Who owns DC?
DC is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (the United States, NASDAQ: WBD).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- 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
- 1934 – present Warner Bros. Discovery [1] verified
Where DC sits in Warner Bros. Discovery
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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 8 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 8 September 2026.
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