When was Unreal Engine founded?

Unreal Engine was founded in 1991.

Where is Unreal Engine located?

Unreal Engine is headquartered in Cary, United States. It is registered at Cary, North Carolina.

Who is the current CEO of Unreal Engine?

Timothy Dean Sweeney of Unreal Engine. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Unreal Engine have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Unreal Engine is 310.

Where does Unreal Engine rank among its competitors?

Unreal Engine ranks 10th amongst 709 active competitors, of which 86 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Unity, which secured $690M in Feb, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Unreal Engine?

Unreal Engine's top competitors include Epic Games, Animoca Brands and Unity. Among them, Unity secured the most recent funding round in February, 2025.

Unreal Engine - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Unreal Engine is a game engine developed by Epic Games. It has developed and released various versions of its game engine. The "Unreal Engine 4" developed by them supports PC, console, mobile, and web platforms. It also supports virtual reality and the company has released a VR-enabled editor through which developers can make virtual reality games in virtual reality environments. The engine can also be used in various other industries like architecture for visualization of urban planning, automotive and transportation for visualization of showrooms, and more. It also provides learning resources like webcasting, documentation, and more.

Website: www.unrealengine.com/
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Registered Address: Cary, North Carolina

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1991

Location

Cary, United States

Stage

Funding Raised

Investors

Ncore Ventures

Ranked

10^th among 709 active competitors

Employee Count

310 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Cascadeur & 3 more

Similar Companies

Unity & 537 more

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Unreal Engine is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Epic Games, Inc. CIN: 521853991 , United States, Active	Oct 17, 1993	-	2890 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Unreal Engine is a funded company. Unreal Engine has 1 institutional investor.

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The founders of Unreal Engine are Timothy Dean Sweeney and Mark Rein.

Here are the details of Unreal Engine's key team members:

Timothy Dean Sweeney: Founder & CEO of Unreal Engine and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Mark Rein: Co-Founder of Unreal Engine.

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Unreal Engine's employee count trend

Unreal Engine has 310 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Unreal Engine's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Unreal Engine include Epic Games, Animoca Brands and Unity. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Unreal Engine, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Epic Games 1991, Cary (United States), Series F	Digital distribution platform for desktop PC games	$8.13B	Sony, Fidelity Investments & 82 others	83/100
2nd	Animoca Brands 2006, Hong Kong (China), Series C	Web3 technology investment and venture-building company	$880M	Liberty City Ventures, Temasek & 126 others	77/100
3rd	Unity 2004, San Francisco (United States), Public	Developer of a real-time development platform for 2D and 3D content	$894M	Silver Lake, Sequoia Capital & 52 others	72/100
4th	Immutable 2018, Sydney (Australia), Series C	Blockchain-based infrastructure for NFT games and applications	$277M	Temasek, Galaxy & 57 others	72/100
5th	Rec Room 2016, Seattle (United States), Series F	Developer of a social application featuring user-generated games and experiences	$351M	Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital & 18 others	72/100
6th	Sky Mavis 2019, Singapore (Singapore), Series B	Developer of blockchain games and infrastructure for player-owned digital economies	$311M	Andreessen Horowitz, Libertus Capital & 33 others	69/100
7th	Beamable 2010, Boston (United States), Series A	Game engine solutions provider	$28.7M	Companyon Ventures, GrandBanks Capital & 18 others	66/100
8th	Enjin 2009, Singapore (Singapore), Seed	Blockchain based gaming platform to create virtual assets	$19M	DEG, Blockchain & 19 others	65/100
9th	Inworld AI 2021, Mountain View (United States), Series A	Developer of AI tools for real-time conversational applications and voice agents	$117M	CRV, Kleiner Perkins & 24 others	64/100
10th	Unreal Engine 1991, Cary (United States), Funding Raised	Game engine developed by Epic Games	-	Ncore Ventures	62/100

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Unreal Engine has not made any acquisitions yet. Unreal Engine has made 4 investments.

Here is the list of latest three $investments:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Sep 16, 2025	Investments	Cascadeur	2006	Limassol (Cyprus)
Jul 2018	Investments	Nodding Heads Games	2017	Pune (India)
Nov 18, 2015	Investments	DigitalCybercherries	2015	Preston (United Kingdom)