Who Owns Slack?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Slack. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
A cloud-based team collaboration platform that provides real-time messaging, channels, file sharing, app integrations, and workflow automation for organizations.
Starts at $7.25 / per user / monthly
Salesforce, Inc.
An American cloud-based software company providing customer relationship management (CRM) applications and enterprise cloud services.
A cloud-based team collaboration platform that provides real-time messaging, channels, file sharing, app integrations, and workflow automation for organizations.
Starts at $7.25 / per user / monthly
Salesforce, Inc.
An American cloud-based software company providing customer relationship management (CRM) applications and enterprise cloud services.
Major Shareholders
Slack
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Salesforce, Inc. Direct corporate parent; Slack Technologies, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Salesforce, which completed its approximately $27.7B acquisition of Slack on July 21, 2021. | Corporate | 100.0% | 100.0% | Jul 2021 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Largest institutional shareholder of Salesforce; holds roughly 89.6M CRM shares (about 9.6% of shares outstanding) as of September 30, 2025, giving it an indirect economic stake in Slack via Salesforce. | Institutional | 9.6% | 9.6% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Major institutional shareholder of Salesforce; owns about 81.1M CRM shares (~8.7% of shares outstanding) as of September 30, 2025, and thus an indirect ownership interest in Slack. | Institutional | 8.7% | 8.7% | Sep 2025 |
State Street Corporation Large index and asset manager; holds around 49.4M Salesforce (CRM) shares (just over 5% of shares outstanding) as of September 30, 2025, providing an indirect stake in Slack. | Institutional | 5.3% | 5.3% | Sep 2025 |
Geode Capital Management, LLC Institutional asset manager closely associated with Vanguard index funds; owns about 21.0M Salesforce shares (~2.2% of CRM) as of September 30, 2025, giving it an indirect interest in Slack. | Institutional | 2.2% | 2.2% | Sep 2025 |
Marc Benioff Co-founder, chairman and CEO of Salesforce; public ownership data indicates he controls on the order of 30M+ Salesforce shares (roughly low single-digit percent of CRM), making him the largest individual indirect owner of Slack through Salesforce. | Individual | — | — | — |
Salesforce, Inc.
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Largest institutional shareholder, holding about 89.6 million CRM shares via index and active funds, based on Form 13F data aggregated by Yahoo Finance as of Sept. 30, 2025. | Institutional | 9.6% | 9.6% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Second‑largest institutional holder with roughly 81.2 million shares reported as of Sept. 30, 2025, across its iShares ETFs and other funds. | Institutional | 8.7% | 8.7% | Sep 2025 |
State Street Corporation Major index-fund manager (including many S&P 500 products) owning about 49.4 million Salesforce shares as of Sept. 30, 2025. | Institutional | 5.3% | 5.3% | Sep 2025 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Large U.S. bank and asset manager holding approximately 26.1 million shares as of Sept. 30, 2025, via its investment management arm. | Institutional | 2.8% | 2.8% | Sep 2025 |
Marc Benioff Co‑founder, Chair and CEO of Salesforce. Beneficial owner of about 22.0 million CRM shares (direct plus holdings via Marc Benioff Fund LLC and related trusts) as of Nov. 3, 2025, equivalent to roughly 2.3% of the ~937 million shares outstanding. | Founder | 2.4% | 2.4% | Nov 2025 |
Geode Capital Management, LLC Quant/index manager that sub‑advises some Vanguard index funds; reported ownership of about 21.0 million shares as of Sept. 30, 2025. | Institutional | 2.2% | 2.2% | Sep 2025 |
Capital International Investors Capital Group division focused on large institutional portfolios, holding roughly 20.1 million shares as of Sept. 30, 2025. | Institutional | 2.1% | 2.1% | Sep 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Global investment bank and asset manager with approximately 19.2 million Salesforce shares reported as of Sept. 30, 2025. | Institutional | 2.0% | 2.0% | Sep 2025 |
Capital World Investors Another Capital Group investment division, owning about 17.3 million Salesforce shares as of Sept. 30, 2025. | Institutional | 1.9% | 1.9% | Sep 2025 |
Northern Trust Corporation Custody bank and asset manager that reported holding roughly 10.6 million CRM shares as of Sept. 30, 2025. | Institutional | 1.1% | 1.1% | Sep 2025 |
Norges Bank (Norway Central Bank / Norges Bank Investment Management) Manages Norway’s sovereign wealth fund; held about 10.4 million Salesforce shares as of June 30, 2025, per institutional holdings data. | Institutional | 1.1% | 1.1% | Jun 2025 |
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