ASOS: brands it owns and its ownership tree
ASOS (LSE: ASC) is a publicly listed company headquartered in London, United Kingdom that owns 3 consumer brands.[1]
ASOS was founded in 2000 as As Seen On Screen, selling copies of clothes worn by celebrities on television. It became one of the largest online-only fashion retailers in the world and bought several collapsed high street brands, keeping the names and abandoning the shops.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- ASOS plc
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2000
- Tickers
- LSE: ASC
- Wikidata
- Q2867180
- Website
- www.asosplc.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
ASOS in numbers
- ASOS owns 3 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is apparel, footwear & accessories with 3 brands.[1]
Everything ASOS owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
ASOS in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 213800H8DBB8JSKDW630
- Registered name
- ASOS PLC (GB)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 27 November 2025
- Parent
- None named: it reports that no person or entity controls it.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does ASOS own?
ASOS owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including ASOS Design, Miss Selfridge and Topshop.
Is ASOS a British company?
Yes. ASOS is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and was founded in 2000.
Who owns ASOS?
ASOS is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as ASC on the LSE.
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] ASOS plc Annual Report 2025 — ASOS plc, Annual report, published 5 November 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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