Who owns Dzen?
Dzen is owned by VK (Russia, MOEX: VKCO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: VK Annual Report 2024, VK IPJSC. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- VK International Public Joint-Stock Company reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Origin
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Digital publishing
- Parent ticker
- MOEX: VKCO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dzen
Dzen is the content platform in VK's Social platforms and media content segment. The annual report describes it as offering news, trend insights, film and game release information and technology reviews, with publications from expert authors in various formats, and says that over a million new creators joined it in 2024. The 2025 results release gives its average monthly audience in Russia as 67 million users and mentions a Dzen Pro subscription.
Ownership timeline of Dzen
Where Dzen sits in VK
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by VK
VK controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in digital publishing, and who owns them
The 36 brands in digital publishing on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is Astro, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Astro Ulagam | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Research Exchange | Wiley | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Engadget | Apollo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Allrecipes | IAC | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bossip | Urban One | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Audible | Amazon | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BOOK☆WALKER | Kadokawa | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| NAVER Blog | NAVER | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: VK
VK is a publicly listed company headquartered in Russia. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as MOEX: VKCO.
VK IPJSC is the Russian technology group that its annual report calls the biggest company in the Russian internet segment by user base. It was registered in Russia on 26 September 2023 after the re-domiciliation of VK Company Limited, and its ordinary shares trade on the Moscow Exchange under VKCO. Its registered address is in Kaliningrad. The 2024 annual report lists VK Messenger where the 2025 results release lists MAX, so VK Messenger is left out.
🇷🇺 Dzen and other Russian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 75 brands that began in Russia. 5 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Dzen is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Dzen?
The parent company of Dzen is VK, a publicly listed company headquartered in Russia.
Is Dzen Russian?
Yes. Dzen originated in Russia and its owner, VK, is also headquartered in Russia.
Is Dzen still owned by VK?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Dzen is still owned by VK. 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] VK Annual Report 2024 — VK IPJSC, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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