Who owns Yandex Browser?
Yandex Browser is owned by Yandex (Russia, MOEX: YDEX).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Yandex Annual Report 2025, Yandex IPJSC, 14 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Yandex International Public Joint-Stock Company reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇷🇺 Russia, Moscow
- Origin
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Founded
- 2012
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Operating systems & browsers
- Parent ticker
- MOEX: YDEX
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Yandex Browser
Yandex Browser is the web browser of the Yandex group, introduced in 2012 according to the company timeline in its annual report. The report calls it one of the main entry points for the Alice AI assistant, which can be opened from the browser home page, the smart bar or by asking about an open tab. It reports a monthly audience of 94 million users on devices.
Ownership timeline of Yandex Browser
Where Yandex Browser sits in Yandex
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Yandex
Yandex controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Kinopoisk
- Yandex Eats (2018)
- Yandex Go (2011)
- Yandex Mail (2000)
- Yandex Maps (2004)
- Yandex Market (2002)
- Yandex Music
- Yandex Search (1997)
Other brands in operating systems & browsers, and who owns them
The 18 brands in operating systems & browsers on Brandtree belong to 6 owners. The largest is Apple, with 7.
About the owner: Yandex
Yandex is a publicly listed company headquartered in Moscow, Russia. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as MOEX: YDEX.
Yandex IPJSC is the parent company of Yandex Group, which its 2025 annual report describes as a leading technology company in Russia. Its head office is in Moscow and its shares trade on the Moscow Exchange under YDEX. The 2025 report says the year was its first full year of operation as YANDEX IPJSC.
🇷🇺 Yandex Browser and other Russian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 75 brands that began in Russia. 5 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Yandex Browser is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Yandex Browser?
The parent company of Yandex Browser is Yandex, a publicly listed company headquartered in Russia.
Is Yandex Browser Russian?
Yes. Yandex Browser originated in Russia in 2012 and its owner, Yandex, is also headquartered in Russia.
Is Yandex Browser still owned by Yandex?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Yandex Browser is still owned by Yandex. 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] Yandex Annual Report 2025 — Yandex IPJSC, Annual report, published 14 April 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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