Who owns Tekken?
Tekken is owned by Bandai Namco (Japan, TSE: 7832).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Integrated Report 2025, BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc, 12 September 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1994
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Video games
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 7832
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Tekken
Tekken assigns a button to each of a fighter's limbs rather than to attack strength, which distinguishes it from every other major fighting series. It has run continuously since 1994 and is a fixture of tournament play. Bandai Namco has developed it in-house since 1994, and its director has run the series for its entire history, which is unusual for a franchise of that age.
Ownership timeline of Tekken
- Current owner Bandai Namco [1] reported
Where Tekken sits in Bandai Namco
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Bandai Namco ownership tree →
See the full Bandai Namco brand portfolio (8) →
Other brands owned by Bandai Namco
Bandai Namco controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Elden Ring (2022)
- Pac-Man (1980)
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; Bandai Namco 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: Bandai Namco
Bandai Namco is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2005. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 7832.
Bandai Namco was formed in 2005 by merging a toy company with an arcade game maker, and it earns more from toys, models and licensed merchandise than from games. Its Gundam model kits alone are a business larger than many game publishers.
Bandai Namco: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 Tekken 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; Tekken is not one of them.
- ABEMA — CyberAgent 🇯🇵
- Acquire — Kadokawa 🇯🇵
- Animal Crossing — Nintendo 🇯🇵
- Dragon Quest — Square Enix 🇯🇵
- Ikyu.com — LY Corporation 🇯🇵
- Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu — Konami 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Tekken?
The parent company of Tekken is Bandai Namco, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Tekken Japanese?
Yes. Tekken originated in Japan in 1994 and its owner, Bandai Namco, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Tekken still owned by Bandai Namco?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Tekken is still owned by Bandai Namco. 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] BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Integrated Report 2025 — BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc., Annual report, published 12 September 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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