Archive puzzle · July 21, 2026

Companies by year founded

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About this puzzle

Founding years reward company history over brand vibe, and brand vibe is almost always misleading. Several of the names here are far older than the products they are famous for - a phone company that predates the telephone's mass adoption, a game company that predates the video game by most of a century. The instinct to rank by how modern a logo looks is the fastest way to get this one wrong.

Ranked oldest to newest · founding year

What's in this puzzle

Listed alphabetically, without their values - the answer order stays hidden until you play.

Read the facts

Every item in a Sortations puzzle comes with the story behind its number. The Facts Library collects them all, already solved and safe to read.

Read the facts for Major North American sports leagues by year founded

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