[1] Ricoh produces electronic products, primarily cameras and office equipment such as printers, photocopiers, fax machines, offers Software as a Service (SaaS) document management applications such as DocumentMall, RicohDocs, GlobalScan, Print&Share,[2] MakeLeaps and also offers Projectors.

In the late 1990s through early 2000s, the company grew to become the largest copier manufacturer in the world.

During this time, Ricoh acquired Savin, Gestetner, Lanier, Rex-Rotary, Monroe, Nashuatec, IKON and most recently IBM Printing Systems Division / Infoprint Solutions Company.

[3] The Ricoh Group has sales and support, production, and research and development operations in nearly 180 countries.

Ricoh has 272 subsidiaries (72 national and 200 overseas) which specialize in technology- and customer-research groups around the world.