Who owns Thế Giới Di Động?
Thế Giới Di Động is owned by Mobile World (Vietnam, HOSE: MWG).[1][2][3]
Mobile World owns 86% of Thế Giới Di Động rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Công ty Cổ phần Đầu tư Thế Giới Di Động — Báo cáo thường niên 2025, Mobile World Investment Corporation, 26 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Mobile World Investment Corporation (86% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
- Origin
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
- Founded
- 2004
- Category
- Retail › Specialty retail › Electronics retail
- Parent ticker
- HOSE: MWG
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Thế Giới Di Động
Thế Giới Di Động (thegioididong.com) is a Vietnamese chain of shops selling mobile phones, laptops, accessories and other technology devices. Its first shop opened in October 2004 at 89A Nguyễn Đình Chiểu in Ho Chi Minh City, and by March 2012 it was present in all 63 of Vietnam's provinces. It had more than 900 shops at the end of 2025 and revenue of about VND 37,300 billion that year, 24% more than in 2024.
Ownership timeline of Thế Giới Di Động
- Current owner Mobile World (86%) [1][2][3] reported Run by Điện Máy Xanh Investment JSC (DMX), 98.95% owned by MWG at 30 June 2026; after DMX's IPO in July 2026 MWG said it holds nearly 86%.
Where Thế Giới Di Động sits in Mobile World
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- An Khang (99.99%)
- Bách Hóa Xanh (94.94%)
- Điện Máy Xanh (86%)
- Thế Giới Di Động (86%)
- TopZone (86%)
Open the full Mobile World ownership tree →
See the full Mobile World brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Mobile World
Mobile World controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in retail.
Also in retail
- Bách Hóa Xanh (2015)
- Điện Máy Xanh (2010)
- TopZone (2021)
Other brands in electronics retail, and who owns them
The 16 brands in electronics retail on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is GameStop, with 4; Mobile World has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| EB Games | GameStop | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Best Buy | Best Buy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| HiFiCorp | Pepkor | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Power Buy | Central Retail | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Robinsons Appliances | Robinsons Retail | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Teknosa | Sabancı Holding | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| hi | TFG | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| GameStop | GameStop | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Mobile World
Mobile World is a publicly listed company headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, founded in 2004. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as HOSE: MWG.
Mobile World Investment Corporation is a Vietnamese retailer that runs the Thế Giới Di Động phone shops, the Điện Máy Xanh electronics and appliance stores, the Bách Hóa Xanh grocery chain and the An Khang pharmacies. Thế Giới Di Động was founded in March 2004 and opened its first phone shop in Ho Chi Minh City that October; MWG shares were listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange in July 2014. Consolidated net revenue was VND 155,928 billion in 2025, up 16%, from 6,225 stores at the year end, and the group had 64,727 employees. Its electronics arm, Điện Máy Xanh, was floated in July 2026.
Mobile World: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇻🇳 Thế Giới Di Động and other Vietnamese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 67 brands that began in Vietnam. 12 of them (18%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Thế Giới Di Động is not one of them.
- 333 — ThaiBev 🇹🇭
- ARTA by PNJ — PNJ 🇻🇳
- Ba Vì — IDP 🇻🇳
- Bamboo Airways — Bamboo Airways 🇻🇳
- Bia Hà Nội — HABECO 🇻🇳
- CGV Vietnam — CJ CGV 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Thế Giới Di Động?
The parent company of Thế Giới Di Động is Mobile World, a publicly listed company headquartered in Vietnam.
Is Thế Giới Di Động Vietnamese?
Yes. Thế Giới Di Động originated in Vietnam in 2004 and its owner, Mobile World, is also headquartered in Vietnam.
Is Thế Giới Di Động still owned by Mobile World?
Yes. As of 22 October 2026, Thế Giới Di Động is still owned by Mobile World (86% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] Công ty Cổ phần Đầu tư Thế Giới Di Động — Báo cáo thường niên 2025 — Mobile World Investment Corporation, Annual report, published 26 March 2026; retrieved 22 October 2026.
- [2] Mobile World Investment Corporation — reviewed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months to 30 June 2026 — Mobile World Investment Corporation, Stock exchange filing; retrieved 22 October 2026.
- [3] Dien May Xanh completes landmark IPO, raising more than VND 13,315 billion and lifting charter capital to VND 12,677 billion — Mobile World Investment Corporation, Official press release, published 1 July 2026; retrieved 22 October 2026.
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