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Technology ownership is where the gap between economic stake and voting power is widest. Founders routinely hold a minority of the shares and a majority of the votes, which means the public shareholder register tells you very little about who actually decides anything.
These reports read the share classes rather than the headlines: who holds Class B stock, what the conversion terms are, which institutional funds appear on the register, and where a foreign parent or investor sits in the structure.
7 reports published in this sector.
- TechMay 22, 20258 min read
Who Owns Beats by Dre? Apple, Outright, Since July 2014
HTC took a 50.1% stake in Beats in 2011 before the founders bought back in alongside Carlyle. Apple completed its purchase on 31 July 2014; Dre and Iovine hold no equity now.
- TechMay 18, 20268 min read
Who Owns Truth Social? Trump Media, With a 41% Trust Block Voted by Trump Jr.
Trump Media and Technology Group owns and runs Truth Social. Its April 2026 filing puts the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust at 41%, with Donald Trump Jr. as trustee voting that block.
- TechMay 19, 20267 min read
Who Owns Bethesda? Microsoft, Through Its $8.1 Billion ZeniMax Purchase
Microsoft closed its ZeniMax Media purchase on March 9, 2021 at a reported $8.1 billion total price, putting Bethesda Softworks inside Xbox. There is no separate Bethesda stock.
- TechMay 19, 20266 min read
Who Owns Total Wireless? Verizon, Bought With TracFone in 2021
Verizon picked up Total Wireless in the 2021 TracFone deal with America Movil. Customers now contract with Verizon Value, Inc., and the brand rides Verizon's own 5G network.
- TechMay 20, 20267 min read
Who Owns Visible Wireless? Verizon, Contracting Through Visible Service LLC
Verizon launched Visible in 2018 as a digital-first prepaid experiment. It now sits in the Verizon Value unit beside TracFone, with contracts from Visible Service LLC.
- TechJune 9, 202610 min read
Who Owns TikTok? ByteDance Kept 19.9% of the US Joint Venture
TikTok's US arm closed into a joint venture on 22 January 2026, with Silver Lake, Oracle and MGX at 15% each and ByteDance at 19.9%. Elsewhere it is still ByteDance's.
- TechJune 9, 20266 min read
Who Owns Spotify? Ek and Lorentzon Cast 69.3% of the Votes on 23% of Shares
Beneficiary certificates, not dual-class stock, keep Spotify's founders in charge: Lorentzon votes 40.5% on 9.3% of shares, Ek 28.8% on 13.9%. Tencent held 8.1% at the end of 2025.