World Wide Technology

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World Wide Technology
Company typeTechnology
Founded1990
FoundersDavid Steward (Chairman)
Jim Kavanaugh (CEO)
Headquarters
Maryland Heights, Missouri
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United States of America
Revenue$20 billion (2024)[1]
Number of employees
12,000[2] (2025)
Websitewwt.com

World Wide Technology (WWT) is an American privately-held technology services company based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company has an annual revenue of $20 billion (the 19th largest private company in the US[3] and the biggest black-owned company in the US[4][5]) and employs over 12,000 people.[6] WWT works in the areas of cloud computing, computer security, data centers, data analytics and artificial intelligence, computer networks, application software development, cell phone carrier networking, and consulting services.

History

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World Wide Technology was co-founded by David Steward and Jim Kavanaugh in July 1990 as a reseller of technology equipment.[7]

In 1994, WWT entered into a partnership with Cisco Systems to resell hardware and software.[8] WWT also established partnerships with technology companies including Dell,[9] Hewlett Packard Enterprise,[10] Intel,[11] Microsoft,[12] NetApp,[13] F5,[14] Tanium[15] and VMware.[16]

WWT opened its first warehouse in 1996 and operates more than 20 facilities with five million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space.[17][18]

In 1999, Telcobuy.com, LLC, was founded as a separate company, owned by WWT, Steward and Kavanaugh.[19] Telcobuy planned an initial public offering of about $100 million, but as the dot-com bubble burst, the plan was withdrawn in the early 2000s recession. In January 2003, it was merged back into WWT under a holding company.[20]

WWT created its first large-scale integration lab in St. Louis to increase capacity for secure system configuration.[21] Additional integration labs were established in Europe and Asia, with locations in Amsterdam and Singapore opening in 2015,[22] and Mumbai in 2019.[23]

In 2009, WWT opened its Advanced Technology Center to allow engineers, customers and partners to evaluate hardware and software.[24][25] The Advanced Technology Center was made accessible online.[26]

In a lawsuit filed in March 2025, it was alleged that Missouri state officials in the Office of Administration unlawfully favored World Wide Technology when awarding lucrative IT contracts in a manner that bypassed competitive bidding laws.[27]

Golf

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World Wide Technology hosts the World Wide Technology championship, a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The tournament debuted in 2007 and is played on the El Cardonal golf course at the Diamante Cabo San Lucas resort.[28]

Acquisitions

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World Wide Technology purchased Baltimore, Maryland-based Performance Technology Group in January 2010 for an undisclosed amount.[29]

In 2015, WWT acquired St. Louis software company Asynchrony.[30]

In 2025, WWT completed the acquisition of Softchoice Corporation.[31]

Awards & recognition

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In 2020, WWT received Webby Awards in the Health & Fitness and People's Voice categories for its St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Patient Care App.[32]

WWT has been named on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list from 2012 to 2025.[33]

In 2021, Time named WWT among the 100 Most Influential Companies, in the "Leaders" category.[34]

In 2024, WWT was named one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators.[35]

Sponsorships

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From 2018-2021, WWT sponsored Richard Petty Motorsports driver "Bubba" Wallace Jr.[36][37]

In 2019, WWT announced a naming rights sponsorship of Gateway Motorsports Park, now known as the World Wide Technology Raceway.[38]

WWT also sponsors PGA golfers Erik van Rooyen and Austin Eckroat, as well as PGA Tour Champions golfer Billy Andrade[39] and LPGA player Lauren Stephenson.[40]

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