Who owns Tuborg?
Tuborg is owned by Carlsberg (Denmark, CPH: CARL-B).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Carlsberg Group Annual Report 2025, Carlsberg A/S. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Carlsberg A/S reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Copenhagen
- Origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Copenhagen
- Founded
- 1873
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- CPH: CARL-B
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Tuborg
Tuborg was founded in 1873 as a direct competitor to Carlsberg and merged with it in 1970. It is positioned for a younger audience through music sponsorship and is particularly strong in eastern Europe, Turkey and China. Running two large lagers under one roof lets the group hold two positions without either cannibalising the other.
Ownership timeline of Tuborg
Where Tuborg sits in Carlsberg
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Carlsberg
Carlsberg controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Carlsberg (1847)
- Grimbergen
- Kronenbourg 1664 (1664)
- Somersby (2008)
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
The 200 brands in lager on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is AB InBev, with 17; Carlsberg has 3.
About the owner: Carlsberg
Carlsberg is a publicly listed company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 1847. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as CPH: CARL-B.
Carlsberg was founded in Copenhagen in 1847 and its laboratory isolated the first pure yeast strain for lager brewing in 1883, then published the method rather than patenting it, which changed brewing worldwide. The Carlsberg Foundation, which funds scientific research, remains its controlling shareholder.
🇩🇰 Tuborg and other Danish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 104 brands that began in Denmark. 25 of them (24%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Tuborg is not one of them.
- Albani — Royal Unibrew 🇩🇰
- Jolly Cola — Olvi 🇫🇮
- Merrild — Lavazza 🇮🇹
- Rynkeby — Eckes-Granini 🇩🇪
- 3-Stjernet — Atria 🇫🇮
- 7 Seas — Mac Baren 🇩🇰
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Tuborg?
The parent company of Tuborg is Carlsberg, a publicly listed company headquartered in Denmark.
Is Tuborg Danish?
Yes. Tuborg originated in Denmark in 1873 and its owner, Carlsberg, is also headquartered in Denmark.
Is Tuborg still owned by Carlsberg?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Tuborg is still owned by Carlsberg. 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] Carlsberg Group Annual Report 2025 — Carlsberg A/S, Annual report; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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