The Boeing Company (The Boeing Company;: BA; TYO: 7661) is the world's largest manufacturer of civil and military aircraft, a leading aerospace company, and a major provider of aircraft to the United States, having been founded on July 15, 1916, and later renamed The Boeing Company on May 9, 1917. Boeing was founded on July 15, 1916, and renamed "Boeing" on May 9, 1917, with headquarters in Chicago. In 2013, Boeing ranked 95th in the world's top 500 companies.