Who owns Pinterest?
Pinterest is owned by Pinterest, Inc. (the United States, NYSE: PINS).[1]
Evidence: Pinterest, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12, SEC EDGAR, 12 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Pinterest, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Francisco, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2010
- Category
- Internet & digital › Search & social › Social networks
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: PINS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Pinterest
Pinterest lets people save images to themed boards, and the intent behind a save is usually a future purchase, which makes it unusually valuable to advertisers. It has also taken a deliberately restrictive line on weight-loss advertising, banning it outright in 2021.
Ownership timeline of Pinterest
Where Pinterest sits in Pinterest
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in social networks, and who owns them
The 19 brands in social networks on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Meta, with 3.
About the owner: Pinterest
Pinterest is a publicly listed company headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, founded in 2010. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: PINS.
Pinterest launched in 2010 as a visual bookmarking tool and grew slowly by invitation before finding an audience planning weddings, homes and meals. It sits closer to a search engine than a social network, since most use has nothing to do with following other people.
🇺🇸 Pinterest 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; Pinterest is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Pinterest?
The parent company of Pinterest is Pinterest, Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Pinterest American?
Yes. Pinterest originated in the United States in 2010 and its owner, Pinterest, Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Pinterest still owned by Pinterest, Inc.?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Pinterest is still owned by Pinterest, 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] Pinterest, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 12 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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