Wismilak's origin has started by Gelora Djaja when it was established in
Surabaya,
East Java, on September 12, 1962, by Lie Koen Lie and Oei Bian Koen Hok with just 10 employees. The company has been listed on the
Indonesia Stock Exchange since 18 December 2012 under the symbol "WIIM". In 2022, Wismilak's net profit increased by 30.33 percent again, to IDR82.16 billion. In fact, in the same period in 2021, WIIM's net profit was only IDR 63.04 billion. The growth of Wismilak's net profit occurred in the midst of the collapse of the net profits of the country's largest cigarette issuers. ==Health warnings and sales==