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This is a listing of 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] [2]

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Among the 50 largest video game companies, thirteen are based in the United States, ten in Japan, six each in South Korea and China, four each in France and Sweden, and one each in Israel, Poland, Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, and Italy, respectively.

Warner Bros. Games, Annapurna Interactive and Valve Corporation are not included in this list. Warner Bros. Games is a subsidiary of a larger company, and Annapurna Interactive and Valve Corporation are private companies, and there is no available data or estimate pertaining to their revenues. Before Microsoft Gaming acquired Activision Blizzard in 2023, they reported a revenue of $8.8 billion, which would make them the 6th biggest publisher on this list. [3]

Publishers

RankCompanyHeadquarterRevenueRef.
1 Sony Interactive Entertainment Flag of the United States.svg San Mateo, California Increase2.svg $29.8 billion [4]
2 Tencent Interactive Entertainment Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shenzhen, China Decrease2.svg $25.5 billion [5]
3 Microsoft Gaming Flag of the United States.svg Redmond, Washington Increase2.svg $25.1 billion [6]
4 NetEase Games Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hangzhou, China Increase2.svg $11.5 billion [7]
5 Nintendo Flag of Japan.svg Kyoto, Japan Increase2.svg $10.8 billion [8]
6 Electronic Arts Flag of the United States.svg Redwood City, California Increase2.svg $7.5 billion [9]
7 Epic Games Flag of the United States.svg Cary, North Carolina Increase2.svg $5.8 billion [10]
8 Take-Two Interactive Flag of the United States.svg New York City, New York Increase2.svg $5.3 billion [11]
9 Embracer Group Flag of Sweden.svg Karlstad, Sweden Increase2.svg$3.9 billion [12]
10 miHoYo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China Increase2.svg $3.8 billion [13]
11 Roblox Corporation Flag of the United States.svg San Mateo, California Increase2.svg $2.8 billion [14]
12 Playtika Flag of Israel.svg Herzliya, Israel Decrease2.svg $2.57 billion [15]
13 Ubisoft Flag of France.svg Saint-Mandé, France Increase2.svg $2.5 billion [16]
14 Nexon Flag of Japan.svg Minato-ku, Japan Increase2.svg $2.48 billion [17]
15 37Games Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China Increase2.svg $2.3 billion [18]
16 Square Enix Flag of Japan.svg Shinjuku, Japan Increase2.svg $2.29 billion [19]
17 Oculus Studios Flag of the United States.svg Menlo Park, California Decrease2.svg $2.16 billion [20]
18 Bandai Namco Entertainment Flag of Japan.svg Minato, Japan Increase2.svg $2.1 billion [21]
19 Sega Flag of Japan.svg Shinagawa, Japan Increase2.svg $2.04 billion [22]
20 Netmarble Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea Increase2.svg $2.0 billion [23]
21 NCSoft Flag of South Korea.svg Pangyo, South Korea Increase2.svg $1.99 billion [24]
22 Konami Digital Entertainment Flag of Japan.svg Ginza, Japan Increase2.svg $1.6 billion [25]
23 Krafton Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam, South Korea Increase2.svg $1.43 billion [26]
24 Perfect World Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China Increase2.svg $1.15 billion [27]
25 Garena Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Increase2.svg $1.14 billion [28]
26 NetDragon Websoft Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fuzhou, China Increase2.svg $1.11 billion [29]
27 Wizards of the Coast Flag of the United States.svg Renton, Washington Increase2.svg $1.0 billion [30]
28 Scopely Flag of the United States.svg Culver City, California Increase2.svg $1.0 billion [31]
29 Capcom Flag of Japan.svg Chūō-ku, Japan Increase2.svg $978 million [32]
30 Keywords Studios Flag of Ireland.svg Leopardstown, Ireland Increase2.svg $780 million [33]
31 Kakao Games Flag of South Korea.svg Jeju, South Korea Decrease2.svg $725 million [34]
32 Niantic Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco, California Increase2.svg $671 million [35]
33 Koei Tecmo Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama, Japan Increase2.svg $536 million [36]
34 Gameloft Flag of France.svg Paris, France Decrease2.svg $338 million [37]
35 CD Project Red Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland Increase2.svg $311 million [38]
36 Playstudios Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco, California Increase2.svg $310 million [39]
37 Thunderful Group Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg, Sweden Decrease2.svg $274 million [40]
38 Pearl Abyss Flag of South Korea.svg Gwacheon, South Korea Increase2.svg $260 million [41]
39 Neowiz Games Flag of South Korea.svg Gyeonggi, South Korea Increase2.svg $250 million [42]
40 Paradox Interactive Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, Sweden Increase2.svg $248 million [43]
41 Marvelous Flag of Japan.svg Shinagawa, Japan Increase2.svg $190 million [44]
42 Enad Global 7 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, Sweden Increase2.svg $187 million [45]
43 Focus Entertainment Flag of France.svg Paris, France Decrease2.svg $187 million [46]
44 Nacon Flag of France.svg Lesquin, France Increase2.svg $170 million [47]
45 Behaviour Interactive Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Canada Increase2.svg $163 million [48]
46 Saber Interactive Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale, Florida Increase2.svg $161 million [49]
47 FromSoftware Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan Increase2.svg $152 million [50]
48 Team17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wakefield, England Increase2.svg $151 million [51]
49 Digital Bros Flag of Italy.svg Milan, Italy Increase2.svg $146 million [52]
50 Devolver Digital Flag of the United States.svg Austin, Texas Increase2.svg $135 million [53]

Largest video game companies by country

Number of companies in the top 50 by revenue
RankCountryNumber
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4
Flag of France.svg  France
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore

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