Who owns IPVanish?
IPVanish is owned by Ziff Davis, Inc., listed (NASDAQ:ZD). The site runs under IPVanish, Inc., United States. The same owner has 5 other VPNs.
| Ultimate owner | Ziff Davis, Inc. (listed (NASDAQ:ZD)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | IPVanish, Inc., United States |
| Website | ipvanish.com |
| Sister VPNs | 5 |
| Fines and actions | 1 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- IPVanish, Inc. also runs 1 other VPN under the same company.
- Ziff Davis, Inc. owns 6 brand families with 6 websites in our data, plus 5 review sites.
- 1 fine or legal action against the owner since 2016.
- Ziff Davis, Inc. has owned IPVanish since 2019.
About Ziff Davis, Inc.
US digital media and internet company (formerly J2 Global, renamed 2021). Its cybersecurity arm owns IPVanish, StrongVPN, Encrypt.me, SugarSync and VIPRE, bought largely from StackPath in 2019. The same group publishes PCMag, Mashable, CNET, ZDNET and Lifehacker, which review VPNs. A strategic review launched in 2025 led to the sale of its Connectivity unit (Ookla/Speedtest) to Accenture in 2026; further divisional sales were under consideration.
Headquarters: United States · Founded: 1995 · Ownership: listed (NASDAQ:ZD)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: Site footer: 'IPVanish, a Ziff Davis company'. Bought from StackPath in 2019 (terms undisclosed). Under its earlier owner Highwinds, connection records were given to US Homeland Security in 2016 despite a no-logs claim.
- We have no company registration number for IPVanish, Inc..
5 sister VPNs
Same owner can mean the same servers, the same data policies and the same parent that can be asked for data.
Review sites owned by Ziff Davis, Inc.
These sites rate VPNs. They may favour Ziff Davis, Inc.'s own brands.
Everything Ziff Davis, Inc. owns, with fines and sources →
Fines and legal actions
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Highwinds Network Group (IPVanish's owner at the time) | court | — | Court records published in 2018 showed IPVanish supplied a user's name, email, real IP and connection times to US Homeland Security in a child-abuse investigation, despite marketing itself as no-logs. This predates StackPath and Ziff Davis ownership. source |
Ratings elsewhere
- Trustpilot: read the reviews there
Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.
Questions and answers
Who owns IPVanish?
Ziff Davis, Inc..
What are the sister VPNs of IPVanish?
StrongVPN, Encrypt.me, SugarSync, VIPRE, SaferVPN.
Has the owner of IPVanish been fined?
1 record on file. The latest: court, 2016.
Sources
- https://www.ipvanish.com/terms-of-service/
- https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ZIFF-DAVIS-INC-9623089/news/J2-Global-Inc-acquired-IPVanish-StrongVPN-Encrypt-me-from-StackPath-LLC-34322612/
- https://www.sugarsync.com
Last checked 14 Oct 2026. How we check facts.