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High-Growth Sector

Gaming & Esports

A market overview of active UK companies in Gaming & Esports. Figures exclude dormant and dissolved companies. Data refreshed 30 Apr 2026.

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Active companies
1,852
trading & on register
Reporting turnover
354
19% of active
Reporting employees
1,594
86% of active
Register health
16%
of 2,255 on register are dormant

Company size (employees)

Active companies reporting employee counts

1-9
1,068
10-49
309
50-249
160
250+
57

Turnover distribution

Active companies reporting turnover

<£100k
27
£100k-£1m
27
£1m-£10m
88
£10m-£100m
161
£100m+
51

Where they're based

Active companies by major UK city (30km London, 15–20km elsewhere)

Greater London
554
Manchester
53
Birmingham
34
Bristol
30
Liverpool
28
Cardiff
21
Edinburgh
19
Glasgow
18
Belfast
17
Leeds
16

New formations by year

Active companies incorporated under this category (dormant shells excluded)

116
17
118
18
127
19
130
20
136
21
132
22
73
23
21
24
4
25
0
26

Largest by turnover

#CompanyTurnoverEBITDAEmployees3y growth
1SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE LIMITED£8.9B£83.1M1,62613%
2SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK EUROPE LIMITED£5.2B£104.1M2602%
3BRIGHTSTAR LOTTERY PLC£3.3B£1.0B5,815-2%
4NINTENDO OF EUROPE SE£2.1B-1,118803%
5ACTIVISION BLIZZARD UK LTD£1.8B£158.2M21737%
6THE RANK GROUP PLC£805.9M£122.2M-3%
7KEYWORDS STUDIOS LIMITED£702.2M£15.9M12,87216%
8ARSENAL HOLDINGS LIMITED£691.0M£128.3M87123%
9TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE UK LIMITED£689.2M£12.1M20-7%
10THE ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED£643.3M£139.7M79723%
11NIANTIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£559.9M£13.2M35%
12NIANTIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED£557.6M£66.7M46-
13SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED£544.5M-3124%
14TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR LIMITED£517.8M£145.9M82013%
15ROCKSTAR GAMES UK LIMITED£508.9M£27.2M1,7441%
16KINDRED (LONDON) LIMITED£461.2M£27.3M4120%
17TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FOOTBALL & ATHLETIC CO. LTD£397.6M£75.0M7316%
18GENIUS SPORTS UK LIMITED£283.4M£11.3M24626%
19PRODUCT MADNESS (U.K.) LIMITED£277.1M£69.4M24261%
20TOMBOLA LIMITED£255.2M£75.8M59616%

Fastest-growing

Active companies with turnover ≥ £1m, sorted by 3-year turnover CAGR

#CompanyTurnoverEmployees3y turnover growth
1NINTENDO OF EUROPE SE£2.1B1,118803%
2SLEDGEHAMMER GAMES UK LIMITED£6.1M31780%
3GOOD LIFE PLUS PLC£3.8M43391%
4SECRET MODE LIMITED£14.0M45303%
5BLUEPRINT HOLDINGS (MALTA) LTD£26.8M9278%
6BLUEPRINT TECHNOLOGIES (MALTA) LTD£26.8M9278%
7AUROCH DIGITAL (COCO) LIMITED£6.2M-191%
8KEPLER INTERACTIVE LIMITED£39.4M458170%
9WIGAN ATHLETIC A.F.C. LIMITED£9.2M275136%
10BRENTFORD FC LIMITED£166.5M327121%
11AUROCH DIGITAL LIMITED£12.9M116120%
12LUTON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB 2020 LTD£132.3M530119%
13SCOPELY UK LIMITED£27.3M143102%
14CARLTON CLUBS LIMITED£14.3M17092%
15PLAYSTACK LIMITED£44.5M3090%
16TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR WOMEN FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED£3.4M6080%
17BIRMINGHAM CITY WOMEN FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED£3.6M4372%
18PAWATECH GROUP LIMITED£144.5M23763%
19LARIAN STUDIOS UK LTD£8.5M6363%
20PRODUCT MADNESS (U.K.) LIMITED£277.1M24261%

Newest formations

Most recently incorporated active companies

#CompanyLocationIncorporated
1IT'S NOT GAMES LTDWigston2025
2THE CHINESE ROOM LTDBrighton2025
3THE CHINESE ROOM HOLDINGS LTDBrighton2025
4SECRET MODE HOLDINGS LIMITEDLondon2025
5IMMERSIVE GAMEBOX LTDLondon2024
6GAMESYS DATA ANALYTICS LIMITEDLondon2024
7COWBOY TOAD GAMES LTDBury St. Edmunds2024
8JAUNTY BEAR LIMITEDCambridge2024
9IROCKET LTDLondon2024
10GUILD ESPORTS AND GAMING LTDLondon2024
11ATHENA WORLDS LIMITEDCardigan2024
12ROCKETSTAR GAMES LTDNorthampton2024
13WE ARE ESSEX CRICKET LIMITEDChelmsford2024
14AIRSHIP INTERACTIVE (HOLDINGS) LTDAlderley Edge2024
15KALLIKOR LIMITEDLondon2024
16KREONIT LTDManchester2024
17GIG SOFTWARE (UK) LIMITEDAscot2024
18NUNEATON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB CICNuneaton2024
19LEVEL UP MEDIA LTDPeterborough2024
20TRAXION.GG LIMITEDNewcastle Upon Tyne2024
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