Defunct Brands Dataset

A cleaned CSV of brands, categories, active years, and fate.

Free sample (7 rows)

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Column	Type	Description
brand	string	Brand name
slug	string	URL-safe unique key
category	string	Primary category (e.g., Consumer electronics)
country	string\|null	Primary country/market (if known)
active_start	int\|null	Year founded/started
active_end	int\|null	Year ended (if known)
fate	string\|null	Outcome (e.g., Bankrupt, Acquired)
summary	string\|null	One–two sentence summary
notable_products	string	Semicolon-separated list
wikipedia_url	string\|null	Source link if available
last_updated	date	ISO date of export (YYYY-MM-DD)
dataset_version	string	Version tag (YYYYMMDD)

What's the file format?

UTF-8 CSV with a header row. New columns (if any) are appended to preserve backward compatibility.

How often do you update?

Ad-hoc as new brands are added. Buyers can opt into annual updates.

Commercial usage?

Yes for the full CSV (no raw redistribution). The sample is non-commercial.

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License: Free sample under CC BY-NC 4.0. Full CSV under commercial license (no raw redistribution).