5 Most Valuable Gaming Companies in the World

4. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI)

Revenue: $8.1 billion in 2020

Valuation: $71.52 Billion

Activision Blizzard was founded in 2008 by the merger of Activision and Blizzard Entertainment and is based in Santa Monica, California. The company generated over $8.1 billion in revenue in 2020 which is due to its interactive games that have gained popularity across the globe. Its most popular video game series, Call of Duty, with its latest installation Black Ops, is performing extremely well and was the most profitable game for the company in 2020. Throughout the last months of 2020, Call of Duty sustained over 100 million monthly players. Another popular, revenue-generating game for the company is the World of Warcraft whose sales have grown in the current pandemic. World of Warcraft’s player count is around 4.88 million as of 2020.