Who Owns Android?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Android. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Android
Android is an open-source mobile and multi-device operating system and software platform developed by Google, powering smartphones, tablets, wearables, TVs, cars, and other connected devices.
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Global technology company building AI models and products (including Gemini/Bard and Google Cloud AI) for consumers and enterprises.
Alphabet Inc.
Alphabet (Google) builds cloud infrastructure, custom AI accelerators, and software platforms that compete with GPU-based AI solutions in cloud and AI services.
Android
Android is an open-source mobile and multi-device operating system and software platform developed by Google, powering smartphones, tablets, wearables, TVs, cars, and other connected devices.
Starts at $0
Global technology company building AI models and products (including Gemini/Bard and Google Cloud AI) for consumers and enterprises.
Alphabet Inc.
Alphabet (Google) builds cloud infrastructure, custom AI accelerators, and software platforms that compete with GPU-based AI solutions in cloud and AI services.
Major Shareholders
Android
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Page Alphabet Inc. co‑founder; owns about 6% of Alphabet’s equity. Together with Sergey Brin he controls a majority of shareholder voting power via Class B super‑voting shares. Percentages refer to Alphabet (GOOGL/GOOG), the public parent that owns Android. | Founder | 6.0% | — | Dec 2025 |
Sergey Brin Alphabet Inc. co‑founder; owns about 6% of Alphabet’s equity. Along with Larry Page, he jointly controls roughly a majority of total voting power through Class B super‑voting stock. Percentages are for Alphabet, Android’s ultimate corporate parent. | Founder | 6.0% | — | Dec 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. and affiliated funds Largest institutional holder group in Alphabet; stake estimated by aggregating the two biggest BlackRock‑related positions reported in 2025 13F data (about 2.96% and 2.86% of shares). Actual ownership is spread across many index and active funds. | Institutional | 5.8% | — | Sep 2025 |
Vanguard Group, Inc. Major index‑fund manager; holds roughly 413 million Alphabet shares, or about 3.4% of shares outstanding, across vehicles such as Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard 500 Index Fund. | Institutional | 3.4% | — | Sep 2025 |
Eric E. Schmidt and affiliated entities Former Google CEO and Alphabet executive chairman. A 2025 Schedule 13G/A reports beneficial ownership of about 48.8M Alphabet shares on an as‑converted Class A basis (~0.83% economic stake) and roughly 4.65% of Class B shares, implying around 2–3% of total voting power. | Individual | 0.8% | 2.8% | Jun 2025 |
State Street Corporation Large custodian bank and asset manager; 13F filings show holdings of roughly 186 million Alphabet shares, or about 1.5% of shares outstanding, primarily through index and ETF products. | Institutional | 1.5% | — | Sep 2025 |
FMR LLC (Fidelity Investments) Active and index mutual‑fund complex; reported to own about 110 million Alphabet shares (~0.9% of shares outstanding) through various Fidelity‑branded funds and mandates. | Institutional | 0.9% | — | Sep 2025 |
Alphabet Inc.
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Page Alphabet co‑founder and director; owns roughly 6.1% of Alphabet’s equity but around 26% of total voting power via a large Class B super‑voting stake as reflected in recent proxy and ownership analyses. | Founder | 6.1% | 26.3% | Apr 2024 |
Sergey Brin Alphabet co‑founder and board member; holds about 5.9% of Alphabet’s equity and roughly a quarter of total voting power through Class B shares, with the two founders together controlling just over 51% of votes. | Founder | 5.9% | 24.9% | Apr 2024 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Largest institutional shareholder; Vanguard’s index funds collectively own about 7% of Alphabet’s shares, corresponding to roughly 3% of overall voting power based on multi‑class share filings. | Institutional | 7.0% | 3.3% | Dec 2022 |
BlackRock, Inc. Second‑largest institutional holder; BlackRock‑managed funds own around 6% of Alphabet’s equity with under 3% of total voting power due to their focus on publicly traded Class A and C shares. | Institutional | 6.2% | 2.8% | Dec 2022 |
State Street Corporation Major index‑fund provider; various State Street vehicles together hold on the order of 3% of Alphabet’s stock, implying roughly 1½% of aggregate voting power from predominantly Class A holdings. | Institutional | 3.1% | 1.5% | Sep 2025 |
FMR LLC (Fidelity Investments) Parent of Fidelity mutual funds; ownership aggregators and disclosures indicate FMR‑managed funds collectively own roughly 1–2% of Alphabet’s shares, making it a sizable but smaller institutional owner than Vanguard, BlackRock, or State Street. | Institutional | 1.8% | 0.9% | Sep 2025 |
Eric E. Schmidt Former Google and Alphabet CEO; through personal, family, and charitable vehicles he beneficially owns under 1% of Alphabet’s equity but roughly 4% of voting power via significant Class B and Class A holdings. | Individual | 0.7% | 4.2% | Dec 2024 |
L. John Doerr Long‑time Alphabet director and early venture investor; public holdings data show he owns about 0.3% of Alphabet’s shares across all classes yet controls roughly 1½% of votes due to substantial Class B super‑voting stock. | Individual | 0.3% | 1.5% | Jun 2025 |
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