Key takeaways
- Microsoft, Google and AWS appear in 19, 17 and 20 of the 29 published lists. Concentration risk has a concrete shape.
- OpenAI and Anthropic show up one layer down, inherited through a vendor’s AI features rather than your contract.
- 58 of 87 companies publish no usable public list: 54 none found, 3 login-walled, 1 partial. Most are hardware and semiconductor firms.
- In your next renewal, ask which AI models sit inside the product, and when they arrived.
Source: github.com/movahedi-ca/AI-data-map, data/subprocessor-graph/ (snapshot 2026-10-05). 87 companies, 1,498 nodes, 2,518 edges, every edge with source URL and as-of date.
Microsoft names Anthropic as a subprocessor. Not in a blog post. In its subprocessor list, the dull legal page nobody reads: Claude shows up inside Microsoft 365 Copilot. Grok arrives through a side door instead: a documented admin setting, off by default, that brings xAI’s models into Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for eligible Frontier customers. Your enterprise AI stack has a supply chain, and the supply chain has opinions about your data.
I mapped it. Eighty-seven tech companies, the S&P 500 IT sector plus the Nasdaq-100 tech names outside it, two levels deep: who processes data for whom, and then who processes for them. The result is 1,498 nodes and 2,518 edges, every one with a source URL and a date. (Snapshot as of October 5, 2026. Lists change; treat it as a photograph, not a census.)
Here is what the photograph shows.
Interactive: the subprocessor map
Every AI vendor sits on a stack of vendors. We checked 87 index tech companies against the subprocessor lists they publish. The view below shows the 30 most-connected nodes: the hubs most of the index runs through.
Drag to pan, scroll to zoom, click any node to inspect it.
- Published list
- Partial list
- No public list
- Shared subprocessor
On small screens the map is replaced by the ranked list above. The interactive map is still available below.
Company (87)
Shared subprocessor (60)
The strongest links, as text
The 20 strongest company-to-vendor links in the data.
- Alphabet Inc. → Cognizant Worldwide: Technical Support; Assured Support (Israel); Assured Support (EU - Ireland, Romania); Data Labeling
- Alphabet Inc. → Palo Alto Networks: Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Data Center Operations
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Data Center Operations; Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Data Center Operations; Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Data Center Operations; Service Maintenance; Technical Support
- Alphabet Inc. → Google: Service Maintenance; Technical Support
Figure 1. AWS, Microsoft and Google appear on 17 to 20 of the 29 published lists. A handful of shared vendors sits behind most of the index.
Default view: the 30 nodes with the most list rows, and the links between them. The button below opens all 147 nodes.
Not shown: the full 1,498-node crawl, second-level vendors (a vendor's own vendors, available per node below), or vendors companies never disclosed. Purposes repeat the lists' own wording.
87 S&P 500 IT and Nasdaq-100 tech companies. 29 published lists captured as rows; 1 partial (Akamai); 57 with no usable public list. Subprocessor families grouped (AWS includes Amazon, Google includes GCP, Microsoft includes Azure).
Source: company subprocessor lists and privacy pages, captured 2026-10-05.
Three clouds under everything. The most frequent names across the 87 companies are not surprising, but the numbers are stark: Microsoft is named in 19 of the 29 published lists, Google in 17, Amazon Web Services in 20. Three hyperscalers underpin the entire index. Concentration risk people usually talk about in the abstract has a very concrete shape here. AWS’s own list names 64 infrastructure affiliates across dozens of countries. Twilio’s list runs to 40 rows and includes its own hyperscaler dependencies. Everybody rents from the same three landlords, and the landlords rent from each other.
The most-named subprocessors
Figure 2. AWS appears on 20 of the 29 published lists; Microsoft on 19; Google on 17. Three vendors sit behind most of the companies that publish.
Count of the 29 captured lists naming each vendor family. Affiliates grouped: AWS includes Amazon, Google includes GCP, Microsoft includes Azure.
Only published lists are counted. The 58 companies with no usable list are invisible here.
Data table
| Vendor | Lists |
|---|---|
| AWS | 20 |
| Microsoft | 19 |
| 17 | |
| Salesforce | 12 |
| Twilio | 10 |
| OpenAI | 8 |
| Okta | 7 |
| Datadog | 7 |
| Atlassian | 7 |
| Oracle | 7 |
Source: company subprocessor lists and privacy pages, captured 2026-10-05.
29 publish. 58 do not.
- Published (29)
- Partial (1)
- No usable list (57)
Figure 3. Two in three index tech companies publish no usable subprocessor list. A vendor's vendors are, most of the time, undisclosed.
Each square is one of the 87 index companies, classified from its privacy pages and search trail on 2026-10-05. Akamai's main list blocked automated retrieval, so it counts as partial.
A published list is not a complete list: some captured lists are excerpts, and lists change without notice.
Data table
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Published (29) | 29 |
| Partial (1) | 1 |
| No usable list (57) | 57 |
Source: company subprocessor lists and privacy pages, captured 2026-10-05.
The AI labs moved in. OpenAI is named in 8 index-company lists. Anthropic in 4. That is the visible part. The interesting part is how they arrive: not as the headline vendor you contracted with, but one layer down, inside someone else’s product. When your vendor adds an AI feature, the lab becomes your subprocessor by inheritance. If your vendor list review is annual and their AI roadmap is quarterly, do the math on that gap.
The 87 companies
Every company in the index, what it publishes, and how long its list is.
Default order: published lists first, longest first. An editorial choice; use the column headers to re-sort.
| Alphabet Inc.GOOGL/GOOG | Cloud & Infrastructure | Published, 157 rows | 3: Cognizant Worldwide, Palo Alto Networks, Google |
| Palo Alto NetworksPANW | Other | Published, 107 rows | 29: AWS, ClickHouse, Cloudflare +26 more |
| Motorola SolutionsMSI | Hardware & Devices | Published, 96 rows | 29: AWS, Apple, Cloudflare +26 more |
| Adobe Inc.ADBE | Software & SaaS | Published, 80 rows | 25: Microsoft, AWS, Snowflake +22 more |
| Gen DigitalGEN | Software & SaaS | Published, 73 rows | 18: Akamai, AWS, Amplitude +15 more |
| AccentureACN | IT Services | Published, 69 rows | 7: Microsoft, Google, AWS +4 more |
| ServiceNowNOW | Software & SaaS | Published, 68 rows | 7: ServiceNow, Microsoft, AWS +4 more |
| SalesforceCRM | Software & SaaS | Published, 62 rows | 19: Google, Pendo.io, OpenAI +16 more |
| F5, Inc.FFIV | Hardware & Devices | Published, 39 rows | None |
| Dell TechnologiesDELL | Hardware & Devices | Published, 38 rows | 2: Concentrix, AWS |
| Hewlett Packard EnterpriseHPE | Hardware & Devices | Published, 38 rows | 8: HPE, AWS, Google +5 more |
| ShopifySHOP | E-commerce & Marketplaces | Published, 34 rows | 10: AWS, Anthropic, Cloudflare +7 more |
| Zebra TechnologiesZBRA | Hardware & Devices | Published, 33 rows | 10: Atlassian, Datadog, Google +7 more |
| Meta PlatformsMETA | Media & Information | Published, 32 rows | None |
| CiscoCSCO | Hardware & Devices | Published, 31 rows | 12: AWS, Google, Microsoft +9 more |
| GoDaddyGDDY | Cloud & Infrastructure | Published, 27 rows | 6: AWS, Cisco, Cloudflare +3 more |
| Fair IsaacFICO | Software & SaaS | Published, 26 rows | 11: AWS, Microsoft, Zoom +8 more |
| Nebius GroupNBIS | Cloud & Infrastructure | Published, 20 rows | 6: Nebius, Microsoft, Functional Software, Inc. +3 more |
| Trimble Inc.TRMB | Hardware & Devices | Published, 20 rows | 12: AWS, Salesforce, Microsoft +9 more |
| Thomson ReutersTRI | Media & Information | Published, 15 rows | 9: AWS, Microsoft, Pendo.io +6 more |
| DatadogDDOG | Software & SaaS | Published, 13 rows | 10: AWS, Anthropic, Google +7 more |
| PTC Inc.PTC | Software & SaaS | Published, 7 rows | 5: AWS, Cisco, Microsoft +2 more |
| FortinetFTNT | Hardware & Devices | Published, 6 rows | 5: Atlassian, Slack, AWS +2 more |
| Palantir TechnologiesPLTR | Software & SaaS | Published, 6 rows | 5: AWS, Microsoft, Google +2 more |
| Oracle CorporationORCL | Software & SaaS | Published, 4 rows | 3: Akamai, OpenAI, Twilio |
| IntelINTC | Semiconductors | Published, 3 rows | 3: AWS, Microsoft, SendGrid |
| IntuitINTU | Software & SaaS | Published, 3 rows | 1: Salesforce |
| MicrosoftMSFT | Software & SaaS | Published, 2 rows | 1: Anthropic |
| QualcommQCOM | Semiconductors | Published, 2 rows | None |
| Akamai TechnologiesAKAM | Other | Partial (4) | None |
| Advanced Micro DevicesAMD | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| AmphenolAPH | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| Analog DevicesADI | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| Apple Inc.AAPL | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| Applied MaterialsAMAT | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| AppLovinAPP | Software & SaaS | None found | None |
| Arista NetworksANET | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| Arm HoldingsARM | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| ASML HoldingASML | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| Astera LabsALAB | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| AutodeskADSK | Software & SaaS | None found | None |
| BroadcomAVGO | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| Cadence Design SystemsCDNS | Software & SaaS | None found | None |
| CDW CorporationCDW | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| CienaCIEN | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| CognizantCTSH | IT Services | None found | None |
| Coherent Corp.COHR | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| CoreWeaveCRWV | Cloud & Infrastructure | None found | None |
| Corning Inc.GLW | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| CrowdStrikeCRWD | Software & SaaS | None found | None |
| DoorDashDASH | E-commerce & Marketplaces | None found | None |
| EverpureP | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| First SolarFSLR | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| Flex Ltd.FLEX | Other | None found | None |
| GartnerIT | IT Services | None found | None |
| HP Inc.HPQ | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| IBMIBM | Other | Login-walled | None |
| JabilJBL | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| Keysight TechnologiesKEYS | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| KLA CorporationKLAC | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| Lam ResearchLRCX | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| LumentumLITE | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| Marvell TechnologyMRVL | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| Microchip TechnologyMCHP | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| Micron TechnologyMU | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| Monolithic Power SystemsMPWR | Other | None found | None |
| NetAppNTAP | Hardware & Devices | Login-walled | None |
| NvidiaNVDA | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| NXP SemiconductorsNXPI | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| ON SemiconductorON | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| PDD HoldingsPDD | E-commerce & Marketplaces | None found | None |
| Qnity ElectronicsQ | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| Roper TechnologiesROP | Software & SaaS | None found | None |
| SandiskSNDK | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| Seagate TechnologySTX | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| Skyworks SolutionsSWKS | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| Strategy Inc.MSTR | Software & SaaS | None found | None |
| SupermicroSMCI | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| SynopsysSNPS | Software & SaaS | None found | None |
| TE ConnectivityTEL | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| Teledyne TechnologiesTDY | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| TeradyneTER | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| Texas InstrumentsTXN | Semiconductors | None found | None |
| Tyler TechnologiesTYL | Software & SaaS | None found | None |
| VerisignVRSN | Cloud & Infrastructure | None found | None |
| Western DigitalWDC | Hardware & Devices | None found | None |
| Workday, Inc.WDAY | Software & SaaS | Login-walled | None |
Figure 4 · Source: company subprocessor lists and privacy pages, captured 2026-10-05.
The most-named subprocessors
Subprocessors appearing on the most published lists. 655 distinct names in total; the table opens with the top 60.
Default order: named in the most lists first. An editorial choice; use the column headers to re-sort.
Showing the top 60 of 655
| Named by | ||
|---|---|---|
| AWS | 20 lists | AccentureAdobe Inc.CiscoDatadogDell TechnologiesFair IsaacFortinetGen DigitalGoDaddyHewlett Packard EnterpriseIntelMotorola SolutionsPTC Inc.Palantir TechnologiesPalo Alto NetworksSalesforceServiceNowShopifyThomson ReutersTrimble Inc. |
| Microsoft | 19 lists | AccentureAdobe Inc.CiscoDatadogFair IsaacGen DigitalHewlett Packard EnterpriseIntelMotorola SolutionsNebius GroupPTC Inc.Palantir TechnologiesPalo Alto NetworksSalesforceServiceNowShopifyThomson ReutersTrimble Inc.Zebra Technologies |
| 17 lists | AccentureAdobe Inc.Alphabet Inc.CiscoDatadogFair IsaacGen DigitalHewlett Packard EnterpriseMotorola SolutionsPalantir TechnologiesPalo Alto NetworksSalesforceServiceNowShopifyThomson ReutersTrimble Inc.Zebra Technologies | |
| Salesforce | 12 lists | AccentureCiscoDatadogFair IsaacGen DigitalHewlett Packard EnterpriseIntuitMotorola SolutionsPTC Inc.Palo Alto NetworksTrimble Inc.Zebra Technologies |
| Twilio | 10 lists | CiscoDatadogFair IsaacGen DigitalGoDaddyMotorola SolutionsOracle CorporationPalo Alto NetworksServiceNowShopify |
| OpenAI | 8 lists | Adobe Inc.DatadogGoDaddyOracle CorporationPalantir TechnologiesPalo Alto NetworksSalesforceShopify |
| Okta | 7 lists | AccentureAdobe Inc.CiscoFair IsaacMotorola SolutionsPalo Alto NetworksSalesforce |
| Datadog | 7 lists | Adobe Inc.Motorola SolutionsPalo Alto NetworksSalesforceThomson ReutersTrimble Inc.Zebra Technologies |
| Atlassian | 7 lists | Fair IsaacFortinetMotorola SolutionsNebius GroupPalo Alto NetworksSalesforceZebra Technologies |
| Oracle | 7 lists | Gen DigitalPTC Inc.Palantir TechnologiesPalo Alto NetworksSalesforceThomson ReutersZebra Technologies |
| Cloudflare | 6 lists | Adobe Inc.GoDaddyMotorola SolutionsPalo Alto NetworksSalesforceShopify |
| Elastic | 6 lists | Adobe Inc.Hewlett Packard EnterpriseMotorola SolutionsPalo Alto NetworksThomson ReutersTrimble Inc. |
| Zendesk | 6 lists | Adobe Inc.DatadogGen DigitalMotorola SolutionsPalo Alto NetworksSalesforce |
| ServiceNow | 5 lists | AccentureFair IsaacMotorola SolutionsServiceNowZebra Technologies |
| Mailgun | 5 lists | DatadogPalo Alto NetworksSalesforceShopifyTrimble Inc. |
| Snowflake | 4 lists | Adobe Inc.CiscoDatadogHewlett Packard Enterprise |
| Akamai | 4 lists | Adobe Inc.Gen DigitalOracle CorporationSalesforce |
| MongoDB | 4 lists | Adobe Inc.Palo Alto NetworksSalesforceZebra Technologies |
| Splunk | 4 lists | Adobe Inc.CiscoFair IsaacMotorola Solutions |
| Slack | 4 lists | Adobe Inc.FortinetNebius GroupPalo Alto Networks |
| Anthropic | 4 lists | DatadogMicrosoftPalo Alto NetworksShopify |
| Pendo.io | 4 lists | Palo Alto NetworksSalesforceThomson ReutersZebra Technologies |
| CrowdStrike | 3 lists | Adobe Inc.Motorola SolutionsTrimble Inc. |
| SendGrid | 3 lists | Adobe Inc.IntelTrimble Inc. |
| Concentrix | 3 lists | Adobe Inc.Dell TechnologiesGen Digital |
| Intercom | 3 lists | Adobe Inc.Motorola SolutionsPalo Alto Networks |
| Khoros | 3 lists | Adobe Inc.CiscoFair Isaac |
| Amplitude | 3 lists | Gen DigitalServiceNowTrimble Inc. |
| HubSpot | 3 lists | Gen DigitalMotorola SolutionsNebius Group |
| Cisco | 3 lists | GoDaddyMotorola SolutionsPTC Inc. |
| Gainsight | 3 lists | FortinetPalo Alto NetworksTrimble Inc. |
| Palo Alto Networks | 3 lists | Alphabet Inc.Motorola SolutionsPalo Alto Networks |
| SAP SE | 2 lists | AccenturePalo Alto Networks |
| Fastly | 2 lists | Adobe Inc.Salesforce |
| New Relic | 2 lists | Adobe Inc.Cisco |
| Databricks | 2 lists | Adobe Inc.Zebra Technologies |
| Sinch | 2 lists | Adobe Inc.Motorola Solutions |
| Teleperformance | 2 lists | Adobe Inc.Gen Digital |
| Adobe | 2 lists | Adobe Inc.Motorola Solutions |
| Equinix | 2 lists | CiscoThomson Reuters |
| Pendo | 2 lists | CiscoFortinet |
| Zoom | 2 lists | Fair IsaacPalo Alto Networks |
| Apple | 2 lists | Gen DigitalMotorola Solutions |
| Broadcom | 2 lists | Gen DigitalMotorola Solutions |
| Intel | 2 lists | Gen DigitalPalo Alto Networks |
| Ivanti | 2 lists | Gen DigitalMotorola Solutions |
| LexisNexis | 2 lists | Gen DigitalMotorola Solutions |
| SpyCloud | 2 lists | Gen DigitalPalo Alto Networks |
| Stripe | 2 lists | GoDaddyShopify |
| HPE | 2 lists | Hewlett Packard EnterpriseMotorola Solutions |
| Sunguard | 2 lists | Hewlett Packard EnterpriseThomson Reuters |
| Heroku | 2 lists | Motorola SolutionsSalesforce |
| Zapier | 2 lists | Motorola SolutionsServiceNow |
| PagerDuty | 2 lists | Motorola SolutionsPalo Alto Networks |
| IBM | 2 lists | Motorola SolutionsPalo Alto Networks |
| ClickHouse | 2 lists | Palo Alto NetworksSalesforce |
| Functional Software, Inc. | 2 lists | Nebius GroupPalo Alto Networks |
| Cognizant Worldwide | 2 lists | Alphabet Inc.Salesforce |
| Sumo Logic | 2 lists | SalesforceTrimble Inc. |
| Nebius | 2 lists | Nebius GroupShopify |
Figure 5 · Source: company subprocessor lists and privacy pages, captured 2026-10-05.
The longest lists
Published lists ranked by row count.
Default order: most rows first. An editorial choice; use the column headers to re-sort.
Figure 6 · Source: company subprocessor lists and privacy pages, captured 2026-10-05.
The 58 empty chairs
Companies where no usable public list was found, and what the search turned up.
| Search trail | |||
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| Advanced Micro DevicesAMD | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| Akamai TechnologiesAKAM | Other | Partial list (4) | Show search trail |
| AmphenolAPH | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| Analog DevicesADI | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| Apple Inc.AAPL | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| Applied MaterialsAMAT | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| AppLovinAPP | Software & SaaS | None found | Show search trail
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| Arista NetworksANET | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| Arm HoldingsARM | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| ASML HoldingASML | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| Astera LabsALAB | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| AutodeskADSK | Software & SaaS | None found | Show search trail
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| BroadcomAVGO | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| Cadence Design SystemsCDNS | Software & SaaS | None found | Show search trail
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| CDW CorporationCDW | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| CienaCIEN | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| CognizantCTSH | IT Services | None found | Show search trail
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| Coherent Corp.COHR | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| CoreWeaveCRWV | Cloud & Infrastructure | None found | Show search trail
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| Corning Inc.GLW | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| CrowdStrikeCRWD | Software & SaaS | None found | Show search trail
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| DoorDashDASH | E-commerce & Marketplaces | None found | Show search trail
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| EverpureP | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| First SolarFSLR | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| Flex Ltd.FLEX | Other | None found | Show search trail
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| GartnerIT | IT Services | None found | Show search trail
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| HP Inc.HPQ | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| IBMIBM | Other | Login-walled | Show search trail
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| JabilJBL | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| Keysight TechnologiesKEYS | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| KLA CorporationKLAC | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| Lam ResearchLRCX | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| LumentumLITE | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| Marvell TechnologyMRVL | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| Microchip TechnologyMCHP | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| Micron TechnologyMU | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| Monolithic Power SystemsMPWR | Other | None found | Show search trail
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| NetAppNTAP | Hardware & Devices | Login-walled | Show search trail
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| NvidiaNVDA | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| NXP SemiconductorsNXPI | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| ON SemiconductorON | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| PDD HoldingsPDD | E-commerce & Marketplaces | None found | Show search trail
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| Qnity ElectronicsQ | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| Roper TechnologiesROP | Software & SaaS | None found | Show search trail
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| SandiskSNDK | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| Seagate TechnologySTX | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| Skyworks SolutionsSWKS | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| Strategy Inc.MSTR | Software & SaaS | None found | Show search trail
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| SupermicroSMCI | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| SynopsysSNPS | Software & SaaS | None found | Show search trail
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| TE ConnectivityTEL | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| Teledyne TechnologiesTDY | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| TeradyneTER | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| Texas InstrumentsTXN | Semiconductors | None found | Show search trail
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| Tyler TechnologiesTYL | Software & SaaS | None found | Show search trail
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| VerisignVRSN | Cloud & Infrastructure | None found | Show search trail
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| Western DigitalWDC | Hardware & Devices | None found | Show search trail
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| Workday, Inc.WDAY | Software & SaaS | Login-walled | Show search trail
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Figure 7 · Source: company subprocessor lists and privacy pages, captured 2026-10-05.
Fifty-eight companies publish no usable list. This is the thread I keep coming back to. We expected every company to have a list: GDPR Article 28(2) requires processors to disclose subprocessor additions and replacements, and the public list is the standard way to do it. Twenty-nine companies had one. Fifty-eight did not, and that is after exhaustive search, with a search trail for each one so the absence is a finding, not a shrug.
The missing ones are not random. They are mostly hardware and semiconductor firms: AMD, Nvidia, Micron, Applied Materials, ASML, Corning. Plus Apple. Their posture is controller-side privacy policies with no processor disclosure at all. Now, the fair counterargument: a chipmaker that sells you silicon is not your processor, so Article 28(2) arguably never fires. That reads fine until you remember the same companies sell cloud services, developer platforms, and managed offerings where they absolutely are processors. The legal read and the business reality are pulling in different directions, and nobody has published a number on which one wins.
A smaller wrinkle: some lists exist but sit behind logins. Workday, NetApp, and IBM gate theirs. A controller doing due diligence hits a login wall, which is a strange place for a transparency mechanism to live.
The longest lists tell their own story. Alphabet’s runs to 157 rows. Palo Alto Networks: 107. Motorola Solutions: 96. Adobe: 80. Length is not virtue. A long list can mean sprawl. But it does mean someone did the inventory. The 58 empty chairs are the louder signal.
So what do you do with this? If you run vendor reviews, pull your top ten vendors’ lists this week and diff them against what you thought you had. Look one level down, not just at the logo on the contract. And ask the awkward question in your next renewal: which AI models sit inside this product, and when did they get there?
One thing I could not resolve: how many controllers actually audit these lists against their own records, versus filing the vendor’s PDF and moving on. If you have a number on that, I want to hear it.
How we counted
The index covers 87 companies: the S&P 500 IT sector plus the Nasdaq-100 tech names outside it. A company counts as publishing a list when its public subprocessor list could be captured as rows; 29 cleared that bar. One more, Akamai, counts as partial: its main list blocked automated retrieval, so only 4 rows from its Linode-specific list were captured. The remaining 57 break down as 54 with no list found and 3 whose lists sit behind logins (Workday, NetApp, IBM). “Named in N lists” means N of the 29 published lists had at least one row matching that vendor’s family of names (Microsoft includes Azure, Google includes GCP, AWS includes Amazon); matching runs on the subprocessor name field only, and counts include companies naming their own affiliates (Alphabet’s list names dozens of Google entities, for instance). Of the 1,400 second-level edges, 572 are marked synthesized: inferred from an index company’s own published list rather than captured from a separate page, and tagged as synthesized wherever they appear. Snapshot date: October 5, 2026. Lists change, some captured lists are excerpts, and a raw-data entry labeled “SpaceXAI” was normalized to xAI. The second level covers the vendors’ own vendors (Twilio’s 40-row list and the 64 affiliates on AWS’s list, both researched as shared subprocessors); it lives in the network map’s side panel, not the tables.
Legal note
This article is built from subprocessor lists and privacy policies that were publicly available on October 5, 2026. Companies change these lists without notice, so read every number as a snapshot, not a live record. We searched each company exhaustively and kept a record of every search, but a list we could not find may still exist behind a login, in another language, or under a different name. Absence from this index is a finding about what is publicly available, not a verdict on how a company handles data. Company names appear for identification only. This is general information for people who run vendor reviews, not legal advice for your situation. If you spot an error, or your company’s list has moved, contact us and we will correct it.