Who owns Snapchat?
Snapchat is owned by Snap (the United States, NYSE: SNAP).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- Snap Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Santa Monica, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Stanford, California
- Founded
- 2011
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Email & messaging
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SNAP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Snapchat
Snapchat made messages that delete themselves after viewing, an idea competitors first mocked and then copied wholesale as Stories. It remains the dominant messaging app among American teenagers despite Instagram replicating most of its features. Its Stories format, in which posts vanish after a day, was copied by Instagram in 2016 and then by almost every other platform, which materially slowed Snap's own growth.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Snapchat?
The parent company of Snapchat is Snap, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Snapchat American?
Yes. Snapchat originated in the United States in 2011 and its owner, Snap, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Snapchat still owned by Snap?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Snapchat is still owned by Snap. 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] Snap Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-05 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 5 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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