Top 20 Publishing Giants of 2007

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http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6214&Itemid=2&limit=1&limitstart=0

This is a 22-page article about Publisher Marketshare and such, but I'll try to skim and give you the juicy details. Click through to read it in it's entirety.

First, a pie chart to display the marketshare. The 9% jutting out represents smaller publishers (such as D3Publisher of America, Bethesda Softworks, NCSoft, Crave and Atlus).

 

Here are the top 10 listed, with additional information regarding the percentage ups/downs, their respective positions in 2006, # of employees, etc.

Ranking:

1. Electronic Arts

Market Share: 17% (-3)
2006 Position: 1 (UNCH)
Revenues: $3.1 billion (+5%)
Profits: $76 million (-67%)
Expectations: 0%-10% revenue growth
12 Month Range: $40-$60
Employee Count: 7,900 (+700)
Age: 25 years
SKUs in NPD Top 100: 16 (-10)
Franchises above 80%: 9 (-2)

2. Nintendo

Market Share: 13% (+3)
2006 Position: 2 (UNCH)
Revenues: $8.0 billion (+90%) including hardware
Profits: $1.8 billion (+150%)
Expectations: 20% increase in operating income
12 Month Range: $180-$340
Employee Count: 3,400 (+200)
Age: 118 years
SKUs in NPD Top 100: 31 (+17)
Franchises above 80%: 9 (-6)

3. Activision

Market Share: 9% (UNCH)
2006 Position: 3 (UNCH)
Revenues: $1.5 billion (+3%)
Profits: $86 million (+112%)
Expectations: 19% revenue growth for 2008
12 Month Range: $10-$21
Employee Count: about 2,000
Age: 28 years
SKUs in NPD Top 100: 8 (-4)
Franchises Above 80%: 4 (-2)

4. THQ

Market Share: 9% (+3)
2006 Position: 5 (+1)
Revenues: $1 billion (+27%)
Profits: $68 million (+112%)
Expectations: 10%-15% revenue growth for 2008
12 Month Range: $19-$37
Employee Count: about 1,700
Age: 18 years
SKUs in Top 100: 5 (+2)
Franchises above 80%: 7 (+4)

5. Take Two Interactive

Market Share: 6% (UNCH)
2006 Position: 6 (+1)
Revenues: $1 billion (-14%)
Profits: ($185 million) (compare to previous year $35 million profit)
Expectations: early losses and late profits will lead to a break-even year
12 Month Range: $9-$25
Employee Count: about 2,000
Age: 14 years
SKUs in Top 100: 9 (+2)
Franchises above 80%: 9 (UNCH)

6. Ubisoft

Market Share: 5% (UNCH)
2006 Position: 7 (+1)
Revenues: $905 million (+24%)
Profits: $54 million (+240%)
Expectations: 18% revenue growth for the next fiscal year
12 Month Range: $34-$72
Employee Count: about 3500
Age: 21 years
SKUs in Top 100: 4 (+1)
Franchises above 80%: 3 (-3)

7. Sony

Market Share: 5% (includes SOE) (-3)
2006 Position: 4 (-3)
Revenues: $8.6 billion (+6%)
Profits: ($2 billion) (compare to previous year $75 million profit)
Expectations: losses are expected to continue, though at a slower rate
12 Month Range: $37-$60
Employee Count: about 4,500
Age: 13 years in the game industry
SKUs in Top 100: 5 (-3)
Franchises above 80%: 10 (+3)

8. Vivendi Games

Market Share: 4% (UNCH)
2006 Position: 9 (+1)
Revenues: $1.0 billion (+25%)
Profits: $153 million (+109%)
Expectations: generally positive expectations of growth
12 Month Range: $31-$44
Employee Count: No estimates available
Age: 7 years in current incarnation
SKUs in Top 100: 3 (+2)
Franchises above 80%: 1 (UNCH)

9. Microsoft

Market Share: 3% (UNCH)
2006 Position: 11 (+2)
Revenues: $4.3 billion (+36%) (Microsoft Home and Entertainment)
Profits: ($1.3 billion) (compare to previous year $485 million loss) (Microsoft Home and Entertainment)
Expectations: profitability is expected for the next fiscal year
12 Month Range: $21-$31
Employee Count: over 1,200
Age: 31 years
SKUs in Top 100: 3 (-2)
Franchises above 80%: 7 (UNCH)

10. LucasArts

Market Share: 3% (-1)
2006 Position: 8 (-2)
Revenues: Not Public
Profits: Not Public
Expectations: Not Applicable
12 Month Range: Not Applicable
Employee Count: No recent estimates available
Age: 25 years
SKUs in Top 100: 4 (-2)
Franchises above 80%: 1 (UNCH)

Note: The graph is cut off on the right, right click and view image to see entire thing, or go to the article's 2nd page to see it in it's entirety.