Point Wild: who it is and what it owns

Consumer security holding company created when Pango Group (Hotspot Shield, Betternet, Touch VPN, UltraVPN, VPN 360; spun out of Aura in Sept 2024) merged with Total Security (TotalAV) in December 2024. It reported about USD 600m revenue and a USD 1.7bn enterprise value at formation. It also owns the VPN review publishers Comparitech and ProPrivacy.

Point Wild owns VPNs and also 2 review sites that rate VPNs. Those sites may favour its own brands.
Ownershipprivate (formed Dec 2024 by merger of Pango Group and Total Security; ProPrivacy names WC SACD Holdings Inc. as ultimate parent of Pango)
HeadquartersUnited States
VPNs6 VPNs · 6 websites in total
Review sitesComparitech, ProPrivacy
Operating companies6
Fines and legal actions1
Last checked14 Oct 2026

VPNs of Point Wild

NameWebsiteLicensesOwner proof
Hotspot Shieldhotspotshield.comverified
Betternetbetternet.coverified
Touch VPNtouchvpn.netverified
UltraVPNultravpn.comunclear
VPN 360vpn360.comverified
TotalAVtotalav.comverified

Review sites of Point Wild

Websites that review and rank VPNs. They usually earn a commission when a reader signs up.

NameWebsiteOwner proof
Comparitechcomparitech.comverified
ProPrivacyproprivacy.comverified

Operating companies and licenses

CompanyWhereLicenses
Anchorfree, LLCUnited States
Betternet LLCUnited States
TouchVPN Inc.unclear
Fast VPN Pro, S. de R.L.unclear (S. de R.L. form used in Panama/Latin America)
WC SACD Holdings Inc.unclear
Comparitech LimitedUnited Kingdom (England & Wales)

Fines and legal actions

DateRegulator / courtAmountReason
2017-08FTC (complaint by CDT; no FTC action found)—Center for Democracy & Technology asked the FTC to investigate alleged traffic redirection, ad/JavaScript injection and logging by the free Hotspot Shield app. AnchorFree denied the claims. These are allegations, not findings. source

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