Who really owns your VPN?

A VPN sees all your internet traffic, so its owner matters. A few companies own many of the big VPN brands, and some also own the sites that rank them.

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Try ExpressVPNNordVPNSurfshark
83
VPNs traced
45
owner groups
13
fines and legal actions on record
57
companies on record

Biggest owners

Listed and state-owned groups

  1. Gen Digital Inc. 6
  2. Ziff Davis, Inc. 6
  3. Cloudflare, Inc. 1
  4. F-Secure Corporation 1
  5. Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.) 1
  6. Microsoft Corporation 1

Private groups

  1. Nord Security 8
  2. Point Wild 7
  3. Innovative Connecting Pte. Ltd. (Qihoo 360-linked network) 5
  4. Kape Technologies 5
  5. PureSquare / Gaditek 3
  6. Malwarebytes 2

The number is all VPNs of the group, as on its owner page.

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The review sites are not neutral

Some of the best-known VPN review sites belong to the same companies that sell VPNs, or earn a commission on every sale they send.

Who owns the review sites →

All VPNs A–Z

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Data checked 22 Oct 2026. How we check facts.