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Tencent acquires Supercell and Clash of Clans (2016)

Tencent completed the acquisition of Supercell and Clash of Clans on 21 June 2016 for $8.6 billion.[1]

A consortium led by Tencent acquired a controlling stake in Supercell from SoftBank in a deal valuing the Helsinki studio at about $8.6 billion. Supercell makes Clash of Clans and Brawl Stars with unusually small teams and cancels games publicly when they do not meet its standards.

Deal facts

Announced
Closed
Value
$8.6 billion (enterprise value)
Buyer
Tencent
Seller
Assets
Supercell, Clash of Clans
Regulatory review
None recorded

Ownership changes recorded from this deal

OwnerOwnedRelationshipStakeFromTo
TencentSupercellowns100%2016-06-21present
TencentClash of Clansowns100%2016-06-21present

Who owns these brands today?

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. [1] Tencent Holdings Limited - annual report and investments — Tencent Holdings Limited, Annual report; retrieved 8 September 2026.

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