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List of largest video game companies by revenue

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This is a listing of top 50 largest video game publishers and developers ranked by reported revenue. Sony Interactive Entertainment is the world's largest video game company, followed by Tencent and Microsoft Gaming.[1]

Of the 50 largest video game companies, 10 are based in the United States, 10 in Japan, 9 in China, 7 in South Korea, and 14 in other countries: 2 from France, 2 from Israel, 2 from Ireland, 2 from Singapore, and 1 each from the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Turkey, Sweden, Australia, and Switzerland.

This list primarily includes public companies or those whose revenues are known. Certain major privately held companies not included because they do not publicly disclose detailed financial statements or revenue reports.

Companies

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Rank Company Headquarters Revenue (USD$) Ref.
1 Sony Interactive Entertainment United States San Mateo, California Increase $31.7 billion [2]
2 Tencent Interactive Entertainment China Shenzhen, China Increase $27.1 billion [3]
3 Microsoft Gaming United States Redmond, Washington Increase $23.5 billion [4]
4 NetEase Games China Hangzhou, China Increase $11.5 billion [5]
5 Nintendo Japan Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan Decrease $11.2 billion [6]
6 Electronic Arts United States Redwood City, California Decrease $7.3 billion [7]
7 Valve Corporation United States Kirkland, Washington Increase $6.5 billion (estimate) [8]
8 Epic Games United States Cary, North Carolina Increase $6.0 billion (estimate) [9]
9 Take-Two Interactive United States New York City, New York Increase $5.6 billion [10]
10 Roblox Corporation United States San Mateo, California Increase $4.9 billion [11]
11 MiHoYo China Shanghai, China Increase $4.2 billion (estimate) [12]
12 Bandai Namco Entertainment Japan Minato, Tokyo, Japan Increase $3.2 billion [13]
13 Scopely United States Culver City, California Increase $3.0 billion (estimate) [14]
14 Nexon Japan Minato, Tokyo, Japan Increase $3.0 billion [15]
15 Sega Sammy Japan Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan Increase $3.0 billion [16]
16 Century Games China Beijing, China Increase $2.73 billion (estimate) [14]
17 Aristocrat Gaming Australia Sydney, Australia Increase $2.66 billion [17]
18 Playtika Israel Herzliya, Israel Decrease $2.55 billion [18]
19 Embracer Group Sweden Karlstad, Sweden Decrease $2.35 billion [19]
20 37Games China Shanghai, China Decrease $2.32 billion [20]
21 Krafton South Korea Gangnam, South Korea Increase $2.3 billion [21]
22 Square Enix Japan Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Increase $2.3 billion [22]
23 Dream Games Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Increase $2.25 billion (estimate) [14]
24 Playrix Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland Decrease $2.13 billion (estimate) [23]
25 Funfly Singapore Increase $2.1 billion (estimate) [24]
26 Ubisoft France Saint-Mandé, France Decrease $2.07 billion [25]
27 Tripledot Studios United Kingdom London, England Increase $2.0 billion [26]
28 Netmarble South Korea Seoul, South Korea Increase $2.0 billion [27]
29 NCSoft South Korea Pangyo, South Korea Increase $2.0 billion [28]
30 Konami Digital Entertainment Japan Chūō, Tokyo, Japan Increase $1.9 billion [29]
31 Garena Singapore Decrease $1.9 billion [30]
32 Moon Active Israel Tel Aviv, Israel Increase $1.75 billion (estimate) [14]
33 Cygames Japan Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Increase $1.37 billion [31]
34 Capcom Japan Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan Increase $1.15 billion [32]
35 NetDragon Websoft China Fuzhou, China Increase $1.11 billion [33]
36 Smilegate South Korea Pangyo, South Korea Increase $1.02 billion [34]
37 Wizards of the Coast United States Renton, Washington Increase $1.0 billion [35]
38 Niantic United States San Francisco, California Increase $1.0 billion [36]
39 Papergames China Suzhou, China Increase $850 million (estimate) [37]
40 Perfect World China Beijing, China Decrease $800 million [38]
41 Keywords Studios Republic of Ireland Leopardstown, Ireland Increase $780 million [39]
42 Kakao Games South Korea Jeju, South Korea Decrease $725 million [40]
43 Voodoo France Paris, France Increase $670 million [41]
44 FunPlus Switzerland Zurich, Switzerland Increase $594 million (estimate) [42]
45 Kingsoft China Beijing, China Increase $584 million [43]
46 Koei Tecmo Japan Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan Decrease $583 million [44]
47 Mixi Japan Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Increase $531 million [45]
48 LilithGames Hong Kong Decrease $528 million [24]
49 Wemade South Korea Seongnam, South Korea Increase $496 million [46]
50 Com2uS South Korea Seoul, South Korea Increase $480 million [47]

See also

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