Who owns Brahma?
Brahma is owned by AB InBev (Belgium, NYSE: BUD), which has owned the brand since 2004.[1]
Evidence: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-03, SEC EDGAR, 3 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Leuven
- Origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
- Founded
- 1888
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BUD
- Trademark registrant
- Ambev S.A. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Brahma
Brahma is a Brazilian lager founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1888 by a Swiss immigrant. Its merger with Antarctica in 1999 created Ambev, which merged with Interbrew in 2004 to form InBev, the company that went on to acquire Anheuser-Busch and SABMiller.
What AB InBev's annual report says about Brahma
Sentences about Brahma from AB InBev's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
South America Brahma family brands, together, are the most consumed beer brand in Brazil.
How often AB InBev names Brahma in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Brahma
The USPTO record for the Brahma mark lists Ambev S.A. as the owner of record (serial number 87578572). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Brahma
Where Brahma sits in AB InBev
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AB InBev
AB InBev controls 21 brands on Brandtree, 21 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Aguila (1913)
- Beck's (1873)
- Bud Light (1982)
- Bud Light Seltzer (2020)
- Budweiser (1876)
- Busch (1955)
- Cass (1994)
- Castle Lager (1895)
- Corona (1925)
- Corona Cero (2020)
- Franziskaner
- Harbin (1900)
- Hoegaarden (1965)
- Jupiler (1966)
- Leffe (1952)
- Michelob Ultra (2002)
- Natural Light (1977)
- Quilmes (1890)
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
AB InBev has more brands in lager on Brandtree than any other owner: 17 of 200.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 33 Export | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Allsopps | EABL | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Asahi Super Dry | Asahi Group | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| 333 | ThaiBev | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Cristal | CCU | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Cabro | Cervecería Centro Americana | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
| Beermix | Obolon | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Bomonti Filtresiz | Anadolu Efes | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
About the owner: AB InBev
AB InBev is a publicly listed company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, founded in 2008. Brandtree records 21 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BUD.
AB InBev is the largest brewer in the world, formed in 2008 when the Belgian-Brazilian InBev acquired Anheuser-Busch and enlarged again in 2016 by taking over SABMiller. Its beers are sold in about 150 countries.
🇧🇷 Brahma and other Brazilian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 177 brands that began in Brazil. 32 of them (18%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Brahma among them.
- Café Barão — Melitta 🇩🇪
- Nescau — Nestlé 🇨🇭
- Pilão — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Therezópolis — Coca-Cola Andina 🇨🇱
- Adria — M. Dias Branco 🇧🇷
- Aena Brasil — Aena 🇪🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Brahma?
The parent company of Brahma is AB InBev, a publicly listed company headquartered in Belgium.
Is Brahma Brazilian or Belgian?
Brahma originated in Brazil in 1888, but it is owned today by AB InBev, which is headquartered in Belgium. So Brahma is a Brazilian-origin brand under Belgian ownership.
Since when has AB InBev owned Brahma?
AB InBev has owned Brahma since 2004.
Is Brahma still owned by AB InBev?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Brahma is still owned by AB InBev. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 3 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: BRAHMA, serial 87578572, registration 5437022 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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