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Who Owns DraftKings?

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DraftKings

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Est. 2012   •  1k+ employees   •  Public (NASDAQ:DKNG)

DraftKings is a publicly traded U.S. digital sports entertainment and gambling company offering online sports betting, daily fantasy sports, and iGaming through its DraftKings platform.

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DraftKings appears to be independent with no known parent company.

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Major Shareholders

NameTypeOwnershipVotingAs of
Jason D. Robins Co‑founder, CEO and Chairman. Sole holder of all 393,013,951 Class B common shares (10 votes per share) plus ~3.5M Class A shares; this is estimated to represent ~44.5% of total common equity and roughly 89% of voting power in DraftKings as of late 2025.
Founder44.5%89.0%Dec 2025
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co. (Vanguard Group) Largest institutional shareholder, holding about 43.4 million DraftKings shares, or roughly 8.7% of the company’s outstanding equity based on 2025 institutional ownership filings.
Institutional8.7%Jun 2025
John S. Salter DraftKings director and Raine Group co‑founder; reported as the largest individual Class A shareholder with approximately 27.98 million shares, or about 5.6% of DraftKings, based on 2025 ownership data.
Individual5.6%
Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC (FMR) Major institutional owner via Fidelity funds, with roughly 24.2 million DraftKings shares, or about 4.9% of outstanding equity in mid‑2025.
Institutional4.9%Jun 2025
BlackRock Advisors LLC (BlackRock, Inc.) Holds on the order of 23–26 million DraftKings shares through various BlackRock funds, corresponding to just under 5% of the company in 2025 disclosures.
Institutional4.8%Jun 2025
Wellington Trust Co., NA (Wellington Management) Long‑term active manager owning about 19.5–23.4 million DraftKings shares, or roughly 4% of the company according to 2025 institutional holdings reports.
Institutional3.9%Jun 2025
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. T. Rowe Price funds collectively own around 18.9 million DraftKings shares, representing approximately 3.8% of outstanding equity in 2025.
Institutional3.8%Jun 2025
Janus Henderson Investors US LLC (Janus Henderson Group Plc) Janus Henderson is a significant active shareholder with roughly 16.8–16.9 million shares, or about 3.4% of DraftKings as reported in 2025.
Institutional3.4%Jun 2025
Viking Global Investors LP Hedge fund owner of approximately 15.0 million DraftKings shares, corresponding to just over 3.0% of the company, based on 2025 share‑ownership summaries.
Institutional3.0%
AQR Capital Management LLC Quant manager AQR holds around 11.7 million DraftKings shares, or roughly 2.3% of outstanding equity per 2025 major‑shareholder listings.
Institutional2.3%

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