All Brands Owned by PayPal Holdings

What does PayPal own?
PayPal owns a portfolio of digital payment brands: PayPal (digital wallet and online payments), Venmo (peer-to-peer payments), Braintree (enterprise merchant payments), Zettle (point-of-sale for small businesses), Xoom (international money transfers), Honey (coupon and savings browser extension), and PayPal Credit / Pay Later (consumer credit and buy-now-pay-later products). The company serves 439 million active accounts across approximately 200 markets.

Is PayPal publicly traded?
Yes, PayPal Holdings, Inc. trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol PYPL. The company has been publicly traded since its spin-off from eBay on July 20, 2015. It has no controlling shareholder, with ownership distributed among institutional investors including Vanguard Group and BlackRock.

What is PayPal's annual revenue?
For FY2025, PayPal reported net revenues of $33.2 billion, up 4% from $31.8 billion in FY2024. The company processed $1.79 trillion in total payment volume and 25.4 billion payment transactions. GAAP operating income was $6.1 billion, up 14% year over year.

Who is the CEO of PayPal?
Enrique Lores is the President and CEO of PayPal Holdings, effective March 1, 2026. He succeeded Alex Chriss, who departed on February 2, 2026. Lores previously served as President and CEO of HP for more than six years and had served on PayPal's board for nearly five years, including as Chair since July 2024. Jamie Miller, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, served as Interim CEO from February 2 to March 1, 2026.

Who founded PayPal?
PayPal was founded in 1998 through the merger of Confinity (founded by Peter Thiel and Max Levchin) and X.com (founded by Elon Musk). Other co-founders include Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, and Yu Pan. The company rebranded as PayPal in 2001 and was acquired by eBay in 2002 before being spun off as an independent company in 2015.

What is Venmo?
Venmo is a peer-to-peer payment app owned by PayPal that allows users to send and receive money from friends and family. Venmo is particularly popular among younger American consumers and has expanded into merchant payments and crypto trading. In FY2025, Venmo revenue grew approximately 20% to $1.7 billion. PayPal acquired Venmo as part of its 2013 acquisition of Braintree.

When did PayPal separate from eBay?
PayPal was spun off from eBay as an independent publicly traded company on July 20, 2015. eBay had acquired PayPal in 2002 for approximately $1.5 billion. The separation was driven by activist investor pressure and the strategic rationale that both companies would perform better as independent entities.

How many active accounts does PayPal have?
As of December 31, 2025, PayPal had 439 million active accounts, an increase of 1.1% (4.7 million) compared to the prior year. Monthly active accounts grew to 227 million. Transactions per active account (excluding PSP) increased 5%.