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Who owns Intel?

Intel Corporation is an American company in Santa Clara, California, listed on Nasdaq. It has no parent company, but its largest single shareholder is unusual: the United States government, which held 8.4% through the Department of Commerce as at 20 March 2026. That is a minority stake, and the government agreed to vote its shares as the board recommends, subject to exceptions.

The United States government's stake was announced in August 2025 as 9.9%. Intel's own disclosure of 20 March 2026 puts it at 8.4%, assuming the release of shares still held in escrow. The fall reflects dilution from later share issuances rather than a sale by the government.

United States connection

Direct

Origin
United States
Headquarters
Santa Clara, United States
Sourced connections
5
High confidenceLast checked Oct 2026

Key facts

Company
Intel Corporation
Founded
1968
Origin
United States
Headquarters
Santa Clara, United States
Ownership
Public company
Parent company
Independent
Listed on
Nasdaq: INTC
Manufacturing
United States
Operations in the United States
Yes

Why Whownit classifies Intel this way

  • Origin

  • Headquarters

  • The US government holds 8.4%

    Held in the name of the Department of Commerce: 433,323,000 shares, or 8.4% of shares outstanding, as at 20 March 2026, together with a contingent warrant. It is not a controlling interest.

  • Manufacturing

Sources: company filings, company websiteAll sources

Ownership snapshot

  1. Intel

    Intel Corporation

  2. owned by

    Public shareholders

Independent company

Intel Corporation is a publicly traded company with no parent company.

Country connections

Each relationship is recorded separately, with its own sources.

What Intel owns

Entities with a sourced, current ownership relation to Intel.

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Sources

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

  1. sec.gov

    Intel Corporation 2026 proxy statement, security ownership of 5% beneficial owners (opens in a new tab)
    SEC filingAccessed Oct 1, 2026

  2. sec.gov

    Intel Corporation Form 10-K, fiscal year 2025 (opens in a new tab)
    SEC filingAccessed Oct 1, 2026

  3. sec.gov

    Intel Corporation Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1 (opens in a new tab)
    SEC filingAccessed Oct 1, 2026

  4. intel.com

    Intel's founding (opens in a new tab)
    CompanyAccessed Oct 1, 2026

Quick answers

Who owns Intel?

Intel Corporation is a publicly traded company with no parent company.

Which country owns Intel?

No company owns Intel: it is publicly traded on Nasdaq and has no parent company, so its shares are held by public shareholders.

Where is Intel from?

Intel was incorporated on 18 July 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore; operations began on 1 August 1968 in Mountain View, California.

Where is Intel headquartered?

Intel is headquartered in Santa Clara, United States.

Is Intel an American company?

Whownit records 5 sourced connections between Intel and the United States (Origin, Headquarters, Major shareholder, Manufacturing, Incorporation). At least one is direct — through the company itself.

What does Intel own?

Whownit records 1 entity owned by Intel: Mobileye.