Paradox Interactive: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Paradox Interactive (Nasdaq Stockholm: PDX) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden that owns 10 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1][2]
Paradox Interactive is a Stockholm developer and publisher of strategy and management games for PC and consoles. Until the early 2000s it was the video game division of Target Games, and the current company became independent in 2004 with seven employees. It owns the IP behind most of what it publishes, including the World of Darkness universe, and every studio it holds is wholly owned. Its shares moved from First North to the Nasdaq Stockholm main market on 9 June 2026.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Paradox Interactive AB (publ) (also Paradox Interactive, Paradox)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden
- Founded
- 1999
- Tickers
- Nasdaq Stockholm: PDX
- LEI
- 529900QNSZUY53R5WW95
- Website
- www.paradoxinteractive.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
Paradox Interactive in numbers
- Paradox Interactive owns 10 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is internet & digital with 7 brands.[1]
- 4 of its brands originated outside Sweden.
Everything Paradox Interactive owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Recent changes to this record
- · Age of Wonders added to the dataset
- · Cities: Skylines added to the dataset
- · Crusader Kings added to the dataset
- · Europa Universalis added to the dataset
- · Haemimont Games added to the dataset
- · Hearts of Iron added to the dataset
- · Paradox Development Studio added to the dataset
- · Stellaris added to the dataset
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Paradox Interactive own?
Paradox Interactive owns 10 consumer brands tracked here, including Cities: Skylines, Europa Universalis, Haemimont Games, Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron and Paradox Development Studio.
Is Paradox Interactive a Swedish company?
Yes. Paradox Interactive is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and was founded in 1999.
Who owns Paradox Interactive?
Paradox Interactive is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as PDX on the Nasdaq Stockholm.
Sources (2) & 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] Paradox Interactive AB (publ) Annual Report 2025 — Paradox Interactive AB (publ), Annual report; retrieved 28 October 2026.
- [2] Paradox Interactive Interim Report January–June 2026 — Paradox Interactive AB (publ), Official document; retrieved 28 October 2026.
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