Who owns Viaplay?
Viaplay is not wholly owned by any single company recorded here: Canal+ (France, LSE: CAN) holds a 29.33% stake.[1]
Key facts
- Largest stakeholder
- Canal+ SA (29.33% stake) reported
- Since
- Not recorded
- Headquarters
- 🇫🇷 France, Issy-les-Moulineaux
- Origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Stockholm
- Category
- Internet & digital › Streaming & media › Streaming video
- Parent ticker
- LSE: CAN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Viaplay
Viaplay is the Nordic region's leading entertainment provider, a publicly listed streaming platform based in Stockholm with 4.8 million subscribers, which also distributes free and pay-TV channels, radio channels and the Allente satellite service in Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. Canal+ holds a minority stake in it rather than control, and its Viaplay Select branded content is carried in 30 countries.
Ownership timeline of Viaplay
Where Viaplay sits in Canal+
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Frequently asked questions
Who owns Viaplay?
No single company recorded here owns Viaplay outright. Canal+ holds a 29.33% stake.
Does Canal+ control Viaplay?
No. A 29.33% holding does not give control, so Canal+ shares ownership with others.
Where did Viaplay come from?
Viaplay originated in Sweden, in Stockholm.
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] CANAL+ SA Annual Report 2025 — Canal+ SA, Annual report; retrieved 24 September 2026.
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