The developments in the last 5 years and the global COVID-19 pandemic that has been going on for the last 2 years have increased the profits of game companies and the vitality of the game industry. The increase in the time spent at home due to the pandemic has led most people to console and computer games to kill time. Of course, COVID-19 is not the only reason, this unfortunate event has only been a source of motivation for the gaming industry. Some large companies provided improvements in certain games and applied certain discounts, and as a result, the affordability of game consoles and games increased significantly. Although this situation in our country is not as actionable as it is globally, it should not be forgotten that the main source of this is the increase in exchange rates.
As Foxngame, Turkey's most comprehensive gaming company, we are of course aware of the inadequacy of all these exchange rate increases and certain discount rates. That's why, from the first day we were founded to the present day, we aim completely for the players to buy the games at the most affordable prices. During your time on our site, you can easily see that the products on our site are offered at more affordable prices than our other alternative competitors.. In this article, we have compiled the biggest game companies active in the game industry in the world. Based on the statistics, according to the data obtained in 2020, a sales of 130 billion dollars was achieved in the game industry and the by-products of this sector. Statistics for 2021 have not been shared because 2021 has not been completed yet, and these statistics will be shared at the beginning of the next 2022.
The biggest gaming company list you see below is based on 2021 data and includes the top 10 biggest companies;
1) Sony (Tokyo, JAPAN)
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Sony is one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer electronics and professional electronics , as well as the world's largest manufacturer of game consoles , the world's second-largest video game publisher, and one of the most comprehensive media companies. The Japanese technology giant earned $25 billion in revenue last year with the PlayStation 5 , which was released in 2020 and became the world's most popular next-generation video game console .
2) Tencent Games (Shenzhen, CHINA)
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China-based IT company Tencet is the owner of the American video game studio Riot Games , the developer of the world's most played mobile battle royale game PUBG Mobile and the developer of the popular moba game League of Legends with millions of players all over the world . It also holds stakes in various gaming companies such as Activision Blizzard and Epic Games .
3) Nintendo (Kyoto, JAPAN)
Japan-based game giant Nintendo entered the industry in 1889 as a manufacturer of handmade playing cards. Today, Nintendo, one of the largest video game companies in the world, provides services by producing its own game console and makes profit by making console-specific games. So much so that the company has sold more than 660 million consoles and more than 4.15 billion games as of 2013 .
4) Microsoft (Albuquerque/New Mexico, USA)
Everyone knows, Microsoft , the world's largest software company , acquired Xbox Games Studios in 2001 , making a profit of 11.6 billion dollars in the gaming industry . Gaming revenue was primarily driven by sales of the next-gen Xbox Series X/S, but the company has also developed its own video games. The best example of this is Minecratf, published by the Swedish developer Mojang Studios, which is owned by Microsoft .
5) Activision Blizzard (FRANCE)
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Founded in 2008 by the merger of American video game companies Activision and Blizzard Entertainment , Activision Blizzard is famous for developing games on various platforms such as Android and iOS .
6) Electronic Arts (California, USA)
EA is among the companies with the most brand awareness worldwide with its Fifa series. Electronic Arts is the first company that comes to mind when it comes to sports games .
7) Epic Games (North Carolina, USA)
Epic Games , formerly known as Potomac Computer Systems , is a gaming company that owns the Unreal Engine game engine . It has increased its popularity considerably with the game platform Epic Games Store and Fortnite game that it has created in recent years .
8) Take-Two Interactive (New York, USA)
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Take-Two Interactive is an organization that includes big game development companies such as Rockstar Games, 2K. It is the parent organization behind the GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 series , which are very popular around the world .
9) Sega Sammy (Tokyo, JAPAN)
Japan-based holding company Sega is a gaming company that incorporates popular series such as Football Manager, Total War . It has a large part of its popularity thanks to these games.
10) Bandai Namco (Tokyo, JAPAN)
Bandai Namco is one of the well-established companies in the game industry, which has gained today's popularity with its game series such as Tekken, Dark Souls, Dragon Ball.
All the companies you see above are listed according to current data, and each of them is a very successful game company in its field. The aim of this article is not to compare these companies with each other or to determine which company is the best. All of the companies mentioned in the article are very successful and make significant contributions to the game industry by creating their own playgrounds thanks to their own game genres. In the future, we hope that successful game companies from within our country will be among these companies and come to successful points.
