The company focused on corporate handheld device software before focusing on the consumer market and releasing the first route planning software for mobile devices in 1996. The company was founded in Amsterdam in 1991 as Palmtop Software, by Corinne Vigreux, Peter-Frans Pauwels and Pieter Geelen. As of 2019 the company has over 4,500 employees worldwide and operations in 29 countries throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom released its first generation of satellite navigation devices to market in 2004. is a Dutch multinational developer and creator of location technology and consumer electronics.
