- Headquarters
- College Park, United States · North America
- Value chain
- Hardware & devices(Products)
- What that means
- Makes physical products under its own name: computers, robots, vehicles, aircraft, drones, satellites, batteries, solar modules, reactors and medical devices.
- Founded
- 2015
- Ownership
- Listed
- Listing
- NYSE:IONQ on Google Finance
- Website
- ionq.com
- Relevance
- Very high at its strongest, in Quantum Communication
College Park, United StatesIn 4 capabilities
Each capability the company is listed in, most relevant first: how experts in the field see its global relevance there, why it is listed and the source.
- Quantum CommunicationVery high
Quantum Technologies · Manufacture · listed #3 of 50
Took control of ID Quantique, the Swiss pioneer of commercial QKD and QRNG (Clavis/Cerberis), in 2025 and also bought Qubitekk and Lightsynq; IDQ deployed Slovakia's national skQCI network.
Relevance: ID Quantique is the pioneer and leading global QKD/QRNG vendor
Quantum Technologies · Design · listed #4 of 50
Largest listed pure-play quantum company, building trapped-ion systems (Forte, Tempo) and consolidating the sector through acquisitions including Oxford Ionics and ID Quantique.
Relevance: Largest pure-play; major trapped-ion player consolidating the sector
Quantum Technologies · Manufacture · listed #8 of 50
IonQ acquired Vector Atomic in 2025, bringing in its compact optical atomic clocks and atom-interferometer sensors that have been flown and fielded for US defence programmes.
Relevance: Vector Atomic brings leading compact optical clocks
- Precision Timing & Atomic ClocksModerate
Sensing, Timing & Navigation · Design · listed #15 of 50
Acquired Vector Atomic in 2025, a maker of compact iodine optical clocks that have been tested at sea and in space for the US Navy and DIU.
Relevance: Vector Atomic is a recognised compact optical clock innovator