Supercell is owned by Tencent (China, HKEX: 0700), which acquired the brand on 21 June 2016, as part of a $8.6 billion deal that also included Clash of Clans.[1] Supercell was founded in 2010 in Helsinki and was independent until 2016.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Tencent Holdings Limited - annual report and investments. Last checked .
Supercell makes Clash of Clans and Brawl Stars from Helsinki with unusually small teams, and cancels games publicly when they do not meet its standards. Tencent led the consortium that bought a controlling stake in 2016 for about $8.6 billion.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Tencent controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in internet & digital.
The 69 brands in video games on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Take-Two, with 7; Tencent has 4.
| 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 |
Tencent is a publicly listed company headquartered in Shenzhen, China, founded in 1998. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as HKEX: 0700.
Tencent is the largest video game company in the world by revenue, and it owns studios far better known than it is. It also runs WeChat, which combines messaging, payments and services in a way that has no Western equivalent and is close to unavoidable in daily Chinese life.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 63 brands that began in Finland. 21 of them (33%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Supercell among them.
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.
The parent company of Supercell is Tencent, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Supercell originated in Finland in 2010, but it is owned today by Tencent, which is headquartered in China. So Supercell is a Finnish-origin brand under Chinese ownership.
Tencent completed its acquisition of Supercell on 21 June 2016, after announcing the deal on 21 June 2016. The deal, which also included Clash of Clans, was valued at $8.6 billion (enterprise value).
Supercell was an independent company from its founding in 2010 in Helsinki until Tencent acquired it in 2016.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Supercell is still owned by Tencent. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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