Parent company
Ecosia Foundation
Non-profit · headquartered in Germany · owns 1 VPN brand
Since 2018 Ecosia has been held under a steward-ownership structure that legally prevents the company being sold or its profits extracted. Results come mainly from Bing, so the independence is in the ownership rather than the index.
Brands it controls
Ecosia
Not tracked on this site.
Sources
- https://info.ecosia.org/about — ownership
Verification: needs primary source check, checked 2026-09-06.
Frequently asked
Which VPNs does Ecosia Foundation own?
Ecosia.
Is a VPN owned by Ecosia Foundation safe?
Ownership does not make a VPN unsafe, but it tells you whose incentives you are trusting. Ecosia Foundation is non-profit and headquartered in Germany. Since 2018 Ecosia has been held under a steward-ownership structure that legally prevents the company being sold or its profits extracted. Results come mainly from Bing, so the independence is in the ownership rather than the index. Each brand's review on this site scores the audit history and jurisdiction separately.
Does Ecosia Foundation own any VPN review sites?
Not that we have found. That is worth something: two of the largest VPN owners do.
How do you know this?
From the sources listed on this page — company filings, official brand pages and press releases. Verification status is needs primary source check, last checked 2026-09-06. If you know of a change, contact us.