If you have a video doorbell on your porch, there is a good chance it says Ring. The name is so common that many people use it like a generic word, yet few owners know who sits behind it. The short answer is Amazon, but the road from a garage invention to one of the world’s biggest companies is worth a closer look.
Who Owns Ring Cameras in 2026?
Ring is 100% owned by Amazon, the Seattle-based giant listed on Nasdaq as AMZN. Amazon bought Ring in April 2018, and the company now runs as a wholly owned subsidiary, usually listed as Ring LLC.
Ring is not a separate stock you can buy, and its numbers are not reported on their own. According to Revenue Memo, the venture investors who backed Ring before the sale no longer hold any stake.
Ownership and Key Stakeholders Table
| Owner / Party | Role | Approx. Stake | Key Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) | Parent company | 100% of Ring | Closed the purchase on April 12, 2018 |
| Ring LLC | Operating subsidiary | Wholly owned | Sits inside Amazon’s devices business |
| Jamie Siminoff | Founder and chief inventor | Executive, not an owner | Returned to lead Ring in April 2025 |
| Jeff Bezos | Amazon’s largest individual shareholder | ~8–9% of Amazon | Indirect owner of Ring through Amazon |
| BlackRock | Top institutional shareholder of Amazon | ~7% of Amazon | Index-fund manager |
| Vanguard | Institutional shareholder of Amazon | ~6.8% of Amazon | Index-fund manager |
| State Street | Institutional shareholder of Amazon | ~3.6% of Amazon | Index-fund manager |
| Andy Jassy | Amazon CEO since 2021 | ~0.02% of Amazon | Oversees Amazon, including Ring |
| Early investors | Kleiner Perkins, Qualcomm Ventures, Goldman Sachs, DFJ Growth, Richard Branson | None today | Cashed out in the 2018 sale |
The Origin Story: A Garage, a Doorbell and a “No” on Shark Tank
In November 2013, inventor Jamie Siminoff launched a smart doorbell called Doorbot. He reportedly got the idea because he could not hear his doorbell from his garage workshop. The product was crowdfunded through Christie Street and raised $364,000, more than the $250,000 target, according to Wikipedia.
Siminoff then went on Shark Tank in 2013 and asked for $700,000 at a $7 million valuation. He left without a deal, but the TV exposure boosted sales and caught the eye of investors.
The company was renamed Ring in September 2014. Over the next few years it raised more than $200 million from Kleiner Perkins, Qualcomm Ventures, Goldman Sachs, DFJ Growth, and Sir Richard Branson. Fortune adds that basketball star Shaquille O’Neal also became an investor.
How Amazon Bought Ring
Amazon announced the deal on February 27, 2018, as YourStory reported at the time. Echo Spot already supported Ring camera feeds, so the two products fit together well.
The price was widely reported as about $1 billion. Amazon’s own figures, cited by CNBC, put it closer to $839 million. Both numbers show up in coverage, so treat “around $1 billion” as the headline and $839 million as the filed figure.
Who Owns Amazon? The Shareholders Behind Ring
Because Amazon owns Ring, Amazon’s shareholders are Ring’s real owners. Jeff Bezos is the largest individual holder with about 8.8% per the 2026 proxy statement, roughly 950 million shares. TheStreet notes he had sold down to about 879 million shares by late August 2026.
Among institutions, BlackRock and Vanguard each hold about 6.8%, with State Street near 3.6%, based on Yahoo Finance data. These asset managers mostly hold shares for index-fund customers, so millions of everyday savers indirectly own a slice of your doorbell.
Jamie Siminoff: Founder, Exit and Return
Siminoff led Ring through the sale and stayed on after the deal. In March 2023 he stepped down as CEO, and Liz Hamren took over, as Fortune reported. He then left Amazon in May 2023.
He came back in April 2025 as a vice president overseeing Ring, Blink, Amazon Key, and Amazon Sidewalk, according to Who Make This. By November 2026, Amazon was describing him as the founder and chief inventor of Ring.
Ring’s Siblings and Rivals
Ring is only one piece of Amazon’s tech company empire. Amazon also owns Blink security cameras, added in 2017 according to its list of acquisitions.
Its portfolio also includes Whole Foods, Twitch, and the robotaxi maker Zoox. Ring’s main rivals belong to other owners: Nest sits inside Google‘s parent Alphabet, and Eufy is a smart-home brand of Anker.
Privacy Headlines That Shaped 2026
During Super Bowl LX in February 2026, Ring ran an ad for Search Party, an AI feature that helps find lost dogs using opt-in camera footage. Many viewers loved it, but critics worried about neighborhood surveillance.
On February 12, 2026, Ring ended a planned tie-up with police-tech firm Flock Safety, as Variety reported. Ring said the integration never launched, so no customer videos were ever sent to Flock.
Senator Edward Markey also urged Amazon to drop its “Familiar Faces” facial-recognition feature, according to an Associated Press report. A Virginia resident has sued over that feature too, and the same NewsNation story recalls the $5.8 million FTC settlement from 2023.
Newest Ring Products: Drone Cam and Rover Cam
On November 10, 2026, Ring unveiled the $250 Ring Drone Cam, a flying indoor camera, and the $1,000 Ring Rover Cam, a patrol robot for businesses built on Amazon’s Astro, per CNBC. Ring says privacy is the default mode and an LED lights up while they record.
TechTimes quotes Siminoff saying customers wanted eyes in places fixed cameras cannot reach. The launch shows how far Amazon is pushing AI, which also makes it a major backer of today’s top AI companies.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. Who owns Ring cameras in 2026?
Amazon owns 100% of Ring, which operates as a subsidiary.
Q2. When did Amazon buy Ring?
Amazon announced the deal on February 27, 2018 and closed it on April 12, 2018.
Q3. How much did Amazon pay for Ring?
It was widely reported at about $1 billion, while Amazon’s figure is about $839 million.
Q4. Who founded Ring?
Jamie Siminoff founded it in 2013 as Doorbot and renamed it Ring in 2014.
Q5. Is Jamie Siminoff still at Ring?
Yes, he returned in April 2025 and is now Ring’s founder and chief inventor.
Q6. Does Amazon also own Blink?
Yes, Blink has been an Amazon-owned brand since 2017.
Q7. Who owns Amazon?
It is publicly traded, with Jeff Bezos at about 8–9% and BlackRock and Vanguard near 6.8% each.
Q8. Did Ring partner with Flock Safety?
Ring planned a Flock integration but canceled it in February 2026 before it ever launched.
Ring is 100% owned by Amazon, which bought it in April 2018 for a reported $1 billion (about $839 million by Amazon’s filed figure). Behind Amazon stand Jeff Bezos and giant index-fund managers like BlackRock and Vanguard.
Founder Jamie Siminoff is back leading Ring, and the brand keeps expanding into AI, drones, and robots. The ownership is simple, but the privacy debate around Ring is far from settled.
Official website: ring.com