Ringier: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Ringier is a privately held company headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland that owns 9 consumer brands.[1]
Ringier AG is a Swiss media company headquartered in Zurich that says its history goes back to 1833 and that it remains predominantly family-owned. Its 2025 annual report lists media, sports media and digital marketplace activities in Europe and Africa. Ringier holds 19.23% of SMG Swiss Marketplace Group, so Swiss classifieds such as Homegate and Ricardo are recorded under SMG, not under Ringier. Brands run through joint ventures or minority holdings, such as the Polish Fakt, are left out.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Ringier AG
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
- Founded
- 1833
- Website
- www.ringier.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Ringier in numbers
- Ringier owns 9 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is media & entertainment with 9 brands.[1]
Everything Ringier owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Ringier own?
Ringier owns 9 consumer brands tracked here, including L'illustré, Energy, Blick, Beobachter, Bilanz and LandLiebe.
Is Ringier a Swiss company?
Yes. Ringier is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland and was founded in 1833.
Who owns Ringier?
Ringier is privately held. Ringier AG is a Swiss media company headquartered in Zurich that says its history goes back to 1833 and that it remains predominantly family-owned.
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] Ringier Annual Report 2025 — Ringier AG, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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