Who owns Disney?
Disney is owned by The Walt Disney Company (the United States, NYSE: DIS).[1]
Evidence: The Walt Disney Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-13, SEC EDGAR, 13 November 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Walt Disney Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Burbank, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Los Angeles, California
- Founded
- 1923
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Franchises & parks › Entertainment franchises
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: DIS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Disney
The Disney name covers animation, live-action films, television and consumer products, and Mickey Mouse has been its emblem since 1928. The earliest version of that character entered the public domain in 2024, after copyright terms were extended twice in ways widely credited to the company's lobbying.
Ownership timeline of Disney
Where Disney sits in Disney
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Disney
Disney controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- 20th Century Studios (1935)
- ABC (1943)
- Disney Parks (1955)
- ESPN (1979)
- Lucasfilm (1971)
- Marvel (1939)
- National Geographic (1888)
- Pixar (1986)
- Searchlight Pictures (1994)
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; Disney has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aggretsuko | Sanrio | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Degrassi | WildBrain | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Gundam | Bandai Namco | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Kakao Friends | Kakao | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Godzilla | TOHO | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| DC | Warner Bros. Discovery | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cinnamoroll | Sanrio | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Gudetama | Sanrio | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Disney
Disney is a publicly listed company headquartered in Burbank, California, United States, founded in 1923. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: DIS.
Disney was founded in 1923 by two brothers making short cartoons and is now the largest entertainment company in the world. Its purchases of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and most of 21st Century Fox mean a substantial share of the highest-grossing films ever made belong to one owner.
🇺🇸 Disney 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; Disney is not one of them.
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
- Atlanta Braves — Atlanta Braves Holdings 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Disney?
The parent company of Disney is The Walt Disney Company, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Disney American?
Yes. Disney originated in the United States in 1923 and its owner, The Walt Disney Company, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Disney still owned by The Walt Disney Company?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Disney is still owned by The Walt Disney Company. 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] The Walt Disney Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-13 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 13 November 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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