Who Owns Pinterest?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Pinterest. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Pinterest is a visual discovery engine and social platform where users save, organize, discover, and shop for ideas using Pins and Boards.
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Pinterest appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Pinterest is a visual discovery engine and social platform where users save, organize, discover, and shop for ideas using Pins and Boards.
Starts at $0
Pinterest appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Largest institutional shareholder; U.S. asset manager holding about 61M Pinterest shares via index and active funds, roughly 9% of shares outstanding, based on Q3 2025 13F data. | Institutional | 9.0% | Sep 2025 |
Benjamin Silbermann Pinterest cofounder and executive chairman; largest individual shareholder with about 50.8M shares (~7.5%). Ownership mainly held through family trusts and related entities; continues to sell shares under 10b5‑1 plans but remains a significant insider holder. | Founder | 7.5% | Sep 2025 |
AH Parallel Fund III, L.P. Venture capital fund affiliated with Andreessen Horowitz; early Pinterest investor and current holder of about 43.5M shares (~6.4%), reported as a major (formerly 10%+) beneficial owner. | Institutional | 6.4% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Global asset manager; holds roughly 38.4M Pinterest shares (~5.7%) across its iShares ETFs and other funds, per Q3 2025 institutional holdings. | Institutional | 5.7% | Sep 2025 |
Elliott Investment Management L.P. Activist investment firm; owns about 28M shares (~4.1%) of Pinterest according to Q3 2025 institutional holder disclosures. | Institutional | 4.1% | Sep 2025 |
Price T Rowe Associates Inc. (T. Rowe Price) Large U.S. mutual fund manager; holds roughly 24.1M shares (~3.6%) in various T. Rowe Price funds as of September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 3.6% | Sep 2025 |
Victory Capital Management Inc. Investment management firm holding about 20.6M Pinterest shares (~3.0%) based on latest Q3 2025 13F filings. | Institutional | 3.0% | Sep 2025 |
Ameriprise Financial Inc. (incl. Columbia Management) Financial services and asset‑management group (including Columbia branded funds) with roughly 19.7M shares (~2.9%) in Pinterest as of September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 2.9% | Sep 2025 |
Franklin Resources, Inc. Parent of Franklin Templeton funds; holds about 16.0M Pinterest shares, or approximately 2.3% of the company. | Institutional | 2.4% | Sep 2025 |
State Street Corporation (State Street Global Advisors) Major index‑fund provider and custodian bank; owns around 14.1M shares (~2.1%) of Pinterest via SPDR and other products, per Q3 2025 filings. | Institutional | 2.1% | Sep 2025 |
Norges Bank Investment Management (Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global) Sovereign wealth fund of Norway; acquired about 13.3M Pinterest shares in Q2 2025, representing just under 2% of the company. | Government | 2.0% | Jun 2025 |
UBS Asset Management AG Asset‑management arm of UBS; holds roughly 13.2M shares (~2.0%) of Pinterest according to late‑2025 institutional ownership data. | Institutional | 1.9% | Sep 2025 |
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