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'''Mullvad VPN AB''', or '''Mullvad''', is a Swedish based company created in 2009 by Fredrik Strömberg and Daniel Berntsson. The company is a subsidiary of Amagicom AB, 100% owned by Strömberg and Berntsson. Mullvad initially launched their VPN service in 2009, but since 2021, expanded into developing their own encrypted Domain Name System (DNS) service, browser, and search engine. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-15 |title=About |url=https://mullvad.net/en/about |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mullvad.net}}</ref>
 
{{CompanyCargo
{{CompanyCargo
|Industry=Virtual Private Networks
|Industry=Virtual Private Networks
|Website=https://mullvad.net/
|Website=https://mullvad.net/
|Logo=Mullvad vpn.png|Founded=2009-03|ParentCompany=Amagicom AB|Type=Private}}
|Logo=Mullvad vpn.png|Founded=2009|ParentCompany=Amagicom AB|Type=Private}}
 
==Consumer-impact summary==


Mullvad is a virtual private network service that does not require their users to submit any personal information.
===Freedom===
Mullvad states: "We value open source" and develops various open-source projects. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-15 |title=We Value Open Source |url=https://mullvad.net/en/open-source |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mullvad.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-15 |title=GitHub - Mullvad VPN |url=https://github.com/mullvad/ |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=Github.com}}</ref> The Mullvad VPN App for mobile and desktop is released under a GNU General Public License (GPL) 3.0 which grants irrevocable permission to use, modify, and redistribute under the same license.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-16 |title=GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE |url=https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app?tab=GPL-3.0-1-ov-file |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=Github.com}}</ref>


==Consumer-impact summary==
Mullvad requires you to sign up to the service to use, however does not require a name, E-Mail address, or other identifiable information. As of 2025, it costs €5 per month.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-19 |title=Terms of Service |url=https://mullvad.net/en/help/terms-service |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mullvad.net}}</ref>
{{Ph-C-CIS}}
 
Mullvad states it will never log, modify, redirect, or inject data into a user's traffic. They also state they will never filter or block domains unless specifically  requested by the owner of an Internet Protocol (IP) address, or if botnet addresses cause servers to be null-routed by hosting providers.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-08-15 |title=Why Mullvad VPN? |url=https://mullvad.net/en/why-mullvad-vpn |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mullvad.net}}</ref>
 
===Privacy===
Mullvad has a strict no-log policy on their services and undergo independent audits regularly to solidify these claims.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-15 |title=The Mullvad Blog: Audits |url=https://mullvad.net/en/blog/tag/audits |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mullvad.net}}</ref>
 
Mullvad does not ask for personal information when signing up for their services, instead they provide the user an account number as an alternative for usernames and passwords. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-23 |title=No-logging of user activity policy |url=https://mullvad.net/en/help/no-logging-data-policy |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mullvad.net}}</ref>
 
Mullvad provides various methods of payment depending on the level of anonymity desired from the user, including: cash, bank wire, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Monero,  [[PayPal]], credit cards through [[Stripe]], Swish, Eps transfer, Bancontact, iDEAL, and Przelewy24.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-15 |title=A fair pricing model |url=https://mullvad.net/en/pricing |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mullvad.net}}</ref>
 
===Business Model===
Since its inception in 2009, Mullvad has had a fixed price of €5 per month. As of June of 2022, Mullvad removed subscriptions, defined as automatic recurring payments, as a way to increase user privacy by storing less data. As a result of their decision to remove subscriptions: only one-time payments are allowed. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-20 |title=We are removing the option to create new subscriptions |url=https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/6/20/were-removing-the-option-to-create-new-subscriptions |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mullvad.net}}</ref>
 
Mullvad has a very serious policy rejecting paid reviews, influencer sponsorships, and shout-outs as a testament to their integrity. Alternatively, they resort to purchasing ads outdoors, on [[Google]], [[DuckDuckGo Browser|DuckDuckGo]], and the [[Apple App Store]]. Similarly, they reject exchanging money for advertisements and shout-outs on their service applications,  website, and blog, and state that any reviews they post are solely of their opinion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-15 |title=Policy on reviews, advertising, influencers, and affiliates |url=https://mullvad.net/en/help/policy-reviews-advertising-and-affiliates |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mullvad.net}}</ref>


==Incidents==
===Market Control===
{{Ph-C-Inc}}
According to a survey conducted by [https://www.security.org/ security.org], only 2% of the 323 VPN users questioned chose Mullvad VPN. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=Brett |date=2025-07-31 |title=VPN Use in 2025: Trends, Statistics, and Consumer Sentiment |url=https://www.security.org/resources/vpn-consumer-report-annual/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=security.org}}</ref> The company 6sense sates that Mullvad VPN retains an estimated 0.03% market share in the industry,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-15 |title=Mullvad VPN Market Share |url=https://6sense.com/tech/virtual-private-network-vpn/mullvad-vpn-market-share |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=6sense.com}}</ref> however their methodology for that conclusion is not clearly listed.


This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
Mullvad also provides the service backend for [[Mozilla]] FireFox's VPN.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-04 |title=Mozilla Subscription Services {{!}} Terms of Service |url=https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/legal/terms/subscription-services/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mozilla.org}}</ref>
===Example incident one (''date'')===
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==Products==
==Products==
{{Ph-C-P}}
Mullvad currently has five products packaged for readily available consumer use, including:
 
*Mullvad VPN - A no-log VPN service used to obfuscate your IP address and increase privacy.
*Mullvad Browser - A browser created in association with the [[Tor]] organization. Out-of-the-box, it includes technology to block third-party cookies, tracking scripts, and browser fingerprints.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-15 |title=Free the internet. With the Mullvad Browser. |url=https://mullvad.net/en/browser |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mullvad.net}}</ref>
*Mullvad Leta - A proxy for the Google Search API which are cached and shared amongst users to obfuscate users' identity, cleared of third-party tracking links.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=Introducing Mullvad Leta: a search engine used in the Mullvad Browser |url=https://mullvad.net/en/blog/introducing-mullvad-leta-a-search-engine-used-in-the-mullvad-browser |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mullvad.net}}</ref>
*Mullvad Browser Extension - A more integrated way to use Mullvad VPN inside of your preferred browser. Automatically included in the Mullvad Browser.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-13 |title=Mullvad Browser Extension |url=https://mullvad.net/en/help/mullvad-browser-extension |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mullvad.net}}</ref>
*Encrypted DNS - A DNS service to be used when not connected to a VPN and encrypt your DNS queries to prevent your network or Internet Service Provider (ISP) from snooping in on your searches.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-14 |title=DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS |url=https://mullvad.net/en/help/mullvad-browser-extension |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=mullvad.net}}</ref>
 
==Reception==
[https://www.pcmag.com PCMag.com] awarded Mullvad with "Best of the Year - 2020" for "Editor's Choice for inexpensive VPNs." <ref>{{Cite web |last=Stobing |first=Chris |date=2024-09-20 |title=Mullvad VPN Review |url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/mullvad-vpn# |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=pcmag.com}}</ref>
 
A YouTuber and privacy advocate, Mental Outlaw, stated in a video "I just love Mullvad, so that is what I am going to use." <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-15 |title=How To Torrent Anonymously With Mullvad VPN |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9y29Wxo060 |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=youtube.com}}</ref>


==See also==
The Freedom of the Press Foundation recommended the use of Mullvad among a short list of other VPN services.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Huerta |first=David |date=2018-06-29 |title=An in-depth guide to choosing a VPN |url=https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/choosing-a-vpn/ |journal=Freedom of the Press Foundation}}</ref>
{{Ph-C-SA}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 01:52, 16 August 2025

Mullvad VPN AB, or Mullvad, is a Swedish based company created in 2009 by Fredrik Strömberg and Daniel Berntsson. The company is a subsidiary of Amagicom AB, 100% owned by Strömberg and Berntsson. Mullvad initially launched their VPN service in 2009, but since 2021, expanded into developing their own encrypted Domain Name System (DNS) service, browser, and search engine. [1]


Mullvad VPN
Basic information
Founded 2009
Legal Structure Private
Industry Virtual Private Networks
Official website https://mullvad.net/

Consumer-impact summary[edit | edit source]

Freedom[edit | edit source]

Mullvad states: "We value open source" and develops various open-source projects. [2][3] The Mullvad VPN App for mobile and desktop is released under a GNU General Public License (GPL) 3.0 which grants irrevocable permission to use, modify, and redistribute under the same license.[4]

Mullvad requires you to sign up to the service to use, however does not require a name, E-Mail address, or other identifiable information. As of 2025, it costs €5 per month.[5]

Mullvad states it will never log, modify, redirect, or inject data into a user's traffic. They also state they will never filter or block domains unless specifically requested by the owner of an Internet Protocol (IP) address, or if botnet addresses cause servers to be null-routed by hosting providers.[5][6]

Privacy[edit | edit source]

Mullvad has a strict no-log policy on their services and undergo independent audits regularly to solidify these claims.[6][7]

Mullvad does not ask for personal information when signing up for their services, instead they provide the user an account number as an alternative for usernames and passwords. [8]

Mullvad provides various methods of payment depending on the level of anonymity desired from the user, including: cash, bank wire, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Monero, PayPal, credit cards through Stripe, Swish, Eps transfer, Bancontact, iDEAL, and Przelewy24.[9]

Business Model[edit | edit source]

Since its inception in 2009, Mullvad has had a fixed price of €5 per month. As of June of 2022, Mullvad removed subscriptions, defined as automatic recurring payments, as a way to increase user privacy by storing less data. As a result of their decision to remove subscriptions: only one-time payments are allowed. [10]

Mullvad has a very serious policy rejecting paid reviews, influencer sponsorships, and shout-outs as a testament to their integrity. Alternatively, they resort to purchasing ads outdoors, on Google, DuckDuckGo, and the Apple App Store. Similarly, they reject exchanging money for advertisements and shout-outs on their service applications, website, and blog, and state that any reviews they post are solely of their opinion.[11]

Market Control[edit | edit source]

According to a survey conducted by security.org, only 2% of the 323 VPN users questioned chose Mullvad VPN. [12] The company 6sense sates that Mullvad VPN retains an estimated 0.03% market share in the industry,[13] however their methodology for that conclusion is not clearly listed.

Mullvad also provides the service backend for Mozilla FireFox's VPN.[14]

Products[edit | edit source]

Mullvad currently has five products packaged for readily available consumer use, including:

  • Mullvad VPN - A no-log VPN service used to obfuscate your IP address and increase privacy.
  • Mullvad Browser - A browser created in association with the Tor organization. Out-of-the-box, it includes technology to block third-party cookies, tracking scripts, and browser fingerprints.[15]
  • Mullvad Leta - A proxy for the Google Search API which are cached and shared amongst users to obfuscate users' identity, cleared of third-party tracking links.[16]
  • Mullvad Browser Extension - A more integrated way to use Mullvad VPN inside of your preferred browser. Automatically included in the Mullvad Browser.[17]
  • Encrypted DNS - A DNS service to be used when not connected to a VPN and encrypt your DNS queries to prevent your network or Internet Service Provider (ISP) from snooping in on your searches.[18]

Reception[edit | edit source]

PCMag.com awarded Mullvad with "Best of the Year - 2020" for "Editor's Choice for inexpensive VPNs." [19]

A YouTuber and privacy advocate, Mental Outlaw, stated in a video "I just love Mullvad, so that is what I am going to use." [20]

The Freedom of the Press Foundation recommended the use of Mullvad among a short list of other VPN services.[21]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "About". mullvad.net. 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2025-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "We Value Open Source". mullvad.net. 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  3. ↑ "GitHub - Mullvad VPN". Github.com. 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  4. ↑ "GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE". Github.com. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Terms of Service". mullvad.net. 2025-02-19. Retrieved 2025-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Why Mullvad VPN?". mullvad.net. 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2025-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "The Mullvad Blog: Audits". mullvad.net. 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  8. ↑ "No-logging of user activity policy". mullvad.net. 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  9. ↑ "A fair pricing model". mullvad.net. 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2025-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ "We are removing the option to create new subscriptions". mullvad.net. 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2025-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "Policy on reviews, advertising, influencers, and affiliates". mullvad.net. 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2025-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ Cruz, Brett (2025-07-31). "VPN Use in 2025: Trends, Statistics, and Consumer Sentiment". security.org. Retrieved 2025-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Mullvad VPN Market Share". 6sense.com. 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2025-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ "Mozilla Subscription Services | Terms of Service". mozilla.org. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2025-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ↑ "Free the internet. With the Mullvad Browser". mullvad.net. 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2025-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ↑ "Introducing Mullvad Leta: a search engine used in the Mullvad Browser". mullvad.net. 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2025-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ↑ "Mullvad Browser Extension". mullvad.net. 2025-06-13. Retrieved 2025-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ↑ "DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS". mullvad.net. 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ↑ Stobing, Chris (2024-09-20). "Mullvad VPN Review". pcmag.com. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  20. ↑ "How To Torrent Anonymously With Mullvad VPN". youtube.com. 2025-04-15. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  21. ↑ Huerta, David (2018-06-29). "An in-depth guide to choosing a VPN". Freedom of the Press Foundation.
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