Register No. 111
Is Booking.com European?
Not by control. Booking.com is widely held, with no shareholder in control.
Booking.com is a Dutch company, but it is wholly owned by Booking Holdings Inc., an American company listed on Nasdaq. No shareholder controls Booking Holdings: its two largest holders, the US asset managers Vanguard and BlackRock, held 9.4% and 8.2% in its 2026 proxy statement. As with other subsidiaries of widely held listed groups, the verdict is global, so Booking.com is not counted as European.
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- Controlled by
- Booking Holdings Inc. public shareholders; no disclosed controlling shareholder
- Legal entity
- Booking.com B.V.
- Company register
- KvK (Dutch Chamber of Commerce) · 31047344
- Seat
Amsterdam, Netherlands- Founded
- 1996
- Last checked
About Booking.com
Booking.com is a website and app for booking hotels, holiday homes and other places to stay, as well as flights, rental cars, tours and activities, and ground transport. The company is based in Amsterdam and belongs to Booking Holdings, an American group listed on Nasdaq. At the end of 2025 it offered stays at about 4.4 million properties in more than 220 countries and territories.
Ownership
Booking.com B.V. in Amsterdam is a wholly owned subsidiary of Booking Holdings Inc., a Delaware company headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, whose shares trade on Nasdaq as BKNG. Each share carries one vote, and the only holders above 5% named in Booking Holdings' 2026 proxy statement are the US asset managers The Vanguard Group, with 9.4%, and BlackRock, with 8.2%. Its directors and executive officers together hold less than 1%.
Evidence 7
- Booking.com: About, Booking.com B.V., Oosterdokskade 163, Amsterdam, KvK file number 31047344, founded in 1996, part of Booking Holdings Inc.booking.com ↗
- Booking.com: How we work, Booking.com B.V. provides the platform for stays, attractions and flights, Chamber of Commerce number 31047344, how it earns commissionbooking.com ↗
- GLEIF: Booking.com B.V., KvK 31047344, ultimately consolidated by Booking Holdings Inc.api.gleif.org ↗
- Booking Holdings 2025 annual report (Form 10-K), Exhibit 21: Booking.com B.V., the Netherlands, 100% ownedsec.gov ↗
- Booking Holdings 2025 annual report (Form 10-K): Delaware company, Norwalk headquarters, Nasdaq listing, Booking.com headquarters in Amsterdamsec.gov ↗
- Booking Holdings 2026 proxy statement: security ownership table (Vanguard 9.4%, BlackRock 8.2%) and one vote per sharesec.gov ↗
- Schedule 13G, Vanguard Capital Management: 7.56% of Booking Holdings at 31 March 2026, held in the ordinary course of businesssec.gov ↗
Sources were opened and read on the date of the check. Registers and websites change; if one of these no longer says what we cite it for, tell us.
Product
Booking.com
booking.com ↗Hotel and holiday home booking from Amsterdam
Booking.com was founded in Amsterdam in 1996 and is still based there, but it belongs to Booking Holdings, an American group listed on Nasdaq that no single shareholder controls, so it is not counted as European here. It suits travellers who want one place to compare and book stays almost anywhere.
- Instead of
- Expedia, Hotels.com, Airbnb and Trip.com
- Pricing
- Free to use. Booking.com earns a commission from the property or other provider; for rental cars it may instead add its own markup to the rental company's rate.
- Suits
- Travellers comparing and booking stays worldwide
Free plan