Who owns Sedo?
Sedo is owned by IONOS (Germany, Frankfurt Stock Exchange: IOS).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: IONOS Group SE: House of Brands. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- IONOS Group SE reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Montabaur
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Cologne
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Website & store builders
- Parent ticker
- Frankfurt Stock Exchange: IOS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Sedo
Sedo is a domain trading platform that IONOS Group says is headquartered in Cologne, with an office in Boston. Its page said 22 million domains were listed for sale at 31 December 2021, and describes domain traffic monetization, auctions, appraisals, brokerage and transfers, plus the SedoMLS Promotion Network of about 700 partners. It also cites a domain-industry ranking placing it among the world's largest registrars by .com registrations.
Ownership timeline of Sedo
Where Sedo sits in IONOS
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by IONOS
IONOS controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in website & store builders, and who owns them
IONOS has more brands in website & store builders on Brandtree than any other owner: 9 of 20.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gravatar | Automattic | 🇺🇸 United States |
| GoDaddy | GoDaddy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hopp | Wix | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Opera Ads | Kunlun Tech | 🇨🇳 China |
| Shopify | Shopify | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| WooCommerce | Automattic | 🇺🇸 United States |
| WordPress.com | Automattic | 🇺🇸 United States |
| GoDaddy Airo | GoDaddy | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: IONOS
IONOS is a publicly listed company headquartered in Montabaur, Germany. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as Frankfurt Stock Exchange: IOS.
IONOS Group SE is a web hosting, domain and cloud company registered in Montabaur, Germany, whose own investor pages show it shares trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker IOS. The same pages show United Internet holding 63.8% of the shares as of 30 June 2026. The group describes its business as Web Presence & Productivity plus Cloud Solutions, sold through the IONOS brand and a set of local brands across 17 markets in Europe and North America. A tenth brand on its brands page, InterNetX, is not listed here because the page states no country of origin for it.
🇩🇪 Sedo and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Sedo is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Sedo?
The parent company of Sedo is IONOS, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is Sedo German?
Yes. Sedo originated in Germany and its owner, IONOS, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is Sedo still owned by IONOS?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Sedo is still owned by IONOS. 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] IONOS Group SE: House of Brands — IONOS Group SE, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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