Who owns Acast?
Acast is owned by Acast AB (publ) (Sweden, Nasdaq Stockholm: ACAST).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Acast Annual Report 2025, Acast AB, 17 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Acast AB (publ) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Stockholm
- Origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Stockholm
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Radio & audio › Podcast networks
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq Stockholm: ACAST
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Acast
Acast is the podcast hosting, distribution and advertising marketplace run by Acast AB. According to the company's 2025 annual report it hosts more than 140,000 shows that are distributed to any listening application, sells advertising and sponsorships in them through media agencies and direct customers, and has paid creators roughly SEK 5.9 billion since 2014. It is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker ACAST.
Ownership timeline of Acast
Where Acast sits in Acast
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Acast
Acast controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in podcast networks, and who owns them
Acast has more brands in podcast networks on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 11.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Lazy Audio | Tencent Music | 🇨🇳 China |
| CuriousCast | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Cumulus Podcast Network | Cumulus Media | 🇺🇸 United States |
| iHeartPodcast Network | iHeartMedia | 🇺🇸 United States |
| PodcastOne | LiveOne | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Podme | Schibsted Media | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| LiSTNR | Southern Cross Media Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Ximalaya | Tencent Music | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Acast
Acast is a publicly listed company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as Nasdaq Stockholm: ACAST.
Acast is a Swedish podcasting company listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and headquartered in Stockholm. Its 2025 annual report describes a marketplace that hosts more than 140,000 podcasts, distributed to any listening app, and sells advertising across them to more than 4,000 advertisers. It has grown by buying podcast businesses: the data company Podchaser in 2022, the New York studio Wonder Media Network on 2 January 2025 and the German studio Wake Word in December 2025. The last two now form Acast Creative Studios.
🇸🇪 Acast and other Swedish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 110 brands that began in Sweden. 48 of them (44%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Acast is not one of them.
- Aftonbladet — Schibsted Media 🇳🇴
- Bokfabriken — Storytel 🇸🇪
- & Other Stories — H&M Group 🇸🇪
- AXA — Lantmännen 🇸🇪
- Absolut — Pernod Ricard 🇫🇷
- Ahlgrens bilar — Cloetta 🇸🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Acast?
The parent company of Acast is Acast AB (publ), a publicly listed company headquartered in Sweden.
Is Acast Swedish?
Yes. Acast originated in Sweden and its owner, Acast AB (publ), is also headquartered in Sweden.
Is Acast still owned by Acast AB (publ)?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Acast is still owned by Acast AB (publ). 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] Acast Annual Report 2025 — Acast AB, Annual report, published 17 April 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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