Who owns Apex Legends?
Apex Legends is owned by EA (the United States).[1]
Evidence: Electronic Arts Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-11, SEC EDGAR, 11 May 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Electronic Arts Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Redwood City, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2019
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Video games
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Apex Legends
Apex Legends launched in 2019 with no advance marketing at all, reaching fifty million players in its first month. It is free to play and funded by cosmetic purchases, the model that now dominates competitive online shooters. It is set in the same fictional universe as Titanfall, a series by the same studio, which Electronic Arts acquired when it bought Respawn Entertainment in 2017.
What EA's annual report says about Apex Legends
Sentences about Apex Legends from EA's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
This increase was driven by a $667 million increase in net revenue primarily due to the release of Battlefield 6, partially offset by a $599 million decrease in net revenue primarily from our American football franchise, decreased sales of extra content for Apex Legends, and the prior year release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
This decrease was primarily driven by decreased sales of extra content for Apex Legends, and Ultimate Team within EA SPORTS Madden NFL, partially offset by increased sales of extra content within our global football franchise.
How often EA names Apex Legends in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Apex Legends
Where Apex Legends sits in EA
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by EA
EA controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Battlefield (2002)
- EA Sports FC (1993)
- Madden NFL (1988)
- Need for Speed (1994)
- The Sims (2000)
Other brands in video games, and who owns them
The 69 brands in video games on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Take-Two, with 7; EA has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Westward Journey | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| 2K | Take-Two | 🇺🇸 United States |
| eFootball | Konami | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Bingo Blitz | Playtika | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Mega Man | Capcom | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Animal Crossing | Nintendo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Football Manager | Sega Sammy | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Clash of Clans | Tencent | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: EA
EA is a privately held company headquartered in Redwood City, California, United States, founded in 1982. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control.
Electronic Arts was founded in 1982 and named its programmers on box covers when the industry treated them as anonymous. On 4 August 2026 it was taken private by a consortium of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners for $210 a share, in a deal the parties put at about $55 billion, and its shares left Nasdaq. The filings do not say how the equity is divided among the three investors.
🇺🇸 Apex Legends and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Apex Legends is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Apex Legends?
The parent company of Apex Legends is EA, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Apex Legends American?
Yes. Apex Legends originated in the United States in 2019 and its owner, EA, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Apex Legends still owned by EA?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Apex Legends is still owned by EA. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Electronic Arts Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 May 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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