Register No. 073
Is Posteo European?
Yes. Posteo is under verified European control.
Posteo is a sole proprietorship (e.K.), so by law it belongs to one person. Posteo names its founder Patrik Löhr as the person who runs it and says it has no outside money.
Latest
Nothing new on file since the check on 30 October 2026. Seen news about Posteo? Send it with a source.
- Controlled by
- Founder and managing director Patrik Löhr; Posteo e.K. is a sole proprietorship owned by one person
- Control sits in
- Germany
- Legal entity
- Posteo e.K.
- Seat
Berlin, Germany- Founded
- 2009
- Last checked
About Posteo
Posteo is a paid email service with calendar, address book and notes. It is run by Posteo e.K. in Berlin, Germany, and has existed since 2009. It shows no ads and is paid for by its users.
Ownership
Posteo e.K. is a registered sole trader (eingetragener Kaufmann) in Berlin, so it has a single owner and no shareholders or parent company. Posteo names Patrik Löhr as founder and managing director and says it is financed only by customer fees.
Evidence 4
- Posteo legal notice (Posteo e.K., HRA 47592 B, Berlin)posteo.de ↗
- About Posteo: self-financed, founded 2009, Patrik Löhr director and founderposteo.de ↗
- Posteo transparency report naming Patrik Löhr as managing directorposteo.de ↗
- North Data register summary for Posteo e.K. (one proprietor)northdata.de ↗
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
Posteo
posteo.de ↗Sustainable, ad free email provider from Germany
Posteo is hosted in several locations around Germany and runs its servers and offices on renewable energy, with detailed public information about it. That makes it a European alternative to advertising-funded mailboxes for people who want a private account at a low price.
- Instead of
- Gmail
- Pricing
- The plan costs 1 euro per month. Extra storage, aliases and additional calendars can be added for a surcharge.
- Suits
- Private users who want a low cost, ad free mailbox
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.
| Part | Provider | Provider control | What we saw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public website | INTERNET_AG INTERNET AG Global Network | Unknown | A 185.67.36.169, 185.67.36.168 · AS8495 [1] [2] |
| Incoming email | Posteo | European | MX 10 mx01.posteo.de · 10 mx02.posteo.de · 10 mx03.posteo.de · 10 mx04.posteo.de [1] |
| Outgoing email | Direct or undisclosed mail senders | Unknown | SPF v=spf1 ip4:185.67.36.0/23 ip6:2a05:bc0:1000::/47 ~all [1] |
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