Who owns Best Buy?
Best Buy is owned by Best Buy Co., Inc. (the United States, NYSE: BBY).[1]
Evidence: Best Buy Co., Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-18, SEC EDGAR, 18 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Best Buy Co., Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Richfield, Minnesota
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Retail › Specialty retail › Electronics retail
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BBY
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Best Buy
Best Buy is the namesake electronics retailer, with 886 stores in the United States and 130 in Canada at the end of fiscal 2026 plus outlet centres. It sells computing and mobile phones, consumer electronics and appliances, and has added Best Buy Marketplace, Best Buy Ads and Best Buy Business to its main brand.
Ownership timeline of Best Buy
Where Best Buy sits in Best Buy
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Best Buy
Best Buy controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in retail.
Also in retail
Other brands in electronics retail, and who owns them
The 11 brands in electronics retail on Brandtree belong to 5 owners. The largest is GameStop, with 4; Best Buy has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| EB Games | GameStop | 🇺🇸 United States |
| HiFiCorp | Pepkor | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Power Buy | Central Retail | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| hi | TFG | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| GameStop | GameStop | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Micromania | GameStop | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Zing Pop Culture | GameStop | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Incredible | Pepkor | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: Best Buy
Best Buy is a publicly listed company headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota, United States, founded in 1966. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BBY.
Best Buy is an American consumer electronics retailer incorporated in Minnesota in 1966 and run from Richfield, with 1,068 stores across the United States and Canada at the end of its fiscal year to 31 January 2026. Its Domestic segment includes the Best Buy Health business, and its exclusive brand labels are Best Buy Essentials, Insignia, Lively, Rocketfish and Yardbird.
🇺🇸 Best Buy 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; Best Buy is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Best Buy?
The parent company of Best Buy is Best Buy Co., Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Best Buy American?
Yes. Best Buy originated in the United States and its owner, Best Buy Co., Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Best Buy still owned by Best Buy Co., Inc.?
Yes. As of 12 October 2026, Best Buy is still owned by Best Buy Co., Inc. 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] Best Buy Co., Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 18 March 2026; retrieved 12 October 2026.
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