This does not include device sales.
The data was collected by the SuperJoost mailing list.
There are no surprises in the presented results of the study.
Tencent earned the most at the games in 2021 – $33 billion. Sony is in second place with a big gap, its earnings amounted to $ 17 billion.
It is curious that, if we talk about revenue exclusively from software, Microsoft significantly bypasses Nintendo in terms of revenue. $13 billion versus $8 billion.
Mobile platforms that earn money from games, taking 30% from micropayments, are traditionally among the top five gaming companies. Apple earned $15 billion from the game last year, and Google $12 billion.
NetEase earns more than Activision Blizzard, which regularly uses its services: $10 billion versus $9 billion.
Valve closes the top ten, which, being a platform that has a percentage of each transaction on Steam, still earns less per year than Electronic Arts: $4 billion versus $6 billion.