5 Top gaming companies in the world – Updated 2023

The gaming industry is one of the fastest-growing industries and has gained popularity with each passing day. Years ago, people used to play games only in their spare time and for fun. Burt nowadays, gaming has become one of the most unique and high-paying careers. People earn a lot through gaming because the gaming market has almost double the worth of the film industry.

The estimated global worth of the video game market is $242.39 billion and is expected to reach $583.69 billion by 2030. Gaming has become one of the major driving forces of the global economy.

In this blog post, you are going to know about the top gaming companies in the world. These companies have generated billions of dollars in revenue through gaming so stay tuned to the end of this article.

Nintendo

Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a well-known Japanese company for its games and gaming consoles. When Nintendo was initiated in 1889, it created handmade playing cards “Hanafuda”. But when Nintendo became a bit famous, it launched its first gaming console “The Color-TV Game” in 1977. The most recent gaming console of this company is the Nintendo Switch which is $300. Nintendo has an estimated net worth of $55.43 billion by 2023.

Nintendo Founded in: This multi-national video game company was founded on 23 September 1889 in Kyoto, Japan.

Owner of Nintendo: Nintendo is owned by:

• The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. which has 17.05% shares in the company
• JPMorgan Chase with 9.90% shares 
• Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. which has 5.97%.

Total number of employees: By 2023, there are 7,317 total employees working in the company.

Most popular games by Nintendo: Some of the most popular games that were released by Nintendo and made huge revenue include:

• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold 55.46 million copies.
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold 42.79 million copies.
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sold 31.77 million copies.
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sold 30.65 million copies.
• Super Mario Odyssey sold 26.44 million copies.
• Pokémon Sword and Shield sold 25.92 million copies.
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet sold 22.66 million copies.
• Super Mario Party sold 19.39 million copies.
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sold 18.5 million copies.
• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe sold 15.17 million copies.

Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a videogame developer and publisher founded by five brothers in a small town in France. The company has expertise in artificial intelligence and cloud gaming. After the release of their first game “Zombi”, Ubisoft’s business expanded across the world. The company made its across 18 countries and got worldwide recognition. Ubisoft’s estimated net worth is about $3.85 billion as of September 2023.

Ubisoft Founded in: Ubisoft Entertainment SA, the French video game company was founded on 28 March 1986 in Saint-Mandé, France.

Owner of Nintendo: Ubisoft is owned by:

• The Guillemot Family has 14% shares
• Tencent has 9.99% shares.

Total number of employees: As of 2023, there are almost 21,000 total employees working in the company.

Most popular games by Ubisoft: Some of the most popular franchises that were sold by Ubisoft and made huge revenue include:

• Assassin’s Creed  made $140 million
• Just Dance made $70 million
• Far Cry made $60 million
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell made $31 million 
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six made $20 million 
• Rayman made $30 million
• Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon made $25 million 
• Petz made $25 million 
• The Crew made $21 million
• Prince of Persia made $21 million 

Take-Two Interactive

Take-Two Interactive is one of the top gaming companies in the world which is recognized all around the globe. This company owns multiple game development studios like RockStar Games, 2K, Private Division, and Publishing Labels that create and publish different sorts of games under different brands.

Take-Two Interactive has a net worth of $24.32 billion to date.

Take-Two Interactive Founded in: It was founded on 30 September 1993 and is based in New York City, America.

Owner of Take-Two Interactive: Take-Two Interactive was founded by Ryan Ashley Brand and the CEO of the company is Strauss Zelnick.

Total number of employees: As of 2023, there are a total of 11,580 employees working in Take-Two Interactive.

Most popular games by Take-Two Interactive: Some of the most hot-selling games of Take-Two Interactive are:

• Grand Theft V made $180 million
• Red Dead Redemption 2 made $52 million
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas made $27.5 million
• Borderlands 2 made $27 million
• Grand Theft Auto IV made $25 million
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City made $17.5 million
• Borderlands 3 made $17 million
• Red Dead Redemption made $15.35 million
• Grand Theft Auto III made $14.5 million
• NBA 2K20 made $14 million
• NBA 2K29 made $12 million
• NBA 2K22 made $12 million

Epic Games

Epic Games is another one of the top gaming companies in the world that develops software, video games, and Unreal Engine. The former name of the company was “Potomac Computer System” but it was then named Epic MegaGames in 1992 and from 1999 to date, it is known as Epic Games. One of the most famous games that was created by Epic Games is “Fornite” which has 350 million accounts. The estimated net worth of Epic Games is $32 billion.

Epic Games Founded in: Epic Games was founded in 1991 in Cary, North Carolina.

Owner of Epic Games: This American game company is owned by:

• Tim Sweeney having shares of >50%
• Tencent with 40% shares
• Sony which has 4.9% shares
• Kirkbi which has 3% shares

Total number of employees: As of 2023, there are 3,890 employees working for Epic Games.

Most popular games by Epic Games: Some of the best games that were developed by Epic Games and made a huge profit include:

• Best of ZZT
• Adventure Math
• Jill of the Jungle
• Dare to Dream
• Fire Fight
• Unreal
• Gears of War
• Shadow Complex
• Infinity Blade
• Battle Breakers
• Fortnite Creative
• Bulletstorm

Activision Blizzard

Activision Blizzard is another one of the best video game companies in the world which is famous as a multiplayer online role-playing game. The company currently includes five business units which are: Blizzard Entertainment, Activision Publishing, King, Major League Gaming, and Activision Blizzard Studios. It has a net worth of $72.5 Billion.

Activision Blizzard Founded in: The American-based company was founded on 10 July 2008 in Santa Monica, California.

Owner of Activision Blizzard:  The company is owned by Bobby Kotick who is an American businessman.

Total number of employees: About 17,000 people are working for Activision Blizzard as of 2023.

Most popular games by Activision Blizzard: Activision Blizzard released many became which became popular and made a huge profit. Some of these are listed below:

• Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure made over $1billion
• Overwatch made $1.4
• World of Craft made over $1 billion
• Candy Crush Saga made over $ 1 billion
• Call of Duty made over $4 billion

Conclusion:

The gaming industry is emerging day by day and adding great value to the world economy. The above list is not in any particular order rather these are the top 5 gaming companies in the world which are very well recognized due to the best games they released.

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