Hearst: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Hearst is a family-owned company headquartered in New York, New York, United States that owns 5 consumer brands.[1]
Hearst was founded by William Randolph Hearst in 1887 and remains controlled by a family trust. Its magazines are the visible part; most of its profit now comes from business information, medical data and a stake in the A+E and ESPN television ventures.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Hearst Communications, Inc.
- Type
- family-owned company · see all family-owned company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
- Founded
- 1887
- Wikidata
- Q1615731
- Website
- www.hearst.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Hearst in numbers
- Hearst owns 5 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is media & entertainment with 5 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside United States.
Everything Hearst 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
Hearst 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)
- 5493006UF741CCYD2310
- Registered name
- HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (US)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 4 May 2026
- Direct parent reported
- THE HEARST CORPORATION (US)
- Ultimate parent reported
- THE HEARST CORPORATION (US)
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Hearst own?
Hearst owns 5 consumer brands tracked here, including Good Housekeeping, ELLE (US), Esquire, Cosmopolitan and Car and Driver.
Is Hearst an American company?
Yes. Hearst is headquartered in New York, New York, United States and was founded in 1887.
Who owns Hearst?
Hearst is privately held. Hearst was founded by William Randolph Hearst in 1887 and remains controlled by a family trust.
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] Hearst — about us — Hearst Communications, Inc., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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