Who owns Equinix?
Equinix is owned by Equinix, Inc. (the United States, NASDAQ: EQIX).[1]
Evidence: Equinix, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11, SEC EDGAR, 11 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Equinix, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Redwood City, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1998
- Category
- Real estate › Owners & developers › Property REITs
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: EQIX
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Equinix
Equinix is the brand of a network-neutral, multi-tenant data centre provider incorporated in Delaware in 1998; the name combines equality, neutrality and internet exchange. Its IBX data centres let customers interconnect directly with a network ecosystem, and the 10-K says more than 2,000 network service providers offer access to the world's internet routes inside them.
Ownership timeline of Equinix
Where Equinix sits in Equinix
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Equinix
Equinix controls 2 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in property reits, and who owns them
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Outlets | Simon Property Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Sun Communities | Sun Communities | 🇺🇸 United States |
| The Mills | Simon Property Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Equinix
Equinix is a publicly listed company headquartered in Redwood City, California, United States, founded in 1998. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: EQIX.
Equinix is a data centre company that was incorporated in Delaware on 22 June 1998 and operates as a real estate investment trust. Its 10-K for 2025 describes a global footprint of International Business Exchange (IBX) and xScale data centres across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, the Middle East and Africa, plus interconnection services. Its name joins the words equality, neutrality and internet exchange, reflecting its founders' aim of a network-neutral place for competing networks to meet.
🇺🇸 Equinix and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Equinix is not one of them.
- Centex — PulteGroup 🇺🇸
- Compass — Compass 🇺🇸
- Cushman & Wakefield — Cushman & Wakefield 🇧🇲
- Lennar — Lennar 🇺🇸
- Opendoor — Opendoor 🇺🇸
- Premium Outlets — Simon Property Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Equinix?
The parent company of Equinix is Equinix, Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Equinix American?
Yes. Equinix originated in the United States in 1998 and its owner, Equinix, Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Equinix still owned by Equinix, Inc.?
Yes. As of 15 October 2026, Equinix is still owned by Equinix, Inc. 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] Equinix, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 15 October 2026.
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