Top 10 Biggest Video Games Companies in the World 2021

Sony

Gaming Revenue: $25.0 billion

Founded in: 1946
Based in: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Main industry: Electronics

The most profitable game sold in 2020: PlayStation 5 (video game console)

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Sony remains the biggest video game company in the world in 2021. The Japanese tech giant now makes most of its gaming revenue, which totaled $25 billion last year, with the PlayStation 5 came out in 2020 and became the world’s most popular next-gen video game console. However, Sony also produces many original video games for its console. The company’s handheld video game console, the PlayStation Vita, contributed to Sony’s no.1 position on the video game market.

2.Tencent

Gaming Revenue: $13.9 billion

Founded in: 1998

Based in: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Main industry: Social Media

The most profitable game sold in 2020: Honor of Kings

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If you discount all video game console-making companies and concentrate solely on video game creators, then Chinese internet conglomerate Tencent is by far the world’s largest video game company in 2021, with impressive gaming revenue of $13.9 billion. Tencent primarily focuses on online and mobile smartphone games, such as the company’s mobile flagship game, Honor of Kings. But through the many video game studios the corporation owns worldwide, Tencent has also become a big player on the video game big screen. Tencent most notably owns Riot Games, the American video game studio that created League of Legends, a popular multiplayer battle arena game enjoyed by millions of players worldwide, even professionally.

Tencent also owns shares in several other video game companies, such as in American video game giants Epic Games (40%) and Activision Blizzard (5%), South Korean Krafton Game Union (11.5%), or French video game company Ubisoft (5%).

3. Nintendo

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Gaming Revenue: $12.1 billion

Founded in: 1889

Based in: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Main industry: Gaming

The most profitable game sold in 2020: Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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Despite dropping to third place in this ranking of the Top 10 biggest video game companies in 2021, last year was still a very successful year for Japanese video game company Nintendo, helping the company to remain the world’s biggest purely video game developer. Nintendo’s revenue success, $12.1 billion last year, is largely driven not only by continued sales of the Nintendo Switch console but also by Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the game which is on the path to becoming the best-selling game for the Switch console ever.

4. Microsoft

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Gaming Revenue: $11.6 billion

Founded in: 1975

Based in: Redmond, Washington, USA

Main industry: Software

Most profitable game sold in 2020: Xbox Series X/S (video game console)

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The world’s largest software company is also the world’s fourth-largest video game company. Microsoft made around $11.6 billion with Xbox Game Studios, the company’s gaming branch. The gaming revenue was primarily generated by Microsoft’s new next-gen Xbox Series X/S sales, of course, but Microsoft additionally develops video games itself or owns studios that do. A good example of this is Mojang. The Swedish video game studio, which is owned by Microsoft, is known for creating Minecraft, which has recently become the most popular video game in history.

5. Activision Blizzard

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Gaming Revenue: $8.1 billion

Founded in: 2008

(by the merger of Activision & Blizzard Entertainment)

Based in: Santa Monica, California, USA

Main industry: Gaming

The most profitable game sold in 2020: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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Founded in 2008 by the merger of American video game companies Activision and Blizzard Entertainment, Activision Blizzard generated $8.1 billion last year. The California-based video game studio can, as always, rely on its by far most historic game series, Call of Duty which performed satisfyingly well with its newest installation, Calls of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Additionally, the company’s World of Warcraft series also saw a rise in sales. Activision Blizzard comes fifth in the top 10 biggest video companies ranking of 2020.

6.Electronic Arts

Gaming Revenue: $5.5 billion

Founded in: 1982

Based in: Redwood City, California, USA

Main industry: Gaming

The most profitable game sold in 2020: FIFA 21

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7. Epic Games

Gaming Revenue: $4.2 billion

Founded in: 1991

Based in: Cary, North Carolina, USA

Main industry: Gaming

The most profitable game sold in 2020: Fortnite: Save the World

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8. Take-Two Interactive

Gaming Revenue: $3.1 billion

Founded in: 1993

Based in: New York City, New York, USA

Main industry: Gaming

The most profitable game sold in 2020: NBA 2K21

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10. Bandai Namco

Gaming Revenue: $2.2 billion

Founded in: 2005

(by the merger of Bandai & Namco)

Based in: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Main industry: Toys

The most profitable game sold in 2020: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

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