In this article we are going to list the 10 largest gaming companies in the world. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list, please take a look at the 15 largest gaming companies in the world.
10. Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO)
Revenue in Q4 0f 2019 (in millions of dollars): 930
It is the owner of the best selling video game in history, GTA V and apart from Rockstar Games, also owns 2K, both of which are responsible for it being one of the largest gaming companies in the world.
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9. Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA)
Revenue in Q4 0f 2019 (in millions of dollars): 1,593
EA is an American gaming company which produces video games belonging to different genres including the Need for Speed series, Mass Effect, Battlefield and The Sims. It is also know for its EA Sports arm which produces FIFA, Madden NFL, NBA Live, NHL and UFC.
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8. NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES)
Revenue in Q4 0f 2019 (in millions of dollars): 1,666
This was the only company in this list I had not heard of before my research, since its a Chinese company which focuses on online gaming and is responsible for the Westward Journey series, as well as local versions of Warcraft III and World of Warcraft among other titles.
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7. Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVIA)
Revenue in Q4 0f 2019 (in millions of dollars): 1,749
Activision Blizzard is responsible for many beloved titles over the past decade and more and owns several major intellectual property which includes but is not limited to Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Crash Bandicoot, Guitar Hero and even Candy Crush Saga, which would at its peak, earn Activision $1 million a day alone.
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6. Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Revenue in Q4 0f 2019 (in millions of dollars): 1,877
While Google is more popular for its other achievements in the tech industry, it has also made major strides in the gaming industry after the announcement of Google Stadia, a cloud gaming service which can stream games in 4k quality at up to 60 FPS. While it has received a mix response from users, it has been enough to allow Google to become one of the largest gaming companies in the world.
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5. Nintendo
Revenue in Q4 0f 2019 (in millions of dollars): 2,286
Not only is Nintendo the oldest company in this list, having been founded 131 years ago as a trading card company, it is also responsible for some of the most beloved consoles in history, including the Game Boy, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii and the Nintendo DS. It is also responsible for some of the most popular gaming titles in the world including Mario, Donkey Kong, Animal Crossing, The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon and Super Smash Bros. among many others.
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4. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Revenue in Q4 0f 2019 (in millions of dollars): 2,831
Microsoft is the owner of the Xbox Game Studios, which makes games exclusively for the Xbox console as well as mobile gaming. It is perhaps most famous for the creation of the Halo games series, which helped propel the Xbox to new heights as well as the racing game series Forza. These two series are some of the most popular gaming series in the world.
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3. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Revenue in Q4 0f 2019 (in millions of dollars): 2,887
Apple is of course famous for being the most valuable company in the world in terms of market cap but is also one of the biggest gaming companies out there thanks to its gaming apps on its products, which have earned it additional billions of dollars in revenue annually. In fact, mobile gaming makes up around 45% of the gaming industry, which is a fun fact to know, especially considering how most hardcore gamers don’t even consider mobile gaming as ‘real gaming’.
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2. Sony (NYSE:SNY)
Revenue in Q4 0f 2019 (in millions of dollars): 3,879
Hardware sales are not included in the revenue calculated for these rankings, otherwise Sony would have been at the top of this list by far, thanks to its PlayStation series which are the best selling video game consoles of all time. In fact, there has been a bit of a debacle with the release of the PS5, which has immediately sold out globally and even major retailers are unable to obtain stock of the console. The revenue does however include earnings from PS Plus, which is an online membership required by PlayStation users if they want to do anything online on their PS4.
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1. Tencent
Revenue in Q4 0f 2019 (in millions of dollars): 5,225
There is a strong chance that you may not have heard of the company but that does not change the fact that Tencent tops the list of 10 largest gaming companies in the world, with over $5.2 billion earned in Q4 alone. Tencent Games is the video game arm of one of the biggest conglomerates in the world, and has four internal video game development studios. Instead of making games for the PC or video game consoles, where you’d find most hardcore gamers, Tencent actually focuses more on making mobile games which are generally only available in China.
The company is perhaps most famous for developing Honor of Kings, a multiplayers online battle arena which is one of the most popular games in the world with more than 80 million active daily players and more than 200 million active monthly users. It has now crossed 100 million daily players, which is a landmark achievement in and of itself. It is also the creator of another massively popular online game in League of Legends as well as being a part owner of some of the most globally popular games, Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Escape from Tarkov.
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