Who owns the email & messaging brands?
18 email & messaging brands tracked here are owned by 14 companies; the three largest owners, Snap, Mozilla and VK, control 6 of them (33%) as of Oct 2026.
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18
brands
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14
owning companies
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33%
held by top 3 owners
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3
foreign-owned brands · origin ≠ owner HQ
Biggest owners of email & messaging brands
| # | Owner | HQ | Brands in this category | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snap | 🇺🇸 United States | 2 | Bitmoji, Snapchat |
| 2 | Mozilla | 🇺🇸 United States | 2 | Firefox Relay, Thunderbird |
| 3 | VK | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2 | MAX, Mail.ru Email |
| 4 | Meta | 🇺🇸 United States | 2 | Messenger, WhatsApp |
| 5 | Turkcell | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 1 | BiP |
| 6 | Alphabet | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | Gmail |
| 7 | Kakao | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1 | KakaoTalk |
| 8 | LY Corporation | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1 | LINE |
| 9 | Rakuten | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1 | Rakuten Viber |
| 10 | Seznam | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1 | Seznam Email |
| 11 | Microsoft | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | Skype |
| 12 | Tencent | 🇨🇳 China | 1 | |
| 13 | Apollo | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | Yahoo Mail |
| 14 | Yandex | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1 | Yandex Mail |
All email & messaging brands and their owners
| Brand | Owner | Since | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| BiP | Turkcell | — | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Bitmoji | Snap | 2016 | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Firefox Relay | Mozilla | — | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Gmail | Alphabet | — | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KakaoTalk | Kakao | — | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| LINE | LY Corporation | — | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Mail.ru Email | VK | — | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| MAX | VK | — | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Messenger | Meta | — | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Rakuten Viber | Rakuten | 2014 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Seznam Email | Seznam | — | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Skype | Microsoft | 2011 | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| Snapchat | Snap | — | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Thunderbird | Mozilla | — | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Tencent | — | 🇨🇳 China | |
| Meta | 2014 | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| Yahoo Mail | Apollo | 2021 | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Yandex Mail | Yandex | — | 🇷🇺 Russia |