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This is a listing of largest video game publishers and developers by number of employees. Microsoft Gaming is the largest video game employer in the industry, followed by Ubisoft and Electronic Arts.

Among the top 41 largest video game employers, ten are based in the United States, eight in Japan, five in China, three in France, South Korea, and Sweden respectively, two in Poland and the United Kingdom, and one each in Denmark, Canada, Singapore, Ireland and Israel.

Worldwide

Rank Publisher Country Employees Ref
1. Microsoft Gaming United States 20,100 [1]
2. Ubisoft France 19,011 [2]
3. Electronic Arts United States 13,700 [3]
4. Sony Interactive Entertainment United States, Japan 12,700 [4]
5. Take-Two Interactive United States 11,580 [5]
6. Keywords Studios Ireland 11,141 [6]
7. Embracer Group Sweden 10,450 [7]
8. Nintendo Japan 7,317 [8]
9. Nexon South Korea, Japan 7,067 [9]
10. NetEase Games China 6,500 [10]
11. MiHoYo China 6,000 [11]
12. Square Enix Japan 4,712 [12]
13. Perfect World China 4,500 [13]
14. Epic Games United States 4,000 [14]
15. NCSoft South Korea 3,900 [15]
16. Playtika Israel 3,800 [16]
17. Gameloft France 3,600 [17]
18. Virtuos Singapore 3,500 [18]
19. Sega Japan 3,459 [19]
20. Capcom Japan 3,332 [20]
21. NetDragon Websoft China 3,300 [21]
22. Tencent China 3,000 [22]
23. Netmarble South Korea 3,000 [23]
24. Roblox Corporation United States 2,474 [24]
25. Koei Tecmo Japan 2,384 [25]
26. Scopely United States 2,000 [26]
27. Krafton South Korea 1,675 [27]
28. Behaviour Interactive Canada 1,300 [28]
29. CD Projekt Poland 1,236 [29]
30. Nacon France 1,000 [30]
31. Nordisk Games Denmark 850 [31]
32. Jam City United States 825 [32]
33. Enad Global 7 Sweden 807 [33]
34. Niantic United States 800 [34]
35. Frontier Developments United Kingdom 790 [35]
36. Bandai Namco Entertainment Japan 773 [36]
37. Playstudios United States 752 [37]
38. Paradox Interactive Sweden 656 [38]
39. Marvelous Japan 605 [39]
40. People Can Fly Poland 600 [40]
41. Rebellion Developments United Kingdom 475 [41]

See also

References

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  32. ↑ Takahashi, Dean (2021-05-20). "Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery publisher Jam City will launch SPAC at $1.2B value, buy Ludia for $175M" (in en-US). https://venturebeat.com/games/harry-potter-game-maker-jam-city-will-launch-spac-at-1-2b-value-and-buy-ludia-for-175m/. 
  33. ↑ "Enad Global 7 Annual Report". https://www.enadglobal7.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/EG7-AR-2021-ENG.pdf. 
  34. ↑ Patel, Nilay (2021-12-14). "The metaverse is already here — and it's full of Pokemon, says Niantic CEO John Hanke" (in en). https://www.theverge.com/22832490/niantic-ceo-john-hanke-metaverse-pokemon-go-ar-vr-podcast-decoder-interview. 
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  36. ↑ "Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. CORPORATE PROFILE 2023". https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/english/doc/bne_corporate_profile_English.pdf?2022090501. 
  37. ↑ "PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. (MYPS) Company Profile & Facts – Yahoo Finance" (in en-US). https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MYPS/profile/. 
  38. ↑ "Paradox Interactive AB (publ) publishes annual report for 2022 – Paradox Interactive". 2023-05-28. https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/investors/financial-reports/paradox-interactive-ab-publ-publishes-annual-report-for-2022. 
  39. ↑ "Company Profile｜Company Information｜ Corporate/IR | Marvelous INC.". https://corp.marv.jp/english/company/about.html. 
  40. ↑ "People Can Fly" (in en-GB). 2024-01-18. https://peoplecanfly.com/. 
  41. ↑ "Rebellion Developments" (in en), Wikipedia, 2023-12-14, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rebellion_Developments&oldid=1189816301, retrieved 2024-02-07 



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