Who Owns Venmo?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Venmo. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Venmo
Venmo is an American mobile payment service and digital wallet app that lets U.S. users send, receive, and spend money socially with friends and businesses, operated as a subsidiary of PayPal.
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PayPal
Global online payments platform that provides merchant accounts, buyer/seller protections, and compliance tools for legitimate transactions.
PayPal Holdings, Inc.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded American financial technology company that operates a global online payments and digital wallet platform for consumers and businesses.
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Venmo
Venmo is an American mobile payment service and digital wallet app that lets U.S. users send, receive, and spend money socially with friends and businesses, operated as a subsidiary of PayPal.
Starts at $0
PayPal
Global online payments platform that provides merchant accounts, buyer/seller protections, and compliance tools for legitimate transactions.
PayPal Holdings, Inc.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded American financial technology company that operates a global online payments and digital wallet platform for consumers and businesses.
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Major Shareholders
Venmo
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) Direct and sole corporate owner of Venmo; Venmo operates as a wholly owned subsidiary within PayPal’s group and is not separately publicly traded. | Corporate | 100.0% | 100.0% | — |
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co. (Vanguard Group) Largest disclosed institutional shareholder of PayPal Holdings, Inc., owning a little over 9% of PYPL common stock according to MarketScreener’s major shareholder table. | Institutional | 9.1% | 9.1% | — |
BlackRock Advisors LLC (BlackRock group) One of the largest asset‑manager shareholders in PayPal, holding a bit more than 5% of outstanding shares via BlackRock‑managed funds per MarketScreener and Nasdaq 13F data. | Institutional | 5.5% | 5.5% | — |
State Street Corporation Major index‑fund provider and long‑term institutional owner of PayPal with roughly 4–5% of PYPL shares. | Institutional | 4.6% | 4.6% | — |
Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors) Active asset manager (Capital Group) disclosed as holding close to 3% of PayPal’s outstanding common stock. | Institutional | 3.0% | 3.0% | — |
Comprehensive Financial Management LLC (California) Institutional investment manager listed among PayPal’s top shareholders with just under 3% ownership. | Institutional | 2.9% | 2.9% | — |
Geode Capital Management LLC Index‑oriented asset manager (closely linked to Vanguard index products) holding a little over 2% of PayPal’s shares. | Institutional | 2.3% | 2.3% | — |
BlackRock Life Ltd. UK‑based BlackRock insurance and pensions arm, reported by MarketScreener as owning slightly above 2% of PYPL stock. | Institutional | 2.3% | 2.3% | — |
Eaton Vance Management Active manager (now part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management) disclosed with around 1.6% of PayPal’s outstanding shares. | Institutional | 1.6% | 1.6% | — |
Norges Bank (Norwegian Central Bank / Government Pension Fund Global) Norway’s sovereign wealth/central‑bank investor holds roughly 1.3% of PayPal according to major shareholder disclosures. | Government | 1.3% | 1.3% | — |
Merrill Lynch International Broker‑dealer and asset‑management platform within Bank of America group; listed with just under 1.3% of PayPal’s shares. | Institutional | 1.3% | 1.3% | — |
PayPal
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Largest institutional shareholder of PayPal Holdings, Inc., holding ~84.8M shares (~9.07% of shares outstanding) based on Form 13F data compiled as of September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 9.1% | 9.1% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Second-largest institutional owner, with ~74.4M shares (~7.95%) according to aggregated 13F filings as of September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 8.0% | 8.0% | Sep 2025 |
Pierre M. Omidyar Largest disclosed individual shareholder (early eBay investor and director), reported around 70.3M PayPal shares, or ~7.5% of shares outstanding, based on SEC beneficial-ownership data summarized by Fintel and WallStreetZen. | Individual | 7.5% | 7.5% | — |
State Street Corporation (including State Street Global Advisors) Major index-fund manager for PayPal, with ~43.2M shares (~4.62%) reported in institutional holdings as of September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 4.6% | 4.6% | Sep 2025 |
Capital Research and Management Company (Capital Group) Active institutional manager owning ~28.0M shares (~2.99%) of PayPal per latest 13F data as of September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 3.0% | 3.0% | Sep 2025 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Largest institutional shareholder; stake based on U.S. Form 13F filings for quarter ended Sept. 30, 2025, as aggregated by major ownership databases. | Institutional | 9.1% | 9.1% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Second‑largest institutional owner, combining holdings across BlackRock-managed funds, from Q3 2025 institutional ownership disclosures. | Institutional | 8.0% | 8.0% | Sep 2025 |
State Street Corporation Holds PayPal shares primarily via State Street Global Advisors index and active funds; percentage from latest 13F-based ownership summaries. | Institutional | 4.6% | 4.6% | Sep 2025 |
Capital Research and Management Company (Capital Research Global Investors) Actively managed Capital Group funds collectively own just under 3% of PayPal, per Q3 2025 institutional holder data. | Institutional | 3.0% | 3.0% | Sep 2025 |
Comprehensive Financial Management LLC Large institutional shareholder with roughly 2.9% of shares outstanding, consistently listed among PayPal’s top owners in recent institutional ownership reports. | Institutional | 2.9% | 2.9% | Sep 2025 |
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