Who owns 7-Eleven?
7-Eleven is owned by Seven & i (Japan, TSE: 3382).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Seven & i Holdings — major subsidiaries and affiliates, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Dallas, Texas
- Founded
- 1927
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › General merchandise own brands
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 3382
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About 7-Eleven
There are more 7-Eleven stores than any other retail chain on earth. It began in Dallas in 1927 as an ice house that started selling milk and eggs, and took its name in 1946 from the hours it kept. The Japanese licensee it created in 1973 eventually bought its American parent out of bankruptcy, which is why a chain founded in Texas is owned from Tokyo, and why the Japanese stores are the ones the rest of the group is measured against.
Ownership timeline of 7-Eleven
Where 7-Eleven sits in Seven & i
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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|---|---|---|
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| Anko | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Basualdo | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Bike Republic | Colruyt Group | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Glans | Hagar | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
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About the owner: Seven & i
Seven & i is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2005. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 3382.
Seven & i Holdings runs the largest convenience store network in the world through Seven-Eleven Japan, 7-Eleven, Inc. in North America, and licensees and subsidiaries from Australia to China. It was formed in 2005 as a holding company over Seven-Eleven Japan and the Ito-Yokado supermarkets, but the group has narrowed sharply since: it sold the Sogo & Seibu department stores in 2023, and the holding company for its supermarket and specialty retail businesses is now recorded in its own disclosure as an equity-method affiliate rather than a subsidiary. Seven Bank is an equity-method affiliate too.
🇺🇸 7-Eleven and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, 7-Eleven among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of 7-Eleven?
The parent company of 7-Eleven is Seven & i, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is 7-Eleven American or Japanese?
7-Eleven originated in the United States in 1927, but it is owned today by Seven & i, which is headquartered in Japan. So 7-Eleven is an American-origin brand under Japanese ownership.
Is 7-Eleven still owned by Seven & i?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, 7-Eleven is still owned by Seven & i. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Seven & i Holdings — major subsidiaries and affiliates — Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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