Who owns Minecraft?
Minecraft is owned by Microsoft (the United States, NASDAQ: MSFT), which has owned the brand since 6 November 2014.[1]
Evidence: Microsoft Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-29, SEC EDGAR, 29 July 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Microsoft Corporation verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Redmond, Washington
- Origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Stockholm
- Founded
- 2011
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Games & gaming platforms
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MSFT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Minecraft
Minecraft is the best-selling video game ever made, written largely by one Swedish developer and released in 2011. Microsoft acquired its studio Mojang in 2014 for $2.5 billion, and the game is widely used in schools through a dedicated education edition.
Ownership timeline of Minecraft
Where Minecraft sits in Microsoft
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Microsoft
Microsoft controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in games & gaming platforms, and who owns them
The 22 brands in games & gaming platforms on Brandtree belong to 15 owners. The largest is DoubleDown Interactive, with 5; Microsoft has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Duelz | DoubleDown Interactive | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Supersonic from Unity | Unity | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Epic Games Store | Epic Games | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hago | JOYY | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| GameMaker | Kunlun Tech | 🇨🇳 China |
| Nintendo Switch | Nintendo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Roblox | Roblox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Garena | Sea | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
About the owner: Microsoft
Microsoft is a publicly listed company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States, founded in 1975. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: MSFT.
Microsoft was founded in 1975 writing a BASIC interpreter for an early hobbyist computer and became dominant by licensing an operating system to every PC maker rather than building the machines. It has since bought several of the largest consumer internet properties, including the biggest acquisition in the history of video games.
🇸🇪 Minecraft and other Swedish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 117 brands that began in Sweden. 53 of them (45%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Minecraft among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Minecraft?
The parent company of Minecraft is Microsoft, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Minecraft Swedish or American?
Minecraft originated in Sweden in 2011, but it is owned today by Microsoft, which is headquartered in the United States. So Minecraft is a Swedish-origin brand under American ownership.
Since when has Microsoft owned Minecraft?
Microsoft has owned Minecraft since 6 November 2014.
Is Minecraft still owned by Microsoft?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Minecraft is still owned by Microsoft. 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] Microsoft Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-29 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 29 July 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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