Myspace is owned by Viant Technology Inc., an advertising software company listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker DSP and based in Irvine, California. Brothers Tim and Chris Vanderhook control Viant through Class B shares. Viant’s market value was about $826 million on August 20, 2026. Myspace has no separate valuation.
Myspace ownership at a glance
Myspace LLC is a Delaware entity that files no accounts of its own.
| Ownership type | Wholly owned subsidiary of a public company |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Viant Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: DSP) |
| Largest shareholders | Tim Vanderhook, Chris Vanderhook and Capital V LLC |
| Latest market cap (parent) | About $826 million on August 20, 2026 |
| Last acquisition | Sold to Specific Media for about $35 million, June 29, 2011 |
| Founded | August 2003 |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California |
| CEO | Tim Vanderhook (Viant); Myspace has no separate CEO |
Who owns Myspace today?
Viant owns all of it. Myspace LLC appears alongside Viant US LLC and Adelphic LLC as a co-borrower on Viant’s credit agreement with PNC Bank, which is how the entity surfaces in public filings.
There is no Myspace stock, no outside investor and no separate board. Viant’s 2025 annual report, filed in March 2026, states that it owns the intellectual property behind Myspace.com and that 15 of its 65 issued patents relate to the site.
None of the founders hold anything. Tom Anderson, Chris DeWolfe and Josh Berman started the site in 2003, and Anderson sold out in 2005. Justin Timberlake took a stake when Specific Media bought the site in 2011; no current holding has been disclosed. News Corporation kept under 5% after that sale, and its position has not been reported since.
Who controls Myspace and its parent company?
Control sits with two people. Viant runs a dual-class structure in which each Class A and Class B share carries one vote, and the Vanderhook parties hold every Class B share.
Viant’s 2026 proxy statement put Class B at 45,559,716 shares and 71.38% of combined voting power as of April 9, 2026. Schedule 13G filings from March 2026 show Tim Vanderhook, Chris Vanderhook and Capital V LLC acting as a group over 44,848,614 shares.
Viant qualifies as a controlled company under Nasdaq rules and uses the governance exemptions that come with it. Tim Vanderhook is chief executive, Chris Vanderhook is chief operating officer, and both sit on the board. A relaunch decision rests with them, not with public shareholders, unlike social platforms with dispersed voting power.
Myspace ownership history from eUniverse to Viant
The site launched in August 2003 inside eUniverse, later renamed Intermix Media. News Corporation bought Intermix Media in July 2005 for $580 million.
On June 29, 2011, News Corporation sold Myspace to Specific Media for about $35 million, paid mostly in stock. Specific Media later renamed itself Viant. A 2013 rebuild failed, and Chris Vanderhook said in the 2026 documentary that the effort cost a little over $150 million.
Time Inc. completed its purchase of a 60% interest in Viant on March 2, 2016. Meredith Corporation inherited that stake when it bought Time Inc. in 2018. The Vanderhook parties bought the 60% back in 2019, and Viant listed its Class A stock on the Nasdaq on February 12, 2021.
A faulty server migration in 2019 wiped content posted before 2016. The site went read-only in 2024.
Who are the biggest investors in Myspace’s parent company?
Insiders hold most of the equity, so the public float is small. Institutional filings for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 counted about 120 holders of Class A stock. The names that appear most often across those 13F filings are:
- Punch & Associates Investment Management
- BlackRock
- Royce & Associates
- Vanguard
- Renaissance Technologies
None affect control: Class B voting power stays with the founders whatever Class A does. Viant reported revenue of $344.2 million and net income of $24.1 million for 2025, and breaks out no figure for Myspace.
Viant Technology revenue, the company that owns Myspace
Is Myspace publicly traded?
No. Myspace has never raised venture funding and has never had its own listing. The only way to hold an interest in it is through Viant Class A stock, which has traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under DSP since February 2021.
Viant also owns Adelphic, bought in 2017, and agreed in April 2026 to buy TVision Insights for $39.3 million. Other listings appear in our rundown of the IPO pipeline.
What Myspace is now, and will it relaunch?
The site survives as a music and entertainment page in read-only form. In a documentary by Tommy Avallone that premiered in April 2026, Tim Vanderhook said the brothers still own Myspace and intend to relaunch it when the timing is right.
No date, product or budget has been announced, and Anderson is not involved. Founder-controlled structures, including the governance setup behind OpenAI, let owners fund long shots without shareholder approval.
FAQ
Who owns Myspace in 2026?
Viant Technology Inc., a Nasdaq-listed ad software company, owns Myspace outright through its subsidiary Myspace LLC. Brothers Tim and Chris Vanderhook control Viant with 71.38% of the voting power as of April 2026.
Who founded Myspace?
Tom Anderson, Chris DeWolfe and Josh Berman founded Myspace in 2003 inside eUniverse, later Intermix Media. Anderson sold his stake in 2005. None of the three hold ownership or a role today.
Does Facebook or Meta own Myspace?
No. Meta has never owned Myspace. Facebook overtook Myspace in United States traffic in 2009 but never bought it. Ownership went from News Corporation to Specific Media, now Viant Technology.
How much did News Corp pay for Myspace?
News Corporation paid $580 million for Intermix Media, the Myspace parent, in July 2005. It sold the site to Specific Media for roughly $35 million in June 2011, keeping a stake under 5%.
Can you buy Myspace stock?
No. Myspace has no shares of its own. Investors can only gain exposure by buying Viant Technology Class A stock, which trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker DSP.
