They would own a percentage of the company, thus would be considered investors, no?

I do know the page I was using for a reference (CNN's money site) was wrong, since Disney owns over 6% as well.

I guess I don't know what a funder is. Why would someone invest in a company with nothing in return unless it's a bank, in which case it doesn't matter if they're receiving bank loans from foreign entities, they have zero power or say.

I don't think that's true at all. The top 5 shareholders are Vanguard, ARK, Nikko, Capital Research, and BlackRock, owning a combined 22%.