Ownership profile
Who owns Red Bull?
Red Bull is owned entirely by two founding families — the Thai Yoovidhya family (~51%) and the Austrian Mateschitz family (~49%) — through the privately held Red Bull GmbH; no private equity firm has any known stake.
Ownership profile
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Evidence (8)
Mark Mateschitz inherited his father Dietrich's 49% stake in Red Bull GmbH following Dietrich's death in October 2022.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_MateschitzWikipedia lists current owners of Red Bull GmbH as Chalerm Yoovidhya (51%) and Mark Mateschitz (49%) — both individuals, not PE funds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_GmbHOn May 31, 2025, Chalerm Yoovidhya transferred his personal 2% stake in Red Bull GmbH to Fides Trustees SA (a Geneva-based trust company), as confirmed by documents filed with the Regional Court of Salzburg, making the Yoovidhya family's stake equal to the Mateschitz family's 49%.
https://www.pitdebrief.com/post/sale-of-chalerm-yoovidhyas-personal-red-bull-gmbh-stake-potentially-linked-to-horners-dismissal-from-f1-team/Red Bull GmbH is a privately held Austrian multinational conglomerate company, headquartered in Fuschl am See, Salzburg, Austria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_GmbHRed Bull GmbH was co-founded in 1984 by Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz and Thai businessman Chaleo Yoovidhya, with each taking a 49% stake and Chalerm Yoovidhya holding the remaining 2%.
https://www.planetf1.com/news/red-bull-ownership-change-hints-at-possible-root-of-christian-horner-axingNo private equity acquisition, majority stake, or recapitalization of Red Bull GmbH by any PE firm was found in any public source.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_GmbHRed Bull Ventures is Red Bull's own corporate venture capital arm, founded in 2025, investing outward in third-party companies — it is not a PE fund that owns Red Bull GmbH.
https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/818995-96The ultimate parent undertaking of Red Bull UK Ltd is listed as Jerrard Co. Ltd, a company registered in the British Virgin Islands, consistent with a family holding structure rather than PE ownership.
https://www.wikicorporates.org/wiki/Red_Bull_GmbHWhat's uncertain
- The May 2025 transfer of Chalerm Yoovidhya's personal 2% stake to Fides Trustees SA (a trust company) means the precise split is now reported as 49%/49% plus a trust-held 2%; ultimate beneficial ownership through Fides has not been independently verified.
- Jerrard Co. Ltd (BVI), cited as the ultimate parent of the UK subsidiary in a 2020 filing, has not been confirmed as still current and its beneficial owners are not publicly disclosed.
- Red Bull GmbH is not required to file public accounts in the same way as a listed company, so granular ownership detail relies on Austrian court filings and secondary reporting rather than a verified primary registry record.
- The WikiCorporates source dates to May 2020 and may not reflect structural changes since then.
- No SEC EDGAR filings exist as Red Bull GmbH is an Austrian private company with no US-listed securities.