How To Transfer Facebook Ad Account Ownership? 3 Easy Guides (2025)

Whether you are selling your business to a new owner or simply having someone take over, knowing how to transfer Facebook ad account ownership is crucial. If you are still clueless about the process, don’t sweat it. With these 3 easy guides, you can change the owner of Facebook ad accounts in 2025 with no hassle. 

What Is A Facebook Ad Account?

Advertisers use it to create, manage, analyze, and pay for advertising campaigns. 

Facebook ad accounts are classified into 3 main types: personal ad accounts, business ad accounts, and agency ad accounts. 

Your personal ad account is tied to your Facebook account, so you cannot transfer it to someone else entirely. However, you may add admins to it. 

You can share or transfer business ad accounts, agency ad accounts, or the entire business portfolio with all assets within it to a new owner by sharing access and removing yourself. There are several ways to do it, which I will show you step by step in this article. Please scroll down for details.

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How To Transfer Facebook Ad Account Ownership To Someone (2025)

You can transfer the ownership of your Facebook ad account in the Facebook Business Settings. Follow these steps:

Step 1: Share your ad account ID

Follow my previous guide on how to get the Facebook ad account ID to copy and send it to the new owner of the ad account.

Step 2: Request to share the ad account

• Tell them to go to Business Settings > select Ad Accounts > select +Add > Select Request to share an ad account.
• Tell them to input the ad account ID you sent, then select Next.
• Then, they need to toggle Full Control on, then Confirm.

Step 3: Accept the request to add the new owner

• Now, you need to go to Business Settings.
• Review the request and accept it.

Step 4: Remove yourself from the ad account

• Then, under the People with Full Control section of the ad account,
• Select Manage next to your account > Remove access.  

Voila! You’ve successfully transferred your Facebook ad account to a new owner.

How To Transfer An Ad Account To Another Business Manager (2025)

The second way to transfer Facebook ad account ownership is to share it with another business manager (or business portfolio). 

Here’s how to do it:

Step 1: Add the partner 

• In Facebook Business Settings, select Partners under Users.
• Select Add > Give a partner access to your assets.
• Enter their business portfolio ID (business manager account ID). 

Step 2: Select the ad account

• Choose the ad account you want to assign to them and select the level of access as full control.
• Then, select Assign assets.
• The partner has now been added.

Step 3: Remove yourself from the ad account

• Go to Business Settings > Ad Accounts > Select the account.
• Remove yourself from the ad account.

How To Transfer Facebook Business Manager Ownership (2025)

Last but not least, if you are selling your business. you can transfer your Facebook Business Manager to the new possessor.

Below I outlined all the steps to change the ownership of a business manager account:

Step 1: Invite people to your business manager

• In Business Settings, select Users > People.
• Select +Invite people. 
• Enter the new owner’s email address, then select Next.
• Assign their permission as Full Control > Next.
• Select the assets you want to transition to them, including ad accounts and pages. Confirm selection.
• Review your invitation, then click Send invitation.

Step 2: Accept the invitation

• Tell the new owner to check their email notification.
• Then, they need to accept the invitation to acquire their ownership.

Step 3: Remove yourself from the business manager

• Once they are added as the new admin, tell them to go to Business Settings > Users > People. 
• Next to your account, select More ( …) > Remove from business portfolio > Remove.

Conclusion

By following these instructions, you can transfer Facebook ad account ownership easily and seamlessly. Remember that Facebook’s interface is subject to change, so the process may have varied since I posted this article. Do your due diligence or contact GDT Agency for the most up-to-date info. 

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