Who owns Durex?
Durex is owned by Reckitt (the United Kingdom, LSE: RKT), which has owned the brand since 1 November 2010.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025, 5 March 2026 (archived copy). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Reckitt Benckiser Group plc reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Slough
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1929
- Category
- Consumer health › Sexual wellness › Condoms & lubricants
- Parent ticker
- LSE: RKT
- Trademark registrant
- RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTH LIMITED (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Durex
Durex condoms have been made since 1929, and the name is a contraction of durability, reliability and excellence. The brand pioneered electronic testing of every condom in the 1950s. Reckitt acquired it with SSL International in 2010 for £2.5 billion and it is the largest condom brand in the world.
Trademark record for Durex
The USPTO record for the Durex mark lists RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTH LIMITED as the owner of record (serial number 73317999). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Durex
Where Durex sits in Reckitt
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Reckitt brand portfolio (20) →
Other brands owned by Reckitt
Reckitt controls 20 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in consumer health.
Also in consumer health
Founded in the 1920s
- Harpic (1920)
Other brands in condoms & lubricants, and who owns them
The 15 brands in condoms & lubricants on Brandtree belong to 5 owners. The largest is Okamoto Industries, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Jelly Monster | Okamoto Industries | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Carex | Karex | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Trojan | Church & Dwight | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Manforce | Mankind Pharma | 🇮🇳 India |
| Okamoto 003 | Okamoto Industries | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Okamoto Groove | Okamoto Industries | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Okamoto Pepe | Okamoto Industries | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Okamoto Zero One (0.01) | Okamoto Industries | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Reckitt
Reckitt is a publicly listed company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom, founded in 1999. Brandtree records 20 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: RKT.
Reckitt was formed in 1999 by the merger of Britain's Reckitt & Colman with the Dutch-German Benckiser. It concentrates on hygiene, health and nutrition, and has been shrinking its portfolio since a difficult acquisition of infant formula maker Mead Johnson in 2017.
🇬🇧 Durex and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Durex is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Durex?
The parent company of Durex is Reckitt, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Durex British?
Yes. Durex originated in the United Kingdom in 1929 and its owner, Reckitt, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Since when has Reckitt owned Durex?
Reckitt has owned Durex since 1 November 2010.
Is Durex still owned by Reckitt?
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Durex is still owned by Reckitt. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025 — Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, Annual report, published 5 March 2026; retrieved 23 October 2026. The original address no longer opens it, so the link goes to an archived copy (original address).
- [2] USPTO: DUREX, serial 73317999 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
- [3] Durex: under the microscope — Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, Official document, published 9 December 2020; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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