Who Owns ECOVACS? Public Company, Tineco and Manufacturing Explained
Who owns ECOVACS? See the Shanghai-listed company, controlling shareholder, Tineco relationship, product brands and manufacturing boundaries.
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Floorcare & Home CleaningTineco
Tineco ownership, floor-washer portfolio and Ecovacs group boundary
First published July 30, 2026 · Last verified July 30, 2026
A source-backed profile separating the Tineco consumer brand and operating company from ECOVACS Robotics, with products, manufacturing evidence and channels.
World Clean Biz is an independent industry publication and is not affiliated with Tineco or ECOVACS. Group-level disclosures and model-specific factory documents are identified separately and should not be generalized to every Tineco product.
Brand product reference
| Fact | Details |
|---|---|
| Legal entity scope | Tineco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Ownership type | Part of Ecovacs Robotics Co., Ltd. |
| Headquarters | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China |
| Founded | 1998 operating and factory heritage; TEK rebranded as Tineco in 2018 |
| Official website | https://global.tineco.com |
| Last verified | July 30, 2026 |
Company & Ownership
Tineco is a consumer brand within Shanghai-listed Ecovacs Robotics Co., Ltd. The group's 2025 annual report identifies Tineco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary and describes ECOVACS and Tineco as a dual-brand structure. ECOVACS Robotics and Tineco are distinct consumer brands with different portfolios, even though they share listed-group control.
Parent company: Ecovacs Robotics Co., Ltd.
Leadership
Founder profile
Qian Dongqi
Founder of Tineco
Tineco's official Chinese company profile identifies Qian Dongqi as founder of the Tineco brand.
Photo: Shanghai Securities News / CNStock; cropped by World Clean Biz
| Person | Role | Evidence note |
|---|---|---|
| Ling Leng | CEO of Tineco | Tineco's June 2025 release identifies Ling Leng as CEO; an Ecovacs filing says he has served as general manager of the Tineco brand since October 2020. |
Ownership & entity evidence
Product Portfolio
| Category | Positioning | Buyer relevance |
|---|---|---|
| FLOOR ONE floor washers | The flagship wet-and-dry hard-floor category, emphasizing sensors, edge cleaning, low-profile access and dock-based self-cleaning. | Forms the flagship Tineco assortment across sensor, access and self-cleaning feature tiers. |
| Cordless stick vacuums | Dry floorcare systems sold under the PURE ONE and A-series families. | Adds dry floorcare through distinct PURE ONE and A-series product families. |
| Carpet cleaners | Upright and portable deep-cleaning appliances that broaden the floorcare portfolio. | Broadens assortment planning into upright and portable deep-cleaning use cases. |
| Kitchen and beauty appliances | Cooking, hair-care and personal-care products positioned as smart lifestyle appliances rather than ECOVACS service robots. | Requires separate lifestyle-appliance assortment planning from ECOVACS-branded service robots. |
Product portfolio reference
Manufacturing & Channels
Manufacturing & Supply Chain
| Evidence | Scope | Buyer check |
|---|---|---|
| Ecovacs Robotics Co., Ltd.'s 2025 annual report treats Tineco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. as a separate wholly owned subsidiary responsible for the Tineco side of the group's dual-brand strategy. | Group legal-entity disclosure | Confirm that the contract names the Tineco entity responsible for the product. |
| The annual report says the group mainly uses self-production and describes a planned Tineco project with designed annual capacity of 12 million high-end smart lifestyle appliances. | Group disclosure and planned Tineco project | Confirm whether the contracted model is produced within the planned Tineco capacity or elsewhere. |
| A January 2025 EU declaration for the A20 and A30 cordless-vacuum series names Tineco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. in Suzhou as manufacturer and Dechang Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Dong Nai as factory. That document is model-series evidence, not a factory map for all Tineco products. | A20 and A30 model series | Match the EU declaration to the exact A20 or A30 SKU before relying on the named Vietnam factory. |
| Tineco's company history says its 1998 factory has grown beyond 80,000 square metres, but current model origin still needs product-level verification. | Company factory history | Verify current model origin on the product label and compliance documents. |
Markets & Channels
| Evidence | Scope | Buyer check |
|---|---|---|
| Tineco's company history dates a North American branch in Seattle to 2019, a Japan office to 2020 and a European branch in Düsseldorf to 2021. | Named regional branches | Confirm the regional entity responsible for sales, service and warranty. |
| Its June 2025 U.S. release names Amazon, Tineco's online store and more than 10,000 retail locations, including Target, Walmart, Best Buy, Costco, Home Depot and Canadian Tire. | Named North American channels | Confirm seller authorization and warranty coverage for the target retail or ecommerce account. |
| Official country sites and distributor contacts support sales across North America, Europe and Asia, while exact availability and warranty terms remain market-specific. | Named regional markets | Verify local availability, distributor authorization and warranty terms. |
Competitive Position
World Clean Biz assessment: Tineco's strongest position is in sensor-led wet-and-dry floor washers, supported by broad U.S. retail distribution and the manufacturing scale of the Ecovacs group. Its main strategic risk is category concentration: rivals are rapidly matching self-cleaning, hot-wash, drying and lay-flat features, while expansion into kitchen and beauty appliances must build credibility without blurring the separate ECOVACS robotics brand.
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Company Developments
Verified Timeline
Listed group confirms Tineco subsidiary and dual-brand structure
Ecovacs Robotics Co., Ltd.'s 2025 annual report identifies Tineco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. as wholly owned and separates Tineco smart lifestyle appliances from ECOVACS service robots.
Sources: [1]
Tineco details North American floor-washer channels
Tineco's U.S. release identifies Ling Leng as CEO and names major ecommerce and retail routes for its floor-washer portfolio.
Sources: [4]
EU declaration identifies an A20 and A30 series factory
The model-series declaration names Tineco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. as manufacturer and Dechang Vietnam Co., Ltd. as factory for the covered cordless vacuums.
Sources: [5]
TEK consumer brand becomes Tineco
Tineco's company history dates the TEK-to-Tineco brand change to 2018.
Sources: [2]
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Sources
- 科沃斯机器人股份有限公司2025年年度报告 — Ecovacs Robotics Co., Ltd. / Shanghai Stock Exchange filing · Published Apr 25, 2026 · Accessed Jul 30, 2026
- About Tineco — Tineco · Accessed Jul 30, 2026
- 添可品牌简介 — Tineco · Published Jan 3, 2020 · Accessed Jul 30, 2026
- Tineco Recognized as Global Leader in Emerging Floor Washer Category — Tineco · Published Jun 20, 2025 · Accessed Jul 30, 2026
- EU Declaration of Conformity for A20 and A30 Series — Tineco · Published January 2025 · Accessed Jul 30, 2026
- ECOVACS Group Unveils Groundbreaking Floor Cleaning Innovations at IFA 2024 — ECOVACS · Published Sep 6, 2024 · Accessed Jul 30, 2026
- FLOOR ONE S9 Artist Steam — Tineco · Accessed Jul 30, 2026
- Contact Tineco — Tineco · Accessed Jul 30, 2026
- Official Tineco wordmark — original PNG — Tineco · Accessed Sep 14, 2026
First published: Jul 30, 2026
Last verified: Jul 30, 2026
Last material modification: Sep 14, 2026