VPNInfobaseVPN ownership and audit statistics 2026
Of 22 VPN providers in our register, 15 (68%) have at least one independent audit recorded, 7 have none, and 9 have an audit dated 2025 or 2026. 6 claim all-RAM servers. Renewal prices reach 3.5 times the advertised first-term price (IPVanish, 24-month). Computed from the register as checked 29 Sept 2026.
- 15 of 22providers with at least one audit68% of the register
- 95audits recorded in totalmedian 4 per audited provider
- 6 of 9claim all-RAM serversof providers with a RAM-only entry
- 4 of 6publish open-source clientswhere the register has an answer
- 10 of 11publish a transparency reportwhere the register has an answer
- 3.5xlargest renewal jumpIPVanish, 24-month
Audits
The register records 95 independent audits across 15 providers. 7 providers have none recorded: AirVPN, Astrill VPN, Atlas VPN, PrivateVPN, StrongVPN, Trust.Zone, ZenMate. An empty entry means none was found in vendor or auditor publications we could read, not proof that none exists. Audits are counted as the vendor lists them, so a provider that publishes one report per product or per year scores higher than one that publishes a single combined report. Read the count as publication volume, not as a quality rank.
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Renewal prices
Where a vendor's pricing page publishes an annual renewal price, the register keeps it in the plan note. For the 6 USD plans with a stated renewal, we divide the annual renewal by 12 and compare it with the advertised first-term monthly price. 4 further plan records state that the renewal is the same as the first term or that no promotional gap exists. Other vendors publish no renewal price at all, and those plans are left out rather than guessed. Currencies are never converted.
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| Plan | First term | Renewal | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPVanish, 24-month | $2.39 | $8.33 | 3.5x |
| NordVPN, 2-year | $3.49 | $11.59 | 3.3x |
| ExpressVPN, 28-month | $2.99 | $8.33 | 2.8x |
| CyberGhost, 26-month | $2.19 | $4.75 | 2.2x |
| IPVanish, 12-month | $3.89 | $8.33 | 2.1x |
| NordVPN, 1-year | $5.49 | $11.59 | 2.1x |
Where providers are based
19 of 22 providers have a verified headquarters jurisdiction in the register; the rest are marked not verified. The register records the jurisdiction the provider states or files under, which can differ from where its parent group sits.
| Jurisdiction | Providers |
|---|---|
| Not verified | 3 |
| United States | 3 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Gibraltar | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Panama | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
| Seychelles | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
Method
Source: the VPN Ownership and Audit Register, 22 providers, every field linked to its primary source, last checked 29 Sept 2026. All figures on this page are computed from that file when the site is built, so they change when the register changes. "All-RAM" counts entries that begin with "all" in the RAM-only field, which are vendor claims. Open-source and transparency-report counts use only providers where the register has a yes or no. Audit counts include audits of products other than the VPN client where the vendor lists them. The raw file is vpn-audit-register.json (CC BY 4.0, link back). Related reading: who owns your VPN, the audit tracker and renewal prices in full.
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