The Whirlpool Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances, headquartered in Benton Charter Township, Michigan, United States.

The story of Whirlpool started in 1908 when Lou Upton invested his savings in a venture to manufacture household equipment. In 1911, Lou along with his uncle Emory, patented an electric motor-driven wringer washer.

With funding from Lowell Bassford, and help from Lou’s brother Fred, washer production began for the Upton Machine Company.

In order to meet increased customer demand, it merged with the Nineteen Hundred Washer Company of New York in 1929. Together they formed the Nineteen Hundred Corporation, and business grew steadily, in spite of the Great Depression of the 1930s.

It began experimenting with new products, innovative technologies and strong engineering and sales. In 1949, they changed the company’s name to Whirlpool Corporation to contribute to the recognition of their signature brand. 

In these day, the company has annual revenue of approximately $21 billion, 92,000 employees, and more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world.

According to Statista, Whirlpool is the best-selling washing machine in France,  estimated 4 million people used Whirlpool washing machines in 2008.

According to Satista; whirlpoolcorp.com and en. wikipedia