Who owns Booking.com?
Booking.com is owned by Booking Holdings (the United States, NASDAQ: BKNG), which has owned the brand since 1 September 2005.[1] Booking.com was founded in 1996 in Amsterdam and was independent until 2005.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Booking Holdings Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Previous owner
- Independent (1996–2005)
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Norwalk, Connecticut
- Origin
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands, Amsterdam
- Founded
- 1996
- Category
- Internet & digital › Online travel › Online travel agencies
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: BKNG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Booking.com
Booking.com was founded in Amsterdam in 1996 and is the largest accommodation booking site in the world. Priceline acquired it in 2005 for about $133 million, a price that looks negligible against what the business became, and the parent eventually renamed itself after it.
Ownership timeline of Booking.com
- 2005 – present Booking Holdings [1] verified
Where Booking.com sits in Booking Holdings
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Booking.com?
The parent company of Booking.com is Booking Holdings, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Booking.com Dutch or American?
Booking.com originated in the Netherlands in 1996, but it is owned today by Booking Holdings, which is headquartered in the United States. So Booking.com is a Dutch-origin brand under American ownership.
Since when has Booking Holdings owned Booking.com?
Booking Holdings has owned Booking.com since 1 September 2005.
Who owned Booking.com before Booking Holdings?
Booking.com was an independent company from its founding in 1996 in Amsterdam until Booking Holdings acquired it in 2005.
Is Booking.com still owned by Booking Holdings?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Booking.com is still owned by Booking Holdings. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Booking Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 18 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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