Really European?

Is IONOS European?

Yes. IONOS is controlled from the EU: United Internet AG, 63.8% of the listed parent IONOS Group SE.

EU-controlledchecked 2026-10-18

A primary document names a controlling owner based in the EU.

Legal entity
IONOS SE (DE)
Register id
HRB 24498 (per GLEIF; Montabaur)
LEI
54930038KPLOYRDHV375 · ISSUED · renews 2027-09-07
What GLEIF shows
Names a parent. United Internet AG (3VEKWPJHTD4NKMBVG947, DE, ISSUED, renews 2027-11-19), direct and ultimate; United Internet reports NO_KNOWN_PERSON
Controlling owner, from documents
United Internet AG, 63.8% of the listed parent IONOS Group SE; United Internet is in turn 48.94% held by its founder-CEO Ralph Dommermuth (residing in Germany), with 9.98% treasury stock (DE; EU)
Control type
largest-shareholder-filing
Listed on
buy-european.net, european-alternatives.eu, europeanpurpose.com, goeuropean.org, only-eu.eu
Category
Cloud and hosting

Our notes

Confirmed: the IONOS Group SE 2025 report says 'Zum 31. Dezember 2025 hält die United Internet AG 63,8 % der Aktien' (voting-rights notification of 9 Feb 2023, 89,369,097 shares), a majority. The operating IONOS SE sits under IONOS Holding SE. One level up, we checked who controls United Internet. Its 2025 group report says CEO Ralph Dommermuth, 'residing in Germany', indirectly held 48.94% of 192,000,000 shares at 31 Dec 2025, with 9.98% treasury stock and no other holder above 10%: https://www.united-internet.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Konzernabschluss_2025_ENG.pdf. Treasury shares carry no votes, so that is roughly 54% of votes. Our arithmetic, not a stated figure. The listed parent IONOS Group SE has LEI 391200NQNTF0AP2MP438 (renews 2027-02-07).

IONOS: the short answers

Is IONOS European?
Yes. IONOS is controlled from the EU: United Internet AG, 63.8% of the listed parent IONOS Group SE.
Who owns IONOS?
United Internet AG, 63.8% of the listed parent IONOS Group SE; United Internet is in turn 48.94% held by its founder-CEO Ralph Dommermuth (residing in Germany), with 9.98% treasury stock (DE). Source: https://www.ionos-group.com/fileadmin/Publications/Berichte/FY_2025/IONOS_Konzernabschluss_2025.pdf, checked 2026-10-18.
Does IONOS have an LEI?
Yes: IONOS SE holds LEI 54930038KPLOYRDHV375, status ISSUED, next renewal 2027-09-07. As GLEIF reports its parent: United Internet AG (3VEKWPJHTD4NKMBVG947, DE, ISSUED, renews 2027-11-19), direct and ultimate; United Internet reports NO_KNOWN_PERSON.