royal Philips's global headquarters is located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Philips is legally headquartered in Amsterdam, while Eindhoven remains central to the company's origins, research history, and Dutch industrial identity.

Gerard Philips and his father Frederik founded Philips in Eindhoven in 1891 as a company making incandescent lamps. Eindhoven grew around Philips and became one of Europe's important technology centers. Over time, Philips shifted from a broad consumer-electronics business toward health technology, including medical imaging, monitoring, and diagnostic systems.

The distinction between Amsterdam and Eindhoven causes frequent confusion. Eindhoven is the historic birthplace and a major Philips innovation location, but Amsterdam is the company's stated global headquarters. Philips has also operated internationally through many subsidiaries and research sites, so a factory or laboratory location does not necessarily indicate the legal corporate headquarters. The company is separate from Signify, which became an independent lighting company after Philips's lighting business was spun off.