Who owns BarkBox?
BarkBox is owned by BARK (the United States, NYSE: BARK).[1]
Evidence: BARK, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-06-10, SEC EDGAR, 10 June 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- BARK, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Brooklyn, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2011
- Category
- Pet & animal care › Pet supplies & services › Pet supplies
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BARK
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About BarkBox
BarkBox is a monthly subscription box of themed dog toys, treats and chews, and the product BARK was founded on in 2011. Each box is tailored to the dog by size, play style and allergies, and customers can subscribe for one, three, six or twelve months and add extra items to a box. BarkBox toys are also sold in shops including Target, Costco, Walmart and PetSmart, and on Amazon and Chewy.
Ownership timeline of BarkBox
Where BarkBox sits in BARK
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by BARK
BARK controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in pet & animal care.
Also in pet & animal care
Other brands in pet supplies, and who owns them
The 28 brands in pet supplies on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Tractor Supply, with 3; BARK has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueon | Central Garden & Pet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Frisco | Chewy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Musti | Sonae | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 4health | Tractor Supply | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Fresh Step | Clorox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Melo Pet & Garden | Grupo Melo | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| Cat's Pride | Oil-Dri | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Reddy | Petco | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: BARK
BARK is a publicly listed company headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, United States, founded in 2011. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BARK.
BARK, Inc. is a Brooklyn, New York company that designs toys, treats and chews for dogs and sells them by subscription and through retailers. It was founded in 2011 and became a listed company on 1 June 2021, when Northern Star Acquisition Corp., a blank-cheque company, completed its acquisition of Barkbox, Inc. Revenue fell 18.5 per cent to $394.8 million in the fiscal year ended 31 March 2026, 82.3 per cent of it sold direct to consumers. A special committee of the board decided in March 2026 not to pursue proposals it had received, among them one to take the company private.
🇺🇸 BarkBox and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; BarkBox is not one of them.
- 4health — Tractor Supply 🇺🇸
- Advantage — Elanco 🇺🇸
- American Journey — Chewy 🇺🇸
- Apoquel — Zoetis 🇺🇸
- Aqueon — Central Garden & Pet 🇺🇸
- Aureomycin — Phibro 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of BarkBox?
The parent company of BarkBox is BARK, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is BarkBox American?
Yes. BarkBox originated in the United States in 2011 and its owner, BARK, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is BarkBox still owned by BARK?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, BarkBox is still owned by BARK. 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] BARK, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-06-10 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 10 June 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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