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Who owns Canadian National Railway?

2 of the world’s richest people hold Canadian National Railway in our tracked profiles.

CNI ▲ 0.32%as of Nov 11, 2026 12:21 PM ET · via Finnhub

About

Canadian National (CN) is a freight railroad with a network of nearly 20,000 miles linking Canada's east and west coasts to the American Midwest and Gulf Coast. It hauls natural resources and manufactured goods.

Railroads, Line-Haul Operating · Canada, Quebec, Canada

Source: CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO annual report (40-F) (filed 2026-02-04) ↗. Summary in our own words.

Billionaire holders

  1. Bill GatesAI & tech
    StakeCanadian National Railway (Gates Foundation Trust) · 51,826,786 shares (~$6.18B) · as of Jun 2026
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  2. Melinda French GatesAI & tech
    StakeCanadian National Railway - 13G/A No. 3: 16,145,309 shares (2.6%) · 2.6% · as of Oct 2024
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Recent SEC filings

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