Below you can find the list of 5 Largest Entertainment Companies in the World. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list, please see the 15 Largest Entertainment Companies in the World
5. Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR)
Total market cap on 1 Jan, 2020 (in billions of dollars): 105.35
Total revenue in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 45.8
Total assets in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 150.6
Total net profit in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 1,700
Charter Communications is one of the lesser known companies in our top 5 especially when compared with the others and is also one of the more recent companies on this list, having been founded 27 years ago in 1993. It operates in 41 US states and has 98,000 employees currently. It is the second largest cable provider in the US after Comcast, about which we talk more later on.
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4. Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)
Total market cap on 1 Jan, 2020 (in billions of dollars): 144.54
Total revenue in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 21.4
Total assets in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 35.1
Total net profit in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 2,200
Netflix was founded in 1997, and all of you thinking that the company was founded maximum a decade ago have learnt something new. The business initially would rent out DVDs before becoming the streaming giant we all know it to be now. The company has 195 million paid users and has actually seen its numbers improve in 2020, being one of the few companies who can claim that. It has 8,600 employees.
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3. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)
Total market cap on 1 Jan, 2020 (in billions of dollars): 267.12
Total revenue in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 74.8
Total assets in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 200.9
Total net profit in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 10,400
The Walt Disney Company is perhaps one of the most famous and well known companies in not just the entertainment industry. It is responsible for the creation of some of the biggest and more recognized cartoon characters in the world, including Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, while it also owns some of the biggest film studios such as Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios and several others. The company is currently 97 years old and employs 223,000 people. Due to the effects of the pandemic on film studios, the company has made a net loss of $2.8 billion in 2020.
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2. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)
Total market cap on 1 Jan, 2020 (in billions of dollars): 206.4
Total revenue in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 108.7
Total assets in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 262.4
Total net profit in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 11,700
Comcast is one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world as well as perhaps one of the most hated companies in the US. It is both the largest internet service provider and TV cable provider in the US, and has been accused of exploiting this position, especially where people do not have any other options. It has among the lowest customer satisfaction results in the US among cable companies, and has also violated net neutrality practices. There are also concerns raised since it is engaged in content creation and its distribution because of which antitrust allegations have been raised against it as well.
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1. AT&T (NYSE:T)
Total market cap on 1 Jan, 2020 (in billions of dollars): 283.51
Total revenue in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 179.2
Total assets in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 545.4
Total net profit in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 14,400
Topping the list of 5 largest entertainment companies in the world is AT&T, which tops the list in all four of our criteria separately. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and was founded 127 years ag in 1893. It is the largest provider of mobile services as well as fixed phone services and has nearly 250,000 employees. It is in the top 10 companies by revenue in the US regardless of any industry, and has made its foray into the entertainment group after the purchase of WarnerMedia in 2018.
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