Not a trust score: it covers only the claims we've checked, and small samples move a lot. Last PixProof Sep 13, 2026.
Quick facts
- What is ASUS?
- ASUSTeK Computer Inc., doing business as Asus, is a Taiwanese multinational computer, phone hardware and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Where is ASUS from?
- Taiwan. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.
- What is ASUS's full company name?
- ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
- Is ASUS a public company?
- Yes — it's listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2357.
- When was ASUS founded?
- In 1989, by Ted Hsu, M. T. Liao, Wayne Tsiah and T. H. Tung.
- How many people work at ASUS?
- About 5,831 (as of 2019).
- Where does the name "ASUS" come from?
- It's named after Pegasus.
▸ ABOUT ASUS
ASUSTeK Computer Inc., doing business as Asus, is a Taiwanese multinational computer, phone hardware and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Its products include desktop computers, laptops, netbooks, mobile phones, networking equipment, monitors, Wi-Fi routers, projectors, motherboards, graphics cards, optical storage, multimedia products, peripherals, wearables, servers, workstations and tablet PCs. The company is also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM).
▸ WHO OWNS WHAT
From Wikidata (see record). Lists can include companies since merged or closed.
▸ TRACK RECORD
ASUS's history and the 2 marketing claims we've checked, in date order — so you can see what they promised when, and how it held up.
- 1989Founded in Taipei by four former Acer engineers.
- 2006Republic of Gamers (ROG) sub-brand launched, starting with the Crosshair motherboard.
- 2007Eee PC launched, widely credited with popularizing the netbook category.
- 2011Eee Pad Transformer launched — an early detachable tablet/laptop hybrid.
- 2018First ROG Phone announced at Computex, entering the dedicated gaming-phone market.
- Jun 8, 2025CLAIM · ROG Xbox Ally"Microsoft and ASUS marketed the ROG Xbox Ally as a purpose-built Xbox handheld gaming PC, with the custom Windows-based "Xbox full-screen experience" positioned"→ 🔴 BYE THE HYPE Read the PixProof →
- Checked Sep 2026CLAIM · ASUS ROG Ally"ASUS provides standard, trustworthy manufacturer warranty support for ROG Ally defects."→ 🔴 BYE THE HYPE Read the PixProof →
Claim dates come from when the claim's own source was published; "Checked" means we couldn't date the claim, so it sits at the date we verified it.
