A new report has revealed the rankings of companies within the gaming industry in terms of revenue. Interesting enough, Apple managed to achieve the third spot in the list, beating a number of other brands that focus on gaming.
The news arrives from NewZoo, with their analysts sharing the list of top 10 public game companies that collectively generated 126 billion US Dollars in 2021. In this segment, the Cupertino based giant managed to rank third with an estimated 15.3 billion US Dollars in revenue from games throughout 2021. This marks an increase of 17.7 percent year on year.
Tencent took the throne in the ranking, with the company owning popular titles like “League of Legends” and “PUBG Mobile.” Overall, the Chinese brand bringing in 32.2 billion US Dollars in 2021, with a 9.9 percent rise over the previous year. Sony took second spot in the list with an 18.2 billion US Dollars in revenue, although it saw a 2.3 percent decline year on year. This marks an impressive milestone for Apple in gaming, since it beat other companies like Microsoft and Nintendo.
These two firms even focus on offering gaming consoles as well, so its impressive how far the iPhone maker reached with its ecosystem of mobile products. Notably, this listing will likely shift in 2022 considering major acquisitions were made earlier this year. This includes Sony’s deal to buy Destiny developer Bungie while Microsoft has made a multi billion dollar deal with Activision/Blizzard.
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