Who owns Dragon Quest?
Dragon Quest is owned by Square Enix (Japan, TSE: 9684).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS Annual Report 2025, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD, 8 August 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1986
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Video games
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9684
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest defined the Japanese role-playing game in 1986 and is so culturally embedded in Japan that releases have historically been scheduled for weekends to limit school and work absence. Its character designs come from the creator of Dragon Ball.
Ownership timeline of Dragon Quest
- Current owner Square Enix [1] reported
Where Dragon Quest sits in Square Enix
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Square Enix brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Square Enix
Square Enix controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Final Fantasy (1987)
- Kingdom Hearts (2002)
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; Square Enix has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Westward Journey | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| 2K | Take-Two | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Apex Legends | EA | 🇺🇸 United States |
| eFootball | Konami | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Bingo Blitz | Playtika | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Mega Man | Capcom | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Animal Crossing | Nintendo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Football Manager | Sega Sammy | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Square Enix
Square Enix is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2003. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9684.
Square Enix was formed in 2003 by merging the two studios behind the biggest role-playing series in Japan, companies that had been direct rivals for fifteen years. It sold its entire Western studio portfolio in 2022 to concentrate on its Japanese franchises.
🇯🇵 Dragon Quest and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 448 brands that began in Japan. 22 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Dragon Quest is not one of them.
- ABEMA — CyberAgent 🇯🇵
- Acquire — Kadokawa 🇯🇵
- Animal Crossing — Nintendo 🇯🇵
- Elden Ring — Bandai Namco 🇯🇵
- Ikyu.com — LY Corporation 🇯🇵
- Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu — Konami 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Dragon Quest?
The parent company of Dragon Quest is Square Enix, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Dragon Quest Japanese?
Yes. Dragon Quest originated in Japan in 1986 and its owner, Square Enix, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Dragon Quest still owned by Square Enix?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Dragon Quest is still owned by Square Enix. 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] SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS Annual Report 2025 — SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD., Annual report, published 8 August 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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