Mark Mateschitz

After his father's death, Mark Mateschitz inherited the Austrian 49% stake in Red Bull. He received a dividend of €582 million in 2023, followed by €648 million in respect of 2024, paid in 2025, fuelling public debate about wealth concentration and the scale of distributions to owners.

State of the evidence

Inheritance and distributions documented through registers and the financial press

Legal status — source text

No illegality established

Attribution

Personal financial benefit documented; no wrongdoing attributed

Following allegations of inappropriate behaviour against Christian Horner, Red Bull experienced a power struggle between its Austrian side and the Thai shareholder. Mark Mateschitz, the 49% shareholder, was part of the Austrian camp critical of Horner and had a say in his departure in 2025.

State of the evidence

Internal investigations, governance tensions and Horner's departure documented

Legal status — source text

Red Bull's internal investigations dismissed the allegations against Horner; no personal liability of Mateschitz established

Attribution

Governance responsibility as Red Bull co-owner and participant in its Austrian shareholder group, without attributing the behaviour alleged against Horner to him

In October 2025, Red Bull consolidated its media activities under the Servus Media brand and announced a workforce reduction estimated at 40–60 positions out of approximately 600. The decision marked a departure from the period when Dietrich Mateschitz had strongly supported the media division.

State of the evidence

Restructuring, notification to the AMS and approximate number of job cuts documented

Legal status — source text

No personal judicial proceedings

Attribution

Indirect governance responsibility as a 49% shareholder of the parent group

McLaren and its chief executive Zak Brown called on the FIA to review the situation arising from the simultaneous ownership of Red Bull Racing and Visa Cash App RB, arguing that it could create a competitive advantage and an A-team/B-team relationship. The controversy concerns the group structure in which Mateschitz is a co-owner.

State of the evidence

Ownership structure and criticism from competitors documented

Legal status — source text

No breach of F1 rules established; Red Bull defended the teams' independence

Attribution

Indirect governance responsibility as a major shareholder of Red Bull

Red Bull acquired a minority stake in Leeds United and became its main shirt sponsor. Given how the brand had transformed the identities of other clubs, the announcement immediately prompted fears of possible rebranding, although Leeds assured supporters that its name and logo would not change.

State of the evidence

Acquisition of the stake and supporters' debate documented

Legal status — source text

No judicial proceedings

Attribution

Indirect governance responsibility as Red Bull co-owner