Who owns Melingo?
Melingo is owned by Britannica (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About Us and Our Brands - Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Corporate Site (archived copy). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago
- Origin
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Reference & knowledge
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Melingo
Subsidiary of Britannica that specialises in AI and natural-language-processing products. According to the Britannica corporate site it runs web platforms including an English-learning platform with an AI tutor, an AI customer-experience agent, Morfix (a bilingual English-Hebrew online dictionary) and Rav-Milim (a Hebrew dictionary). Its chief executive is named as Udi Hazan on the same site.
Ownership timeline of Melingo
- Current owner Britannica [1] reported
Where Melingo sits in Britannica
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Britannica brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Britannica
Britannica controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in reference & knowledge, and who owns them
The 14 brands in reference & knowledge on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is Baidu, with 3; Britannica has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Baidu Experience | Baidu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Wikimedia Commons | Wikimedia Foundation | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Podchaser | Acast | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| PetMD | Chewy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| OccasionGenius | Hostelworld Group | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Youdao | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Penger.no | Schibsted Media | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Baidu Knows | Baidu | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Britannica
Britannica is a privately held company headquartered in Chicago, United States. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
Privately held reference and education publisher whose corporate site lists four brands: Britannica, Merriam-Webster, Britannica Education and Melingo. Its global headquarters is at 325 N. LaSalle Street in Chicago. The pages used name no shareholders, so no ownership is recorded for the company itself.
🇮🇱 Melingo and other Israeli brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 52 brands that began in Israel. 3 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Melingo among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Melingo?
The parent company of Melingo is Britannica, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Melingo Israeli or American?
Melingo originated in Israel, but it is owned today by Britannica, which is headquartered in the United States. So Melingo is an Israeli-origin brand under American ownership.
Is Melingo still owned by Britannica?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Melingo is still owned by Britannica. 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] About Us and Our Brands - Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Corporate Site — Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026. The original address no longer opens it, so the link goes to an archived copy (original address).
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