In 1992, the company relisted on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited,[9] establishing a dual primary listing with London.

[11] VTech was founded in Hong Kong in October 1976 by two local entrepreneurs, Allan Wong (Chi-Yun)[1][2] and Stephen Leung.

VTech unveiled its first electronic learning product, called Lesson One, at the New York Toy Fair, in February 1980.

After acquiring PC manufacturer Leading Technology of Oregon in 1992,[14] VTech exited the personal computer market in 1997 due to tight competition.

[15] In 1985, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocated the frequency band 900 MHz to ISM (industrial, scientific, and medical) devices.

The acquisition also gave VTech the exclusive right for 10 years to use the AT&T brand in conjunction with the manufacture and sale of wireline telephones and accessories in the United States and Canada.

[22] VTech was among the pioneers of the ELP industry, beginning in 1980 with a unit designed to teach children basic spelling and mathematics.

[1] Its V.Smile TV Learning System, which was launched in 2004, established what the company calls platform products as an important category within its ELPs.

[24] Latest additions to the platform product range are MobiGo,[25] InnoTab Max,[26][27] Kidizoom Smart Watch[28] and InnoTV (StorioTV in Europe Excluding United Kingdom).

VTech mainly supplied products to fixed-line telephone operators, brand names, and distributors on an ODM basis.

[35] A June 2012 report from the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights[36] said the working conditions in the VTech factories in China failed to meet the legal standards and could be described as sweatshops.

[37] In November 2015, Lorenzo Bicchierai, writing for Vice magazine's Motherboard, reported that VTech's servers had been compromised and the corporation was victim to a data breach which exposed personal data belonging to 6.3 million individuals, including children, who signed up for or utilized services provided by the company related to several products it manufactures.

Commenting on the leak, the unidentified hacker expressed their disgust with being able to so easily obtain access to such a large trove of data, saying: "Frankly, it makes me sick that I was able to get all this stuff.

[42][43] VTech corporate security was unaware their systems had been compromised and the breach was first brought to their attention after being contacted by Bicchierai prior to the publication of the article.

[45] Mark Nunnikhoven of Trend Micro criticized the company's handling of the incident and called their FAQ "wishy-washy corporate speak".