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Who owns ESPN?

ESPN is a U.S. sports media business generally 80%-owned by Disney; a minority interest remains outside Disney.

United States connection

Direct

Origin
United States
Headquarters
Bristol, Connecticut, United States
Sourced connections
3
High confidenceLast checked Sep 2026

Key facts

Brand
ESPN, Inc.
Origin
United States
Headquarters
Bristol, Connecticut, United States
Owner
Disney
Listed on
NYSE: DIS
Manufacturing
Unknown
Operations in the United States
Yes

Why Whownit classifies ESPN this way

  • U.S.-origin sports network.

  • ESPN operates from Bristol, Connecticut

    ESPN, Inc. gives its own principal business office as ESPN Plaza, Bristol, Connecticut, listed separately from Disney's Burbank address in the same filing.

  • Disney generally owns 80% according to its annual report.

Sources: company filingsAll sources

Ownership snapshot

  1. ESPN

    ESPN, Inc.

  2. owned by
    Disney

    The Walt Disney Company

  3. owned by

    Public shareholders

Owned by Disney

ESPN is owned by The Walt Disney Company. Disney is publicly traded.

Country connections

Each relationship is recorded separately, with its own sources.

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Sources

Primary sources are listed first. Facts on this page were last checked in Sep 2026.

  1. sec.gov

    Schedule 13G/A naming ESPN, Inc.'s principal business office (opens in a new tab)
    SEC filingAccessed Oct 1, 2026

  2. investors.thewaltdisneycompany.com

    investors.thewaltdisneycompany.com — 2025-Annual-Report (opens in a new tab)
    Annual reportAccessed Sep 11, 2026

Quick answers

Who owns ESPN?

ESPN is owned by The Walt Disney Company. Disney is publicly traded.

Which country owns ESPN?

ESPN is owned by Disney, which is headquartered in the United States.

Where is ESPN from?

Founded in the United States.

Where is ESPN headquartered?

ESPN is headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut, United States.

Is ESPN an American brand?

Whownit records 3 sourced connections between ESPN and the United States (Origin, Headquarters, Ownership). At least one is direct — through the company itself.