Clash of Clans is owned by Tencent (China, HKEX: 0700), which acquired the brand on 21 June 2016.[1][2] Clash of Clans was founded in 2012 in Finland and was independent until 2016.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Clash of Clans has earned more than ten billion dollars since 2012 and established the model of a free mobile strategy game funded by players paying to skip waiting times. Its clan system is what has kept players returning for over a decade.
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A consortium led by Tencent acquired a controlling stake in Supercell from SoftBank in a deal valuing the Helsinki studio at about $8.6 billion. Supercell makes Clash of Clans and Brawl Stars with unusually small teams and cancels games publicly when they do not meet its standards.
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The parent company of Clash of Clans is Tencent, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Clash of Clans originated in Finland in 2012, but it is owned today by Tencent, which is headquartered in China. So Clash of Clans is a Finnish-origin brand under Chinese ownership.
Tencent completed its acquisition of Clash of Clans on 21 June 2016, after announcing the deal on 21 June 2016.
Clash of Clans was an independent company from its founding in 2012 until Tencent acquired it in 2016.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Clash of Clans is still owned by Tencent. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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