Western Union has taken of 451st position in the rating Fortune 500 in 2009, having moved from 473rd line in 2008. Sibley, the founder of Western Union, did not build a new telegraph lines, and persuaded the other players to join. American Telegraph Company, however, still had to buy it. Number of active holders of "Golden Card" of Western Union amounted to 9.5 million people worldwide. In the 30's of the twentieth century, Western Union has become the world's largest telegraph company. In 1995, First Financial Management was acquired by First Data Corp. (the deal amounted to $ 7 billion), and Western Union Financial Services became a subsidiary of First Data.
Number of active holders of "Golden Card" of Western Union amounted to 9.5 million people worldwide. In the 30's of the twentieth century, Western Union has become the world's largest telegraph company. Sibley, the founder of Western Union, did not build a new telegraph lines, and persuaded the other players to join. American Telegraph Company, however, still had to buy it.