Who owns DC?
DC is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (the United States, NASDAQ: WBD).[1]
Evidence: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-27, SEC EDGAR, 27 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1934
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Franchises & parks › Entertainment franchises
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: WBD
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About DC
DC publishes Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, characters that predate almost all of their competitors. Superman first appeared in 1938 and effectively created the superhero genre, and the company has been part of Warner since 1969. Its name is a survival from Detective Comics, the title in which Batman first appeared in 1939, so the company is formally called Detective Comics Comics.
Ownership timeline of DC
- Current owner Warner Bros. Discovery [1] verified
Where DC sits in Warner Bros. Discovery
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Warner Bros. Discovery brand portfolio (9) →
Other brands owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Cartoon Network (1992)
- CNN (1980)
- Discovery Channel (1985)
- Food Network (1993)
- HBO (1972)
- TLC (1972)
- Warner Bros. (1923)
Other brands in entertainment franchises, and who owns them
The 18 brands in entertainment franchises on Brandtree belong to 7 owners. The largest is Sanrio, with 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aggretsuko | Sanrio | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Degrassi | WildBrain | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Disney | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Gundam | Bandai Namco | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Kakao Friends | Kakao | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Godzilla | TOHO | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Cinnamoroll | Sanrio | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Gudetama | Sanrio | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, New York, United States, founded in 2022. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: WBD.
Warner Bros. Discovery was formed in 2022 when AT&T spun off WarnerMedia and merged it with Discovery, three years after AT&T had paid $85 billion for it. The combined company carries very large debt from that history, which has shaped almost every decision it has made since.
Warner Bros. Discovery: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 DC and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; DC is not one of them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of DC?
The parent company of DC is Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is DC American?
Yes. DC originated in the United States in 1934 and its owner, Warner Bros. Discovery, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is DC still owned by Warner Bros. Discovery?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, DC is still owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. 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] Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 27 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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