Who owns Sphere?
Sphere is owned by Sphere Entertainment (the United States, NYSE: SPHR).[1]
Evidence: Sphere Entertainment Co. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12, SEC EDGAR, 12 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Sphere Entertainment Co. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Las Vegas
- Founded
- 2023
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Live & sport › Live events & ticketing
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SPHR
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Sphere
Sphere is the spherical venue beside the Venetian in Las Vegas, which opened on 29 September 2023 on a 50-year ground lease. It holds about 17,600 seats, up to 20,000 guests, and has a 160,000 square foot interior display and an exterior LED screen of 580,000 square feet that the company calls the largest in the world. Content made in-house includes The Wizard of Oz at Sphere, which debuted in August 2025, and Postcard from Earth.
Ownership timeline of Sphere
- Current owner Sphere Entertainment [1] verified
Where Sphere sits in Sphere Entertainment
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Sphere Entertainment ownership tree →
See the full Sphere Entertainment brand portfolio (3) →
Other brands owned by Sphere Entertainment
Sphere Entertainment controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in live events & ticketing, and who owns them
The 35 brands in live events & ticketing on Brandtree belong to 17 owners. The largest is CTS Eventim, with 9.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Eventim Apollo | CTS Eventim | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Beacon Theatre | MSG Entertainment | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Casino de Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| Playdium | Cineplex | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| KCON | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Live Nation Concerts | Live Nation | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AMF | Lucky Strike Entertainment | 🇺🇸 United States |
| The Battery Atlanta | Atlanta Braves Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Sphere Entertainment
Sphere Entertainment is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, United States. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SPHR.
Sphere Entertainment is a Nevada corporation that owns the Sphere venue in Las Vegas and the regional sports networks of MSG Networks, and carries the name that Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. used until April 2023. The old arenas and theatres went to a new company, MSG Entertainment, in that month's distribution, and the Knicks and Rangers belong to MSG Sports. It is developing Sphere Abu Dhabi with the emirate's culture and tourism department and in January 2026 announced a smaller Sphere at National Harbor, Maryland.
Sphere Entertainment: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Sphere and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Sphere is not one of them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Sphere?
The parent company of Sphere is Sphere Entertainment, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Sphere American?
Yes. Sphere originated in the United States in 2023 and its owner, Sphere Entertainment, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Sphere still owned by Sphere Entertainment?
Yes. As of 2 October 2026, Sphere is still owned by Sphere Entertainment. 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] Sphere Entertainment Co. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 12 February 2026; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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