Who Owns Klarna?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Klarna. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Klarna is a Swedish fintech that offers buy‑now‑pay‑later consumer financing, checkout and merchant payment solutions, and consumer financial services via its app and card across multiple countries.
Klarna appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Klarna is a Swedish fintech that offers buy‑now‑pay‑later consumer financing, checkout and merchant payment solutions, and consumer financial services via its app and card across multiple countries.
Klarna appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
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Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Sequoia Capital Operations LLC Largest disclosed shareholder of Klarna Group plc (NYSE: KLAR), reporting about 55.0 million shares, or roughly 14.6% of shares outstanding, in 2025 ownership disclosures based on SEC and related filings. | Institutional | 14.6% | Sep 2025 |
Anders Holch Povlsen Danish investor and owner of fashion group Bestseller; beneficial owner of roughly 29.7 million Klarna shares (~7.9%), primarily held through his investment vehicle Heartland A/S, making him one of the largest individual shareholders. | Individual | 7.9% | Dec 2025 |
Sebastian Siemiatkowski Co‑founder and Chief Executive Officer of Klarna; holds around 24.7 million shares (~6.5%) directly and via entities such as Double Sunday VII AB and Flat Capital AB, and also benefits from super‑voting shares created in Klarna’s dual‑class structure at IPO. | Founder | 6.5% | Dec 2025 |
Victor Jacobsson Co‑founder and former executive; beneficial owner of roughly 20.7 million shares (~5.5%) according to principal shareholder disclosures around the IPO and subsequent ownership summaries. | Founder | 5.5% | Dec 2025 |
Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corporation Pty Limited Australian institutional investor acting as trustee for Commonwealth Bank employee retirement funds; holds about 17.7 million shares (~4.7%) of Klarna. | Institutional | 4.7% | Sep 2025 |
SoftBank Group Corp. Japanese technology and investment conglomerate; retains approximately 15.4 million Klarna shares (~4.1%) following its earlier private‑round investments and the 2025 IPO. | Corporate | 4.1% | Sep 2025 |
Stenbranten Holding AB Swedish holding company that owns roughly 15.0 million Klarna shares (~4.0%), making it one of the larger non‑founder, non‑VC corporate shareholders. | Corporate | 4.0% | Sep 2025 |
Silver Lake Technology Management, L.L.C. Global technology‑focused private equity firm Silver Lake holds around 14.5 million Klarna shares (~3.8%), reflecting its major growth investment in the company prior to and through the IPO. | Institutional | 3.8% | Sep 2025 |
Wellington Management Group LLP Large global asset manager; reported ownership of about 9.5 million Klarna shares (~2.5%) in 2025 institutional holdings data. | Institutional | 2.5% | Sep 2025 |
Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC San‑Francisco‑based growth‑equity investor; holds roughly 8.3 million Klarna shares (~2.2%) as disclosed in post‑IPO ownership summaries based on regulatory filings. | Institutional | 2.2% | Sep 2025 |
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