British Broadcasting Corporation Logo used since 4 October 1997 Type Statutory corporation with a royal charter Industry Mass media Predecessor British Broadcasting Company Founded 18 October 1922; 98 years ago (1922-10-18) (as British Broadcasting Company) 1 January 1927; 93 years ago (1927-01-01) (as British Broadcasting Corporation) Founder HM Government John Reith, first Director-General Headquarters Broadcasting House, London, England, UK Area served Worldwide Key people Sir David Clementi (Chairman) Tim Davie (Director-General) Products Broadcasting Web portals Services Television Radio Online Revenue £4.889 billion (2019)[1] Operating income £−52 million (2019)[1] Net income £−69 million (2019)[1] Total assets £1.172 billion (2019)[1] Owner Public owned[2] Number of employees 22,401 (2019)[1] Divisions BBC Studios