Who owns Zillow?
Zillow is owned by Zillow Group, Inc. (the United States, NASDAQ: ZG).[1]
Evidence: Zillow Group, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11, SEC EDGAR, 11 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Zillow Group, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Seattle, Washington
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Seattle, Washington
- Founded
- 2006
- Category
- Internet & digital › Online commerce › Property listings
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: ZG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Zillow
Zillow is the most visited property listing site in the United States, and its Zestimate valuation for almost every home in the country changed how Americans discuss house prices. It earns most of its money selling leads to estate agents rather than from listings.
Ownership timeline of Zillow
Where Zillow sits in Zillow
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Zillow
Zillow controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- StreetEasy (2006)
- Trulia (2005)
Other brands in property listings, and who owns them
The 20 brands in property listings on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is CoStar, with 6; Zillow has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments.com | CoStar | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Flatmates.com.au | REA Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Flatfox | SMG Swiss Marketplace Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Bina.az | Kaspi.kz | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan |
| Beike | KE Holdings | 🇨🇳 China |
| Mercado Libre Classifieds | MercadoLibre | 🇺🇾 Uruguay |
| realtor.com | News Corp | 🇺🇸 United States |
| OneRoof | NZME | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
About the owner: Zillow
Zillow is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States, founded in 2006. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: ZG.
Zillow was founded in 2006 by two Expedia executives and made American house prices public in a way they had not been before, through an automated estimate it calls the Zestimate. Its attempt to buy and flip houses itself lost more than $800 million and was shut down in 2021.
🇺🇸 Zillow 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; Zillow is not one of them.
Latest news about Zillow
- FTC Secures Order Resolving Antitrust Concerns with Zillow-Redfin Agreement — ftc.gov, · regulatory
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Zillow?
The parent company of Zillow is Zillow Group, Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Zillow American?
Yes. Zillow originated in the United States in 2006 and its owner, Zillow Group, Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Zillow still owned by Zillow Group, Inc.?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Zillow is still owned by Zillow Group, Inc. 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] Zillow Group, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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