Who owns X?
X is owned by X Corp. (the United States), which has owned the brand since 27 October 2022.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: X — about the company, X Corp. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- X Corp. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Bastrop, Texas
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Francisco, California
- Founded
- 2006
- Category
- Internet & digital › Search & social › Social networks
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About X
X was called Twitter until 2023, and the old name remains in far wider use than the new one. It made short public posting a mainstream form, and the blue verification badge changed in 2022 from an identity check into a paid subscription feature.
Ownership timeline of X
Where X sits in X Corp.
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: X Corp.
X Corp. is a privately held company headquartered in Bastrop, Texas, United States, founded in 2006. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
X Corp. holds the platform formerly called Twitter, which Elon Musk bought in 2022 for $44 billion after trying to withdraw from the deal and being sued to complete it. It was folded into his artificial intelligence company xAI in 2025, so the social network is now part of an AI business.
🇺🇸 X 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; X is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of X?
The parent company of X is X Corp., a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is X American?
Yes. X originated in the United States in 2006 and its owner, X Corp., is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has X Corp. owned X?
X Corp. has owned X since 27 October 2022.
Is X still owned by X Corp.?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, X is still owned by X Corp. 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] X — about the company — X Corp., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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