Who owns Carlsberg?
Carlsberg is owned by Carlsberg A/S (Denmark, CPH: CARL-B).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Carlsberg Group Annual Report 2025, Carlsberg A/S. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Carlsberg A/S reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Copenhagen
- Origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Copenhagen
- Founded
- 1847
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- CPH: CARL-B
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Carlsberg
Carlsberg lager is sold in more than 150 countries. Its advertising line claiming it is probably the best lager in the world ran from 1973 and is unusual for building a global campaign on a hedge rather than a boast.
Ownership timeline of Carlsberg
Where Carlsberg sits in Carlsberg
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Carlsberg ownership tree →
See the full Carlsberg brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Carlsberg
Carlsberg controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Grimbergen
- Kronenbourg 1664 (1664)
- Somersby (2008)
- Tuborg (1873)
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
The 200 brands in lager on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is AB InBev, with 17; Carlsberg has 3.
About the owner: Carlsberg
Carlsberg is a publicly listed company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 1847. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as CPH: CARL-B.
Carlsberg was founded in Copenhagen in 1847 and its laboratory isolated the first pure yeast strain for lager brewing in 1883, then published the method rather than patenting it, which changed brewing worldwide. The Carlsberg Foundation, which funds scientific research, remains its controlling shareholder.
🇩🇰 Carlsberg and other Danish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 104 brands that began in Denmark. 25 of them (24%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Carlsberg is not one of them.
- Albani — Royal Unibrew 🇩🇰
- Jolly Cola — Olvi 🇫🇮
- Merrild — Lavazza 🇮🇹
- Rynkeby — Eckes-Granini 🇩🇪
- 3-Stjernet — Atria 🇫🇮
- 7 Seas — Mac Baren 🇩🇰
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Carlsberg?
The parent company of Carlsberg is Carlsberg A/S, a publicly listed company headquartered in Denmark.
Is Carlsberg Danish?
Yes. Carlsberg originated in Denmark in 1847 and its owner, Carlsberg A/S, is also headquartered in Denmark.
Is Carlsberg still owned by Carlsberg A/S?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Carlsberg is still owned by Carlsberg A/S. 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] Carlsberg Group Annual Report 2025 — Carlsberg A/S, Annual report; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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