When was Riot Games founded?

Riot Games was founded in 2006 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Riot Games located?

Riot Games is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at Los Angeles, California.

How many employees does Riot Games have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Riot Games is 8278.

Is Riot Games a funded company?

Riot Games is a funded company, having raised a total of $15M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Jul 10, 2008.

How much is Riot Games worth?

The last known valuation of Riot Games was $***** as of Feb 04, 2025.

When was the latest funding round of Riot Games?

Riot Games' latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Sep 09, 2009, with participation from 3 investors.

Where does Riot Games rank among its competitors?

Riot Games ranks 4th amongst 1654 active competitors, of which 141 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Epic Games, which secured $1.5B in Feb, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Riot Games?

Riot Games' top competitors include Krafton, Epic Games and Valve. Among them, Epic Games secured the most recent funding round in February, 2024.

Riot Games - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Riot Games an acquired company?

Riot Games got acquired by Tencent on Feb 04, 2011.

Company Details

Developer of online multiplayer games and related entertainment content. It creates and supports various titles across multiple platforms. The company also produces entertainment content related to its games. It offers esports leagues and events for some of its games.

Website: www.riotgames.com/en
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Registered Address: Los Angeles, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2006

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$15M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Sep 09, 2009, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Feb 04, 2025

Investors

TriplePoint Capital & 4 more

Ranked

4^th among 1654 active competitors

Employee Count

8,278 as on Jul 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Liminal & 28 more

Similar Companies

Krafton & 631 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Tencent (Feb 04, 2011)

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Riot Games is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Riot Games Private Limited CIN: U72900MH2017FTC435556 , India, Active	Aug 04, 2017	₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
Riot Games Services PTE. LTD. UEN: 201543960K , Singapore, Active	Dec 21, 2015	-	-
RIOT GAMES CIN: 205278564 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	3345 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Riot Games got acquired by Tencent on Feb 04, 2011 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Riot Games has raised a total funding of $15M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 10, 2008. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Sep 09, 2009 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Riot Games has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Riot Games:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 09, 2009	4904352	Series B	3220830	2650431	3585457	1223922
Jul 10, 2008	3179142	Series A	4446845	7364095	3719177	FirstMark & 1 more

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Riot Games' employee count trend

Riot Games has 8,278 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Riot Games's employee count trend over the years:

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

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Krafton 2007, Seoul (South Korea), Public	Provider of online games	$35M	IMM Investment, Altos Ventures Management ... & 17 others	83/100
2nd	Epic Games 1991, Cary (United States), Series F	Digital distribution platform for desktop PC games	$8.13B	Sony, Fidelity Investments & 82 others	83/100
3rd	Valve 1996, Bellevue (United States), Funding Raised	Developer of games, a digital distribution platform, and related hardware	-	Taicca, Sierra & 1 others	73/100
4th	Riot Games 2006, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Developer of online multiplayer games and related entertainment content	$15M	TriplePoint Capital, Benchmark & 3 others	73/100
5th	Blizzard Entertainment 1994, Irvine (United States), Unfunded	Developer of online games across multiple platforms and game genres	-	-	72/100
6th	WeMade Entertainment 2000, Seoul (South Korea), Acquired	Video game developer focusing on MMORPGs	-	Kiwoom Securities, Microsoft & 3 others	71/100
7th	NetEase Games 1997, Guangzhou (China), Funding Raised	Developer of multi-platform games across various genres and gaming experiences	-	GreenHills Ventures, Bloom8 & 1 others	70/100
8th	Rebellion 1992, Oxford (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Video game development studio	-	HSBC	70/100
9th	Sega 1940, Tokyo (Japan), Acquired	Video game software and hardware developer	-	-	69/100
10th	Electronic Arts 1982, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Developer of interactive entertainment software, games, and online content	-	Glynn Capital, JANA Partners & 9 others	69/100

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Riot Games has made 25 investments in companies including Liminal and Stoke Games. Riot Games has also acquired 4 companies including Wargaming Sydney and Kanga.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Mar 11, 2025	Investments	Liminal		Los Angeles (United States)
Feb 05, 2024	Investments	Stoke Games	2023	Los Angeles (United States)
Nov 30, 2023	Investments	GRID	2018	Berlin (Germany)