The Chinese bought the game for $ 8.6 billion – Puls Biznesu

The acquisition, which for several weeks warmed the gaming market, come to fruition. For the astronomical amount of $ 8.6 billion Chinese giant entertainment industry buys more than 84 percent. shares in the Finnish company Supercell. Though its name may not be widely known, it stands as one of the biggest hits of mobile entertainment: the game “Clash of Clans”.
The main seller was a Japanese SoftBank, which bought 51 percent. shares in the Finnish company in 2013 for $ 1.5 billion. A year ago he bought even an additional 22 per cent., Which gave him a total of more than 73 percent. action.

“Clash of Clans” is an absolute hegemon, when it comes to entertainment on mobile devices. The game actively playing approx. 25 million players worldwide. While the game is free, it can be purchased at the special goods that facilitate and speed up the game. It was on that Supercell is one of the most profitable companies in the gaming industry. Last year was EUR 880 million pre-tax profit at EUR 2.1 billion in revenues, which makes the company, which is only six years old, one of the largest companies in Finland. Supercell employs just 180 people.

Tencent, a Chinese tycoon buys Supercell, because he dreams of world domination in the market gaming. It already owns several US companies, such as. Riot Games, which stands for one of the most popular titles of e-sports “League of Legends”. Playing its 85 million players worldwide. Last year Riot Games closed with revenue of $ 1.6 billion. Tencent is the largest player in the global gaming market. In the first quarter of this year it was $ 4.9 billion in revenues, half of which brought just the game.

Polish manufacturer of games also have a recognized brand in the world, but in terms of value with global powers can compare only CD Projekt . Manufacturer Series game “The Witcher” is currently valued on the stock market at more than 2.5 billion zł. 300 million zł is worth the second largest listed company of the gaming industry: CI Games, and 162 million zł investors appreciate the value of Warsaw 11 bit studios. Valuation of other stock market game producers is less than 100 million zł.