Who owns NBA 2K?
NBA 2K is owned by Take-Two (the United States, NASDAQ: TTWO).[1]
Evidence: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-22, SEC EDGAR, 22 May 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1999
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Video games
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: TTWO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About NBA 2K
NBA 2K is the dominant basketball video game after its only serious competitor stopped releasing annually. Its virtual currency, which shortens the grind of improving a player, has drawn regulatory attention in several countries over its resemblance to gambling mechanics.
What Take-Two's annual report says about NBA 2K
Sentences about NBA 2K from Take-Two's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Within these regions, China is our most established market, where we offer NBA 2K Online through our partnership with Tencent.
Demand for and sales of titles in our NBA 2K series are also seasonal in that they are typically released just prior to the start of the NBA season.
Grand Theft Auto and certain of our other titles, such as NBA 2K , are hit products and have historically accounted for a substantial portion of our revenue.
How often Take-Two names NBA 2K 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 NBA 2K
Where NBA 2K sits in Take-Two
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Take-Two
Take-Two controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- 2K (2005)
- Civilization (1991)
- Grand Theft Auto (1997)
- Red Dead Redemption (2004)
- Rockstar Games (1998)
- Zynga (2007)
Other brands in video games, and who owns them
Take-Two has more brands in video games on Brandtree than any other owner: 7 of 69.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Westward Journey | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| 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 |
| Clash of Clans | Tencent | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Take-Two
Take-Two is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, New York, United States, founded in 1993. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: TTWO.
Take-Two publishes through three labels that operate largely independently: Rockstar Games, 2K and Zynga. It is unusual among large publishers in releasing few titles a year and relying on a small number of enormous franchises rather than an annual slate.
🇺🇸 NBA 2K 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; NBA 2K is not one of them.
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- Airbnb — Airbnb 🇺🇸
- AllModern — Wayfair 🇺🇸
- Allrecipes — IAC 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of NBA 2K?
The parent company of NBA 2K is Take-Two, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is NBA 2K American?
Yes. NBA 2K originated in the United States in 1999 and its owner, Take-Two, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is NBA 2K still owned by Take-Two?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, NBA 2K is still owned by Take-Two. 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] Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-22 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 22 May 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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