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Discovery Limited

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Discovery Limited is a major South African financial services and private healthcare group headquartered in Sandton, Gauteng, and traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under the ticker DSY. Founded in 1992 by Adrian Gore and Barry Swartzberg, Discovery operates the largest private health insurance company in South Africa, serving about 4 million customers, 1.36 million main members plus 2.72 million dependents, representing nearly 60 percent of the private health insurance market, and is active in 42 markets worldwide. The group launched Discovery Bank in March 2019, described as the world's first behavioural bank, employed over 15,000 people as of 2025, and reported total assets of R327.45 billion in 2025. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Company Type
Public 1
Founded Year
1992 1
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Source Wikidata: Discovery Limited
Source Wikidata: Discovery Limited
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1. Discovery Limited (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox company, type field
    type = [[Public company|Public]]
  • Infobox company, founded field
    founded = {{start date and age|1992}}
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Wikidata: Discovery Limited
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  • Operates In: Insurance Industry, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
    industry (P452) target Q43183, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
  • Operates In: Financial Services Industry, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
    industry (P452) target Q837171, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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