Who owns The Sims?
The Sims is owned by EA (the United States).[1]
Evidence: Electronic Arts Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-11, SEC EDGAR, 11 May 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Electronic Arts Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Redwood City, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2000
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Video games
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About The Sims
The Sims lets players run the domestic lives of simulated people and became the best-selling PC game series of its time, with an audience far more evenly split by gender than the industry norm. Its invented language, Simlish, was created so dialogue would never date.
What EA's annual report says about The Sims
Sentences about The Sims from EA's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Net bookings increased $671 million or 9 percent as compared to fiscal year 2025 primarily due to the release of Battlefield 6 and a year-over-year increase in sales from our global football franchise , partially offset by a year-over-year decrease in sales from EA SPORTS College Football, the prior year release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard , and The Sims franchise .
The increase in live services and other net bookings was primarily due to increased sales of extra content within our global football franchise and from Battlefield 6, partially offset by decreased sales of extra content from Ultimate Team within EA SPORTS College Football, and The Sims 4.
Live services and other net revenue for fiscal year 2026 was $5,383 million, primarily driven by sales of extra content for our global football, American football, and The Sims franchises.
How often EA names The Sims 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 The Sims
Where The Sims sits in EA
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by EA
EA controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Apex Legends (2019)
- Battlefield (2002)
- EA Sports FC (1993)
- Madden NFL (1988)
- Need for Speed (1994)
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; EA has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Westward Journey | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| 2K | Take-Two | 🇺🇸 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: EA
EA is a privately held company headquartered in Redwood City, California, United States, founded in 1982. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control.
Electronic Arts was founded in 1982 and named its programmers on box covers when the industry treated them as anonymous. On 4 August 2026 it was taken private by a consortium of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners for $210 a share, in a deal the parties put at about $55 billion, and its shares left Nasdaq. The filings do not say how the equity is divided among the three investors.
🇺🇸 The Sims 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; The Sims is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of The Sims?
The parent company of The Sims is EA, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is The Sims American?
Yes. The Sims originated in the United States in 2000 and its owner, EA, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is The Sims still owned by EA?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, The Sims is still owned by EA. 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] Electronic Arts Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 May 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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