Who owns the search engines brands?
10 search engines brands tracked here are owned by 9 companies; the three largest owners, Apollo, Baidu and Microsoft, control 4 of them (40%) as of Oct 2026.
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10
brands
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9
owning companies
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40%
held by top 3 owners
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1
foreign-owned brands · origin ≠ owner HQ
Biggest owners of search engines brands
| # | Owner | HQ | Brands in this category | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apollo | 🇺🇸 United States | 2 | AOL, Yahoo |
| 2 | Baidu | 🇨🇳 China | 1 | Baidu Search |
| 3 | Microsoft | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | Bing |
| 4 | Alphabet | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | Google Search |
| 5 | NAVER | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1 | NAVER |
| 6 | Alibaba | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 1 | Quark |
| 7 | Seznam | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1 | Seznam Search |
| 8 | LY Corporation | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1 | Yahoo! JAPAN |
| 9 | Yandex | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1 | Yandex Search |
All search engines brands and their owners
| Brand | Owner | Since | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| AOL | Apollo | 2021 | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Baidu Search | Baidu | — | 🇨🇳 China |
| Bing | Microsoft | — | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Google Search | Alphabet | — | 🇺🇸 United States |
| NAVER | NAVER | — | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Quark | Alibaba | — | 🇨🇳 China |
| Seznam Search | Seznam | — | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Yahoo | Apollo | 2021 | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Yahoo! JAPAN | LY Corporation | — | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Yandex Search | Yandex | — | 🇷🇺 Russia |