Who owns Monster Energy?
Monster Energy is owned by Monster Beverage (the United States, NASDAQ: MNST).[1]
Evidence: Monster Beverage Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-27, SEC EDGAR, 27 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Monster Beverage Corporation verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Corona, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Corona, California
- Founded
- 2002
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Energy drinks
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MNST
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Monster Energy
Monster Energy launched in 2002 in a 16-ounce can, twice the size of Red Bull's at a similar price, and built its brand through motocross, skateboarding and esports sponsorship rather than conventional advertising. It is one of the two largest energy drink brands in the world.
Ownership timeline of Monster Energy
- Current owner Monster Beverage [1] verified
Where Monster Energy sits in Monster Beverage
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Monster Beverage
Monster Beverage controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Bang Energy (2012)
- Full Throttle (2004)
- Hansen's (1935)
- NOS (2005)
- Reign (2019)
Other brands in energy drinks, and who owns them
Monster Beverage has more brands in energy drinks on Brandtree than any other owner: 5 of 44.
About the owner: Monster Beverage
Monster Beverage is a publicly listed company headquartered in Corona, California, United States, founded in 1935. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: MNST.
Monster Beverage began as Hansen's, a Californian juice company founded in 1935, and transformed itself when it launched the Monster energy drink in 2002. The Coca-Cola Company holds a substantial minority stake and distributes its products, an arrangement agreed in 2015 that also transferred Coca-Cola's own energy brands to Monster.
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🇺🇸 Monster Energy and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Monster Energy is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Monster Energy?
The parent company of Monster Energy is Monster Beverage, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Monster Energy American?
Yes. Monster Energy originated in the United States in 2002 and its owner, Monster Beverage, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Monster Energy still owned by Monster Beverage?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Monster Energy is still owned by Monster Beverage. 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] Monster Beverage Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 27 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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