Reporting Standards and Editorial Policy
Data Source Policy: Figures and references are sourced directly from corporate investor relations libraries. When an official portal cannot be reached due to network access restrictions or anti-bot protections, that publisher is omitted from active reporting.
Financial reporting across the global gaming sector is governed by statutory securities disclosure requirements in each publisher's home exchange, including the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), Korea Exchange (KRX), Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), and United States markets (NASDAQ/NYSE). Public companies disclose revenue, operating income, and business segment performance on a quarterly or semi-annual cadence.
In accordance with editorial standards and legal guidelines, this reference relies exclusively on publishers' own investor relations releases, financial statements, and earnings presentation slide decks. Third-party mobile intelligence estimates (such as Sensor Tower or AppMagic) are excluded, as their terms of service restrict redistribution without express commercial licensing and their figures represent modeled estimates rather than statutory financial disclosures.
Publicly Traded Gacha Game Publishers
The following fifteen publicly listed corporations develop, publish, or operate major gacha titles. Financial metrics are reported in their respective home currencies and segment structures as specified in their investor relations documentation.
| Publisher | Ticker | Key Games | Reported Currency | IR Results Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shift Up Corp. | 462870.KS | Goddess of Victory: Nikke | KRW (billion) | shiftup.co.kr |
| Nexon Co., Ltd. | 3659.T | Blue Archive, Fareidolia | JPY (million) | ir.nexon.co.jp |
| Netmarble Corp. | 251270.KS | Solo Leveling: Arise, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross | KRW (billion) | netmarble.com |
| Bandai Namco Holdings | 7832.T | Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle, One Piece Bounty Rush | JPY (billion) | bandainamco.co.jp |
| CyberAgent, Inc. | 4751.T | Uma Musume: Pretty Derby, Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond | JPY (billion) | cyberagent.co.jp |
| Devsisters Corp. | 194480.KQ | Cookie Run: Kingdom, CookieRun: Tower of Adventures | KRW (billion) | devsisters.com |
| Com2uS Corp. | 078340.KQ | Summoners War: Sky Arena, Star Sailors | KRW (billion) | com2us.com |
| Square Enix Holdings | 9684.T | Smart Devices / PC Browser segment | JPY (billion) | hd.square-enix.com |
| DeNA Co., Ltd. | 2432.T | Pokémon Masters EX | JPY (billion) | dena.com |
| KLab Inc. | 3656.T | Bleach: Brave Souls | JPY (million) | klab.com |
| Neowiz | 095660.KQ | Brown Dust 2 | KRW (billion) | neowiz.com |
| Kakao Games Corp. | 293490.KQ | Guardian Tales, Eversoul | KRW (billion) | kakaogamescorp.com |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 0700.HK | Level Infinite (Nikke publishing) | RMB (billion) | tencent.com |
| Bilibili Inc. | BILI / 9626.HK | Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade, Trickcal | RMB (million) | bilibili.com |
| Drecom Co., Ltd. | 3793.T | Wizardry Variants Daphne | JPY (million) | drecom.co.jp |
Publisher Disclosure Granularity and Reporting Segments
The level of detail disclosed in quarterly statements varies significantly depending on corporate structure, publisher scale, and exchange regulations:
Title-Level Revenue Disclosures: A small group of publishers report individual title contributions directly. Netmarble provides quarterly percentage revenue breakdowns for its top gaming titles, detailing the quarterly share generated by releases such as Solo Leveling: Arise and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. Shift Up Corp. discloses game revenue and royalty streams where Goddess of Victory: Nikke represents the primary mobile revenue driver.
IP and Franchise Grouping: Bandai Namco Holdings reports group-wide sales for major intellectual properties (including Dragon Ball and One Piece) across multiple business lines, rather than isolating single mobile application gross bookings.
Segment-Level Aggregation: Most large diversified publishers aggregate mobile and gacha earnings inside broader reporting segments. Square Enix reports net sales for its 'Smart Devices / PC Browser' sub-segment within Digital Entertainment. CyberAgent reports total Game Business net sales and operating income, covering Cygames titles including Uma Musume: Pretty Derby. Nexon reports regional segment revenue in JPY million alongside mobile platform totals.
Regional and Genre Distribution: Com2uS provides quarterly splits distinguishing RPG and Sports titles alongside domestic versus overseas revenue. Devsisters reports quarterly revenue partitioned into domestic South Korean and overseas international sales.
Privately Held Studios Without Public Disclosures
Several prominent gacha game developers and publishers operate as privately held corporations. Because private entities are not subject to public stock exchange filing requirements, they do not issue quarterly earnings releases, segment breakdowns, or public shareholder presentations.
- miHoYo / HoYoverse: Developer and operator of Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero, and Honkai Impact 3rd.
- Kuro Games: Developer and operator of Wuthering Waves and Punishing: Gray Raven.
- Hypergryph / Gryphline: Developer of Arknights and Arknights: Endfield.
- Yostar: Regional publisher and operator for Azur Lane and Aether Gazer.
- Bluepoch: Developer and operator of Reverse: 1999.
- Project Moon: Independent developer and operator of Limbus Company.
- Lilith Games / Farlight: Developer and publisher of AFK Arena, AFK Journey, and Dislyte.
Excluded Publishers and Accessibility Limitations
Certain publicly listed gaming corporations could not be included in direct tabular tracking due to access constraints:
NetEase, Inc. (NTES / 9999.HK): The public investor relations portal (ir.netease.com) returned HTTP 403 access restrictions from this audit environment due to automated bot mitigation systems.
Konami Group Corp. (9766.T): Presentation materials returned HTTP 403 access barriers during verification.
In keeping with our strict sourcing guidelines, publishers whose investor relations pages cannot be directly accessed and inspected are excluded rather than filled from secondary reports.
Sources and references
- Shift Up Investor Relations ↗
- Nexon Financial Results Library ↗
- Netmarble IR Library ↗
- Bandai Namco Holdings IR Results ↗
- CyberAgent Financial Results Presentations ↗
- Devsisters IR Releases ↗
- Com2uS IR Presentations ↗
- Square Enix Financial Briefing Materials ↗
- DeNA Investors Hub & IR News ↗
- KLab Financial Results ↗
- Neowiz Earnings Library ↗
- Kakao Games IR Disclosures ↗
- Tencent Financial Results ↗
- Bilibili Quarterly Results ↗
- Drecom Financial Highlights ↗