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Airbnb's founders control ~80% of votes with ~27% of shares. Booking Holdings owns Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK, and OpenTable ($26.9B revenue). Discover who really owns travel. Explore our database.

Netflix has 325M+ subscribers as an independent public company ($51B 2026 revenue target). Disney fully owns Disney+ and Hulu after buying Comcast's stake for ~$9B. Theme parks are Disney's profit engine. Explore our database.

Spotify has 300M subscribers (31.4% share) as an independent public company. Apple Music has ~100M inside Apple's $31B Services segment. Spotify pays $0.003/stream; Apple pays $0.007. Discover the ownership battle.

Uber's largest investors are Vanguard, BlackRock, and Saudi PIF (3.57%). SoftBank exited entirely. Lyft's founders converted super-voting shares in Aug 2025. Discover Uber vs Lyft ownership. Explore our database.

Visa handles 52% of US card volume ($17T network). Mastercard has 25% (ROE 210%). Amex is closed-loop with Berkshire owning 21%. Discover Visa vs Mastercard vs Amex ownership. Explore our database.

McDonald's is 95% franchised with 45,699 locations. Burger King is owned by RBI (3G Capital-backed) with 19,933 restaurants. McDonald's grows; BK shrinks in the US. Discover the corporate rivalry. Explore our database.

Android runs on 75% of phones sold globally but iPhone captures most app revenue. Apple earns more per user; Google reaches more users. Discover the Android vs iPhone corporate ownership story. Explore our database.

PepsiCo is widely held (Vanguard ~10%). Coca-Cola's largest shareholder is Berkshire Hathaway (9.3%). Keurig Dr Pepper is JAB-controlled. Discover the Pepsi vs Coca-Cola corporate rivalry. Explore our database.