When was Blizzard Entertainment founded?

Blizzard Entertainment was founded in 1994.

Where is Blizzard Entertainment located?

Blizzard Entertainment is headquartered in Irvine, United States. It is registered at Sanderova 1618 17000 Praha.

How many employees does Blizzard Entertainment have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Blizzard Entertainment is 5968.

Where does Blizzard Entertainment rank among its competitors?

Blizzard Entertainment ranks 9th amongst 1787 active competitors, of which 155 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was JetSynthesys, which secured $113K in Jul, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Blizzard Entertainment?

Blizzard Entertainment's top competitors include Scopely, Krafton and Epic Games. Among them, JetSynthesys secured the most recent funding round in July, 2026.

Blizzard Entertainment - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

Blizzard Entertainment is an unfunded company based in Irvine (United States), founded in 1994 by Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce. It operates as a Developer of online games across multiple platforms and game genres. Blizzard Entertainment has not raised any funding yet. The company has 1787 active competitors, including 155 funded and 228 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Scopely, Krafton and Epic Games.

Company Details

Developer of online games across multiple platforms and game genres. The business creates and distributes action role-playing, massively multiplayer online role-playing, real-time strategy, team-based action, and strategy card games. It provides games for personal computer, console, and mobile platforms.

Website: www.blizzard.com/en-us/
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Registered Address: Sanderova 1618 17000 Praha

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Founded Year

1994

Location

Irvine, United States

Stage

Unfunded

Ranked

9^th among 1787 active competitors

Employee Count

5,968 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Sort Analytics & 6 more

Similar Companies

Scopely & 995 more

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Blizzard Entertainment is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
SALJUT PLUS s.r.o. CIN: 27560554 , Czech Republic, Active	May 24, 2006	-	-

Blizzard Entertainment has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Blizzard Entertainment are Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce.

Here are the details of Blizzard Entertainment's key team members:

Michael Morhaime: President and Co-Founder of Blizzard Entertainment. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Allen Adham: Co-Founder & Chief Design Officer of Blizzard Entertainment.
Frank Pearce: Co-Founder & CDO of Blizzard Entertainment and founder of 1 other company.

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Blizzard Entertainment's employee count trend

Blizzard Entertainment has 5,968 employees as of May 26. Here is Blizzard Entertainment's employee count trend over the years:

Employee count trend for Blizzard Entertainment

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Top competitors of Blizzard Entertainment include Scopely, Krafton and Epic Games. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Blizzard Entertainment, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Scopely 2011, Culver City (United States), Acquired	Developer of interactive entertainment and video games across multiple platforms	$1.02B	Greycroft, Revolution & 70 others	84/100
2nd	Krafton 2007, Seoul (South Korea), Public	Provider of online games	$35M	IMM Investment, Altos Ventures Management ... & 17 others	83/100
3rd	Epic Games 1991, Cary (United States), Series F	Digital distribution platform for desktop PC games	$8.13B	Sony, Fidelity Investments & 82 others	83/100
4th	JetSynthesys 2010, Pune (India), Series B	Developer of digital gaming software and creator of entertainment content	$91.9M	Pratithi Investments, Serum Institute of India ... & 30 others	82/100
5th	FunPlus 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Developer of interactive entertainment experiences across multiple genres for global users	$87M	Orchidholings, GSR Ventures & 4 others	77/100
6th	CCP Games 1997, Reykjavik (Iceland), Acquired	Developer of science fiction massively multiplayer online role-playing and strategy games	$106M	Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates ... & 14 others	75/100
7th	Valve 1996, Bellevue (United States), Funding Raised	Developer of games, a digital distribution platform, and related hardware	-	Taicca, Sierra & 1 others	73/100
8th	Riot Games 2006, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Developer of online multiplayer games and related entertainment content	$15M	Benchmark, TriplePoint Capital & 3 others	73/100
9th	Blizzard Entertainment 1994, Irvine (United States), Unfunded	Developer of online games across multiple platforms and game genres	-	-	72/100
10th	WeMade Entertainment 2000, Seoul (South Korea), Acquired	Video game developer focusing on MMORPGs	-	Kiwoom Securities, Microsoft & 3 others	71/100

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Blizzard Entertainment has made 6 investments in companies including Sort Analytics and Cubist. Blizzard Entertainment has also acquired 1 companies including Proletariat.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
May 22, 2023	Investments	Sort Analytics	2014	San Francisco (United States)
Mar 09, 2023	Investments	Cubist	2022	San Diego (United States)
Aug 09, 2022	Investments	Gunzilla	2020	Frankfurt Am Main (Germany)

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Media has covered Blizzard Entertainment for a total of 29 events in the last 1 year, 23 of them have been about company updates and 2 about partnerships.