Top 50 game ip licensing companies

Updated 01 Sept 2026

Built on production credits published by MobyGames, covering games released from 2015 onwards. Titles counts the games a studio actually shipped work on — one game counts once, no matter how many platforms, editions or re-releases it had. Partners counts the distinct publishers and developers they shipped those titles alongside, grouped by parent company — all of a publisher's regional labels count as one partner. So the ranking rewards a real track record, not a long list of duplicate entries.

Leaderboard movement · 2015–2026

Position of the ten strongest groups in each release year — higher line means a stronger year.

Uneven or broken lines mean our data source holds sparse credits for that vendor in that year — not a drop in activity. As MobyGames credits are completed, the chart updates with them.

#	Vendor group	Services	Titles	Partners	Also credited in
1	Games Workshop Group	IP licensing	60	42
2		IP licensing	37	42	Co-development
3		IP licensing	33	32
4		IP licensing	30	29	Audio productionNarrativeArt production
5		IP licensing	22	25	Co-developmentArt productionPorting+7
6		IP licensing	19	21	Audio productionCo-developmentNarrative+2
7		IP licensing	19	21	Audio productionCo-developmentNarrative+1
8	NBA Properties	IP licensing	19	6
9		IP licensing	17	15
10	FIFA	IP licensing	16	3
11		IP licensing	15	13	Motion captureAudio productionArt production
12		IP licensing	14	24	Art productionPortingQA & testing+6
13		IP licensing	13	14	MiddlewareCo-developmentGame engine+3
14		IP licensing	12	14	QA & testingPortingCo-development+7
15		IP licensing	10	8
16		IP licensing	9	8	Art productionQA & testingNarrative+2
17	DreamWorks Animation	IP licensing	9	11
18		IP licensing	8	7
19		IP licensing	8	13
20	Les Éditions Albert René	IP licensing	8	8
21		IP licensing	7	8	Game engineArt productionAudio production+1
22	Capcom	IP licensing	7	6	Art productionCo-developmentNarrative
23	Mattel	IP licensing	7	9
24		IP licensing	7	8
25		IP licensing	6	7
26	Bird Studio	IP licensing	6	6
27	Paws, Inc.	IP licensing	6	7
28	Billionsoft	IP licensing	6	2
29		IP licensing	5	6	Art productionCo-developmentQA & testing+1
30	SNK Corporation	IP licensing	5	6
31	Toho	IP licensing	5	7
32		IP licensing	5	10	LocalizationCo-development
33	I.M.P.S.	IP licensing	5	6
34	Formula One World Championship	IP licensing	5	3
35	MGA Entertainment	IP licensing	5	6
36	Brunswick Bowling & Billiards	IP licensing	5	2
37	NBCUniversal International Networks US	IP licensing	5	9
38	PGA TOUR	IP licensing	5	2
39	Chris Sawyer Productions	IP licensing	4	4
40	Paradox Interactive	IP licensing	4	4
41		IP licensing	4	7	LocalizationCo-development
42	LEGO System	IP licensing	4	6
43	KIDDINX Media	IP licensing	4	5
44	ak tronic	IP licensing	4	7
45	20th Century Studios	IP licensing	4	6
46	Konami Group Corporation	IP licensing	4	6	Narrative
47		IP licensing	4	6
48	Paizo	IP licensing	4	5
49	Feld Motor Sports	IP licensing	4	3
50	Legendary Pictures	IP licensing	4	5

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Top 50 game ip licensing companies

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