Who owns VK Play?
VK Play is owned by VK (Russia, MOEX: VKCO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: VK Annual Report 2024, VK IPJSC. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- VK International Public Joint-Stock Company reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Origin
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Games & gaming platforms
- Parent ticker
- MOEX: VKCO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About VK Play
VK Play is the gaming platform in VK's Ecosystem services and other business lines segment, which the annual report calls Russia's largest, integrating streaming, esports, a game catalogue and cloud gaming. The 2025 results release says 61.8 million accounts were registered by the end of 2025 and that in December 2025 the platform merged the Steam and VK Play game catalogues into a single launcher.
Ownership timeline of VK Play
Where VK Play sits in VK
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by VK
VK controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in games & gaming platforms, and who owns them
The 17 brands in games & gaming platforms on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Microsoft, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Activision Blizzard | Microsoft | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 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: VK
VK is a publicly listed company headquartered in Russia. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as MOEX: VKCO.
VK IPJSC is the Russian technology group that its annual report calls the biggest company in the Russian internet segment by user base. It was registered in Russia on 26 September 2023 after the re-domiciliation of VK Company Limited, and its ordinary shares trade on the Moscow Exchange under VKCO. Its registered address is in Kaliningrad. The 2024 annual report lists VK Messenger where the 2025 results release lists MAX, so VK Messenger is left out.
🇷🇺 VK Play and other Russian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 75 brands that began in Russia. 5 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; VK Play is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of VK Play?
The parent company of VK Play is VK, a publicly listed company headquartered in Russia.
Is VK Play Russian?
Yes. VK Play originated in Russia and its owner, VK, is also headquartered in Russia.
Is VK Play still owned by VK?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, VK Play is still owned by VK. 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] VK Annual Report 2024 — VK IPJSC, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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