Top 25 Video Game Companies Revenue Increased 17% in 2016 - News

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by, posted on 23 March 2017

The top 25 biggest video game companies saw revenue increase 17 percent year-over-year in 2016, according to Newzoo’s Global Games Market Report. Revenue for the 25 companies hit $70.4 billion.

The largest company, Tencent, saw revenue of $10.2 billion. If Supercell's revenue were included the figure would increase to $13 billion.





The company that saw the largest increase year-over-year in 2016 was NetEase with a 50 percent jump in sales. The company had a strong year in China as it accounted for four out of the five biggest iOS games in China.





Nintendo was the only company in the top 10 to see a decrease in revenue year-over-year. Super Mario Run earned the company $50 million, however, the figure was seen as a disappointment after the success of Pokemon GO. The Switch is expected to turn things around for Nintendo in 2017.

Thanks MCVUK.

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