Gmail

Non-EuropeanEmail

Score

1/5

Non-European owner.

Gmail is Google's free email service. In the European Economic Area the service is provided by Google Ireland Limited, a subsidiary of the US company Alphabet Inc. Alphabet's multi-class share structure gives co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin a combined majority of the voting power.

What we know

Owner

Alphabet Inc., United StatesNon-European

Founder control

Headquarters

Dublin, IrelandEU

European alternatives

ProtonEuropeEuropean, but not fully within the EU or EEA.4/5

Ownership chain

  1. Gmail
  2. Google Ireland LimitedBrand ownerIrelandEU
  3. Alphabet Inc.Brand ownerUnited StatesNon-European

Sources

  1. Google Terms of ServiceGoogle · Headquarters · 2 October 2026
  2. 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-KAlphabet Inc. · Ownership · 27 September 2026 · Source about Alphabet Inc., the owner.
  3. Exhibit 21.01, subsidiaries of the registrantAlphabet Inc. · Ownership · 27 September 2026 · Source about Alphabet Inc., the owner.
  4. 2026 Proxy StatementAlphabet Inc. · Ownership · 27 September 2026 · Source about Alphabet Inc., the owner.
  5. 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-KAlphabet Inc. · Headquarters · 27 September 2026 · Source about Alphabet Inc., the owner.

Last verified on 2 October 2026.

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