Who owns PayPal?
PayPal is owned by PayPal Holdings, Inc. (the United States, NASDAQ: PYPL).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- PayPal Holdings, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Jose, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1998
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Payments
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: PYPL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About PayPal
PayPal lets people pay online without handing card details to the seller, which is what made trade between strangers on eBay practical. It processes payments in more than two hundred markets, and its buyer protection scheme is a large part of why shoppers trust unfamiliar sites.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of PayPal?
The parent company of PayPal is PayPal Holdings, Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is PayPal American?
Yes. PayPal originated in the United States in 1998 and its owner, PayPal Holdings, Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is PayPal still owned by PayPal Holdings, Inc.?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, PayPal is still owned by PayPal Holdings, Inc. 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] PayPal Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 3 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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