Anheuser-Busch is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev), a multinational brewing company based in Leuven, Belgium. AB InBev was formed when the Belgian company InBev acquired the American company Anheuser-Busch in 2008, creating the world's largest brewer
. Ownership of AB InBev is shared among several major shareholders, including Belgian families Vandamme, de Mévius, and de Spoelberch, who collectively owned about 28.6% as of 2015, and Brazilian investors Jorge Paulo Lemann, Carlos Alberto Sicupira, and Marcel Telles through their private investment firm 3G Capital, owning about 22.7%
. Additionally, institutional investors such as BlackRock, The Vanguard Group, and Fidelity Investments hold significant shares
. AB InBev is publicly traded primarily on the Euronext Brussels stock exchange under the ticker ABI, with secondary listings on stock exchanges in Mexico, South Africa, and the United States
. In summary, Anheuser-Busch is owned by the publicly traded multinational conglomerate Anheuser-Busch InBev, controlled by a combination of founding families, Brazilian investors via 3G Capital, and institutional shareholders
