Register No. 038
Is GMX and WEB.DE European?
Yes. GMX and WEB.DE is under verified European control.
1&1 Mail & Media belongs fully to United Internet AG, a German company listed in Frankfurt. Its founder Ralph Dommermuth controls a majority of United Internet's votes, so control sits in Germany.
Latest
Nothing new on file since the check on 30 October 2026. Seen news about GMX and WEB.DE? Send it with a source.
- Controlled by
- Ralph Dommermuth, founder of United Internet AG, who holds 54.37 percent of its voting rights through his holding companies
- Control sits in
- Germany
- Legal entity
- 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH
- Company register
- Handelsregister, Amtsgericht Montabaur · HRB 7666
- Seat
Montabaur, Germany- Last checked
About GMX and WEB.DE
GMX and WEB.DE are email services with cloud storage, widely used in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Both are run by 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH, based in Montabaur, Germany. Free accounts are paid for by advertising, and paid plans remove most ads.
Ownership
GMX and WEB.DE are run by 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH (Montabaur, HRB 7666). United Internet AG owns 100 percent of its Mail & Media segment and is listed as the shareholder. Ralph Dommermuth holds 54.37 percent of United Internet's voting shares (48.94 percent of all shares including non-voting treasury shares), as of 5 August 2026.
Evidence 5
- GMX legal notice (1&1 Mail & Media GmbH, HRB 7666, Montabaur)gmx.net ↗
- WEB.DE legal notice (1&1 Mail & Media GmbH, HRB 7666, Montabaur)web.de ↗
- United Internet shareholder structure, as of 5 August 2026united-internet.de ↗
- United Internet company presentation H1 2026 (Mail & Media held 100 percent)united-internet.de ↗
- North Data register summary for 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH (shareholder United Internet AG)northdata.com ↗
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.
Products 2
GMX Email
gmx.at ↗Email provider from Germany
GMX is an email provider from Germany with a focus on the German speaking market. It offers webmail together with a calendar including CalDAV and contacts including CardDAV, so mail, appointments and addresses sync to standard clients.
- Instead of
- Gmail
- Pricing
- There is one free plan and two paid plans, at 2.99 EUR and 4.99 EUR per month.
- Suits
- Private users in German speaking countries
WEB.DE E-Mail
web.de ↗Email provider from Germany
WEB.DE is an email provider from Germany aimed mainly at the German speaking market. Accounts come with webmail, a calendar including CalDAV and contacts including CardDAV, so mail, appointments and address books can be synchronised to standard desktop and mobile clients.
- Instead of
- Gmail
- Pricing
- There is one free plan and two paid plans, at 5 euros and 6.99 euros per month.
- Suits
- German speaking users who want mail hosted in Germany
Operations
Who runs the parts of the service we could observe from outside, checked 4 September 2026. A provider's control can differ from where its servers stand.
Badge
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