Who owns inReach?
inReach is owned by Garmin (Switzerland, NYSE: GRMN).[1]
Evidence: Garmin Ltd. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18, SEC EDGAR, 18 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Garmin Ltd. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Schaffhausen
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Connected devices
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: GRMN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About inReach
inReach is Garmin's satellite communication technology and the handheld line built around it. With an active service plan the devices send two-way text, photo and voice messages, pull weather forecasts and trigger an SOS anywhere in the world; those distress calls are answered around the clock by Garmin Response, the company's own emergency coordination centre. The same technology is embedded in some of its watches and off-road navigators.
What Garmin's annual report says about inReach
Sentences about inReach from Garmin's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
The MARQ series collection of watches is for users seeking a luxury smart tool watch with premium materials . inReach and Garmin Response: Garmin offers several product lines that feature Garmin's inReach capabilities.
Outdoor Handhelds and Satellite Communicators: Garmin offers devices under the Montana , eTrex , GPSMAP , and inReach product lines.
Device offerings range from basic waypoints navigators to advanced color touchscreen devices offering barometric altimeter, with features such as 3-axis compass, cameras, preloaded maps, wi-fi and smartphone connectivity, two-way satellite communication using inReach technology, and solar charging, depending on model.
How often Garmin names inReach in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of inReach
Where inReach sits in Garmin
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Garmin
Garmin controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in connected devices, and who owns them
Garmin has more brands in connected devices on Brandtree than any other owner: 5 of 23.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fitbit | Alphabet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Arlo | Arlo Technologies | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Jiobit | Life360 | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Roku (streaming platform) | Roku | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ring | Amazon | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Anker eufy | Anker Innovations | 🇨🇳 China |
| Xiaodu | Baidu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Wemo | FIT Hon Teng | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
About the owner: Garmin
Garmin is a publicly listed company headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, founded in 1989. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: GRMN.
Garmin designs satellite navigation and sensor-based products for five markets: fitness, outdoor, aviation, marine and automotive original equipment. Founded in 1989 by a small group of engineers building GPS applications for active lifestyles, it is incorporated in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, keeps its North American campus in Olathe, Kansas, and had delivered more than 300 million products by the end of 2025, over 20 million of them that year. It holds more than 2,100 patents and over 1,290 trademark registrations.
🇺🇸 inReach 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, inReach among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of inReach?
The parent company of inReach is Garmin, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is inReach American or Swiss?
inReach originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Garmin, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So inReach is an American-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Is inReach still owned by Garmin?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, inReach is still owned by Garmin. 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] Garmin Ltd. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 18 February 2026; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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