TED
Official
Mission Statement
Discover and spread ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding, and drive meaningful change.
Knowledge & Information
Transformation
TED is an international nonprofit organization hosting conferences and sharing ideas worth spreading.
Education
Headquartered in:
United States
Year founded:
1984
Nonprofit / Charity
Established
51–200
employees
Mission Themes
Knowledge & Information
Providing insight, data, education, or understanding.
Transformation
Reimagining industries, systems, or how the world works.
Themes are a set of 33 tags that describe what a mission statement represents, enabling rapid understanding, discovery, and comparison.
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The
TED
mission statement was last checked on
January 15, 2026