Gaming revenues of the 25 largest public companies in the world in the 1st half of 2017 increased by 20% to $41.1 billion compared to the first half of 2016.
Of this amount, $31.4 billion in revenue accounted for the top 10 companies in the rating. The revenues of this group increased by 24% compared to last year.
Revenue from mobile games from the top ten public companies also increased, but slightly from 40% to 42%.
Revenues of the 10 largest gaming companies in the 1st half of 2017, Newzoo
Tencent has once again become the largest gaming company in the world with revenues of $7.4 billion, which is 50% higher than revenue for the 1st half of 2016.
Sony grew by 25% year-on-year, taking 2nd place with revenue of $4.3 billion.
Activision Blizzard closed the top three, earning $3.4 billion — 11% higher than last year’s result.
According to the results of the half—year, two new companies entered the top 25 public gaming companies – the Korean mobile developer NetMarble and the Chinese MMO operator PerfectWorld.
NetEase earned $1 billion, and PerfectWorld’s revenues totaled $442 million for the first half of the year.
The biggest drop in revenue was observed at GungHo Entertainment, whose revenue for the year decreased by 20%.
Sega and Zynga dropped out of the rating.
The profitability chart of public gaming companies is compiled by the analytical company Newzoo. The full report can be found here.
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