Who owns FC ONLINE?
FC ONLINE is made and sold by Nexon (Japan, TSE: 3659) under licence, an arrangement in place since 2017; Nexon does not own the name.[1] The FC ONLINE name is owned by Electronic Arts Inc.
Evidence: NEXON Co., Ltd. 24th Annual Securities Report (fiscal year 2025), 24 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- NEXON Co., Ltd. reported
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 2018
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Video games
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 3659
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About FC ONLINE
FC ONLINE is a football game for PC players across Asia, launched in Korea in May 2018, in which players build teams from real players past and present. NEXON does not own it: NEXON Korea publishes it under an exclusive licence from Electronic Arts, signed on 10 July 2017 and running to 31 October 2027. NEXON counts it among its three major franchises all the same.
Ownership timeline of FC ONLINE
Where FC ONLINE sits in Nexon
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Nexon
Nexon controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- ARC Raiders (2025)
- DAVE THE DIVER
- Dungeon&Fighter (2005)
- KartRider
- MapleStory (2003)
Other brands in video games, and who owns them
The 87 brands in video games on Brandtree belong to 22 owners. The largest is Take-Two, with 7; Nexon has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Westward Journey | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Age of Wonders | Paradox Interactive | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| 2K | Take-Two | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Apex Legends | EA | 🇺🇸 United States |
| eFootball | Konami | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA | KRAFTON | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Bingo Blitz | Playtika | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Mega Man | Capcom | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Nexon
Nexon is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2002.
NEXON Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-listed online games company whose biggest games are owned by its South Korean subsidiaries. It was set up in Tokyo in December 2002 by the original NEXON Corporation, which Jungju Kim had founded in Seoul in 1994 and which survives as NXC Corporation, still the holder of 46.3% of the voting rights. NEXON has been listed in Tokyo since December 2011. Its Korean games are owned through NEXON Korea, NEOPLE and the KOSDAQ-listed NEXON Games, of which it holds 62.9%. The NEXON name itself is licensed in from NXC.
🇰🇷 FC ONLINE and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 237 brands that began in South Korea. 12 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, FC ONLINE among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes FC ONLINE?
Nexon makes and sells FC ONLINE under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 2017.
Does Nexon own FC ONLINE?
No. Nexon holds a licence to make and sell FC ONLINE, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did FC ONLINE come from?
FC ONLINE originated in South Korea in 2018.
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] NEXON Co., Ltd. 24th Annual Securities Report (fiscal year 2025) — NEXON Co., Ltd., Stock exchange filing, published 24 March 2026; retrieved 28 October 2026.
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