Who owns MAX?
MAX, a digital brand, 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
- Founded
- 2025
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Email & messaging
- Parent ticker
- MOEX: VKCO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About MAX
MAX is a messenger that VK's 2025 results release calls Russia's national messenger and lists among the main projects of its Social platforms and media content segment. The release says it was launched in 2025, with more than 100 million registered users by March 2026 and a daily audience of 70 million, and that VK built a Digital ID for it with the Ministry of Digital Development and a partner platform for companies.
Ownership timeline of MAX
Where MAX 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 email & messaging, and who owns them
The 18 brands in email & messaging on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Snap, with 2; VK has 2.
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.
🇷🇺 MAX 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; MAX is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of MAX?
The parent company of MAX is VK, a publicly listed company headquartered in Russia.
Is MAX Russian?
Yes. MAX originated in Russia in 2025 and its owner, VK, is also headquartered in Russia.
Is MAX still owned by VK?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, MAX 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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