Video game industry M&A

Statistics report on video gaming industry mergers & acquisition activity worldwide

Video game industry M&A

This report presents insights and statistics on video gaming industry merger and acquisitions activities, highlighting the boom of the industry during the COVID-19 years and providing data on the impact and fall-out of such unprecedented industry growth.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Market value of the largest gaming companies worldwide 2020-2024
  • Basic Statistic Biggest all-time video game industry acquisitions 2023
  • Basic Statistic Biggest video game industry acquisitions 2023
  • Basic Statistic Most buzzworthy gaming companies worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Leading gaming companies based on cash and equivalents held 2024
  • Premium Statistic Biggest video game industry M&A buyers 2023

Value of deals

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  • Basic Statistic Annual games industry M&A transactions value worldwide 2013-2024 YTD
  • Basic Statistic Annual games industry M&A transactions value worldwide 2013-2024 YTD, by segment
  • Premium Statistic Global video game industry annual deal value 2020-2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Global video game industry closed M&A value as of Q4 2023
  • Basic Statistic Annual exit value of video gaming companies 2013-2024 YTD

Volume of deals

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  • Premium Statistic Annual games industry M&A transactions volume worldwide 2013-2024 YTD
  • Basic Statistic Annual exit volume of video gaming companies 2013-2024 YTD
  • Premium Statistic Global video game industry annual deal volume 2020-2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Global video game industry M&A 2022, by target type

Investment activity

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  • Basic Statistic Annual investment value in video gaming companies 2013-2024 YTD
  • Basic Statistic Annual investment volume in video gaming companies 2013-2024 YTD
  • Premium Statistic Annual investment value in video gaming companies 2013-2024 YTD, by segment
  • Premium Statistic Share of investment value in video gaming companies as of Q3 2024, by segment
  • Premium Statistic Share of investment volume in video gaming companies as of Q3 2024, by segment

Mega-merger: Microsoft and Activision Blizzard

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  • Premium Statistic Microsoft revenue 2002-2024
  • Basic Statistic Activision Blizzard (ABK) net revenue 2005-2022
  • Basic Statistic Activision Blizzard (ABK) net income 2005-2022
  • Basic Statistic Microsoft annual gaming revenue 2017-2024
  • Basic Statistic Microsoft gaming revenue as of Q1 2025
  • Basic Statistic Xbox content and services revenue development as of FY Q1 2025
  • Basic Statistic Number of Xbox Game Pass subscribers worldwide 2020-2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Xbox Game Pass subscriptions after Activision Blizzard acquisition 2022-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. gamers who regularly play Activision Blizzard video games weekly 2023

Spotlight: consolidation impact

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. gamer concerns about gaming industry consolidation 2023
  • Basic Statistic Gaming industry layoffs worldwide 2022-2024
  • Basic Statistic Global game developers industry layoff impact 2024
  • Basic Statistic Global game developers layoff concern 2024
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