The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software - software which respects your freedom. "Free software" is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of "free" as in "free speech", not as in "free beer". The name "GNU" is a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not Unix!"; it is pronounced g-noo, as one syllable with no vowel sound between the g and the n.
| Website | https://www.gnu.org/ |
| Revenue | $9.7 million |
| Employees | 80 (25 on RocketReach) |
| Founded | 1984 |
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| Industry | Software Development |
| Web Rank | 10766 |
| Web Visits | 7 Million |
| Keywords | Free Software, Open Source, Gnu, Software Freedom, Foss, Opensource Community, Community Driven, Digital Freedom, Software Development, Libre Software, Collaboration, Gpl, Programming, Developer Tools, Linux |
| Competitors | Red Hat, SUSE, IRC, The Apache Software Foundation, Ubuntu, The Linux Foundation, Debian, Free Software Foundation, Open Source Initiative (OSI), Fedora Project +47 more (view full list) |
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The GNU Project annual revenue was $9.7 million in 2026.
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