Movistar

Movistar is owned by Telefónica, S.A., headquartered in Spain. No. The ultimate owner of Movistar, Telefónica, S.A., is headquartered in Spain, not in the United States.

Telefónica, S.A. is a major Spanish multinational telecommunications company (originally founded as Compañía Telefónica Nacional de España in 1924). It operates multiple consumer brands worldwide (including Movistar, O2 and Vivo), provides fixed and mobile telephony, broadband and TV services, and is headquartered in Spain. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telef%C3%B3nica?utm_source=openai))

Operates through local Telefónica subsidiaries (e.g., Telefónica España, Telefónica de Argentina, Telefónica Chile) and local operating units. In several markets Movistar operations have been divested or sold to other regional operators in recent years (for example Telefónica sold its Ecuador operations to Millicom in 2025). ([es.wikipedia.org](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movistar_%28Chile%29?utm_source=openai))