Man United is owned by the Glazer family, who are the majority owners, with the remaining shares held by Trawlers, Ltd, owned by Jim Ratcliffe.
List of Manchester United owners in a nutshell
Glazer family (72.3%, Manchester United FC plc.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe (27.7% Trawlers, Ltd).
The Glazer family
The Glazer family is one of the wealthiest families in America. Figures from Forbes show that they are worth $10 billion. They own some of the biggest companies across major industries, including real estate, shopping malls and sports franchises.
First Allied Corporation
First Allied Corporation is a real estate company with operations, ownership and renting of shopping malls across the United States. It was founded in 1984 by Malcolm Glazer.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Glazer family are the majority shareholders of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Malcolm Glazer purchased the NFL franchise for $192 million and served as president while his sons (Bryan, Joel and Edward) were co-chairmen.
Under the ownership of the Glazers, the Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII and Super Bowl LV.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Sir James Ratcliffe is a British businessman, a chemical engineer, and the founder of INEOS Group. He owns minority shares of Manchester United with 27.7% of the club through his company Trawlers Ltd. His net worth is estimated to be $16.9 billion.
Sir James Ratcliffe owns businesses across the world in fields such as oil exploration and natural gas. He also owns OGC Nice in the French league.
INEOS Group
Ineos Group was founded in 1998. It produces synthetic oils and plastics for solvents. It has acquired other oil and gas companies globally, as well as onshore oil and gas assets from Chesapeake Energy.
Lausanne-Sport Sir James Ratcliffe is the majority owner of Swiss club Lausanne-Sport, which he acquired in 2017 through INEOS Group.
OGC Nice
He acquired OGC Nice in France through INEOS in 2019.
Team INEOS (formerly Team Sky)
He owns the Team Sky cycling team and rebranded it as Team INEOS. The company sponsors other sporting events, including Mercedes AMG F1 and New Zealand Rugby.