Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish multinational clothing-retail company known for its fast-fashion clothing for men, women, teenagers and children. As of November 2019, H&M operates in 74 countries with over 5,000 stores under the various company brands.

 

It is the second-largest global clothing retailer, just behind Spain-based Inditex (parent company of Zara). It is currently the largest clothing retailer in Europe with US$ 21.50 billion in 2019 by sales. The company has a significant online presence, with online shopping available in 33 countries. It was founded in 1947.

In addition to the H&M brand, the company consists of various individual brands with separate concepts, including: COS, APKET, FaBRIC Scandinavien AB, Cheap Monday, Monki, Weekday, &Other Stories.

 

According to en.wikipedia