Who are Kadokawa's biggest competitors?
On Brandtree, Kadokawa's biggest competitors by shared categories are CyberAgent, which shares 3 categories, such as video games and animation studios; Springer Nature, which shares 2 categories, such as digital publishing; and Wiley, which shares 2 categories, such as digital publishing.
Competing here means only that two companies own brands in the same product category on Brandtree. It is not a measure of sales or market share. Kadokawa controls 9 brands with a page here, across 5 categories; 57 other owners hold brands in at least one of them. Licensed brands and minority stakes are not counted.
Top 10 competitors by shared categories
| # | Company | Shared categories | Overlap | For example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CyberAgent | 3 | 43% | Video games, Animation studios and Digital publishing |
| 2 | Springer Nature | 2 | 40% | Digital publishing and Book publishers |
| 3 | Wiley | 2 | 40% | Digital publishing and Book publishers |
| 4 | Amazon | 2 | 18% | Digital publishing and Video platforms |
| 5 | Seznam | 2 | 25% | Digital publishing and Video platforms |
| 6 | VK | 2 | 20% | Digital publishing and Video platforms |
| 7 | Capcom | 1 | 20% | Video games |
| 8 | CD PROJEKT RED | 1 | 20% | Video games |
| 9 | EA | 1 | 20% | Video games |
| 10 | Konami | 1 | 20% | Video games |
Ranked by number of shared categories. Ties go to the pair with more brands on both sides of the shared categories, then to the higher overlap (shared categories as a share of all categories either company is in), then alphabetically.
Kadokawa and CyberAgent: 3 shared categories
| Category | Kadokawa | CyberAgent |
|---|---|---|
| Video games | Acquire, FromSoftware, Spike Chunsoft | Granblue Fantasy, Umamusume: Pretty Derby |
| Animation studios | Doga Kobo, ENGI | NITRO PLUS |
| Digital publishing | BOOK☆WALKER, Kakuyomu | Ameba |
Kadokawa and Springer Nature: 2 shared categories
| Category | Kadokawa | Springer Nature |
|---|---|---|
| Digital publishing | BOOK☆WALKER, Kakuyomu | BMC, Nature Portfolio |
| Book publishers | Kadokawa Bunko | Macmillan Education, Palgrave Macmillan, Springer |
Kadokawa and Wiley: 2 shared categories
| Category | Kadokawa | Wiley |
|---|---|---|
| Digital publishing | BOOK☆WALKER, Kakuyomu | Research Exchange, Wiley Online Library, WileyPLUS, zyBooks |
| Book publishers | Kadokawa Bunko | Dummies, Sybex, Wiley |
A page like this is published only when a company's closest match shares at least 3 categories. See also every brand Kadokawa owns and the most overlapping owners on Brandtree.