Turnover: 27.9 million EUR (2021)

Country: France

Founded in 2001, Ankama first created the browser-based multiplayer game Dofus in 2003, followed by Wakfu in 2007

Ankama bought Wizcorp in 2014 to improve the interface of its games. Ankama is a medium-sized company in the French mobile game market.

Ankama successfully developed a studio in Quebec in 2013, but in 2014 its studio in Japan was dissolved.

Ankama announced in 2018 that it was working on a new game: Dofus Donjons.

The company, through its subsidiaries Ankama Editions and Ankama Animation, also manages the rights to manga, series and comics related to Dofus and Wakfu.

News

Radiant, Blitz, Ki & Hi: French mangas that have made their mark in the sun 03/08/2023

  • France is madly in love with manga.
  • French manga series created in the last twenty years:
    • "Radiant" has sold 711,000 copies in France and topped the million mark worldwide in ten years.
    • The ten volumes of "Blitz" sold almost 70,000 copies in France through traditional sales channels, and 130,000 copies when other channels such as chess clubs, tournaments and stores are taken into account.
    • The French manga series "Ki & Hi" has sold 1.3 million copies overall. Its first volume is close to 400,000 sales, seven years after its launch.

Studies mentioning this company

The mobile gaming market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Ubisoft
  • Gameloft
  • Green Panda Games
  • Supercell
  • King Digital Entertainment
  • Ankama Games
  • Zynga
  • EA Mobile (Electronic Arts)
  • Niantic
  • Tencent
  • Nintendo
  • Rovio
  • Playdemic
  • NetEase
  • Tilak Healthcare
Video game market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Activision Blizzard
  • Nintendo
  • Electronic Arts
  • Gameloft
  • Focus Entertainment
  • Ankama Games
  • Quantic Dream
  • Arkane Studios
  • Homa Games
  • Voodoo
  • Plug In Digital
  • Ubisoft
  • Gamecash
  • Gamestream
  • Micromania-Zing
  • Motion Twin
  • Nacon (Bigben Interactive)
  • Microids
  • Bandai Namco Entertainment
  • Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Take-Two Interactive
  • Tencent Games
  • NetEase Games
  • Valve
  • Epic Games
  • Capcom
  • Riot Games
  • Shadow
  • ISCool Entertainment
  • Webedia
  • Gameflix