Really European?

Is SoundCloud European?

No. SoundCloud is controlled from outside Europe: SoundCloud Holdings LLC (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands), ultimate parent and controlling party.

Non-EU-controlledchecked 2026-10-18

A primary document names a controlling owner based outside the EU. That includes Switzerland, the UK and Norway.

Legal entity
SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG (DE)
Register id
HRA 55946 B (Amtsgericht Charlottenburg)
LEI
none
What GLEIF shows
No LEI. no LEI
Controlling owner, from documents
SoundCloud Holdings LLC (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands), ultimate parent and controlling party (KY; Outside Europe)
Control type
majority-registry
Listed on
buy-european.net, european-alternatives.eu, europeanpurpose.com, goeuropean.org
Category
Music, video and media

Our notes

Per the imprint, the Berlin KG's general partner is SoundCloud Limited (UK, 06343600). SoundCloud Limited's accounts to 31 Dec 2025 (Companies House receipt stamp 26 Sep 2026; scanned PDF, read by OCR): SoundCloud Limited holds 100% of SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG (investments note); note 10: 'The immediate parent undertaking is SoundCloud Holdings GmbH, Berlin, Germany. The ultimate parent and controlling party is SoundCloud Holdings LLC, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.' Note 11 reports no events after the year end. Who sits behind the Cayman LLC is not in any primary document here (press says Raine Group and Temasek since 2017). No SoundCloud entity has an LEI.

SoundCloud: the short answers

Is SoundCloud European?
No. SoundCloud is controlled from outside Europe: SoundCloud Holdings LLC (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands), ultimate parent and controlling party.
Who owns SoundCloud?
SoundCloud Holdings LLC (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands), ultimate parent and controlling party (KY). Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06343600/filing-history/MzU0ODMyMTIxN2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0, checked 2026-10-18.
Does SoundCloud have an LEI?
We found no LEI for SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG in GLEIF on 2026-10-18. That is common: most European companies outside finance never need one.