Activision Blizzard

Summary

Activision Blizzard is a holding company^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of holding_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,882 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Activision Blizzard was a member of game – The German Games Industry Association^[3].
• Activision Blizzard is in the country of United States^[4].
• Activision Blizzard's instance of is recorded as holding company^[5].
• Activision Blizzard's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Activision Blizzard's founder is recorded as Q4117176^[7].
• Activision Blizzard's headquarters location is recorded as Santa Monica^[8].
• Activision Blizzard's child organization or unit is recorded as Q200491^[9].
• Activision Blizzard's child organization or unit is recorded as Blizzard Entertainment^[10].
• Activision Blizzard's child organization or unit is recorded as King^[11].
• Activision Blizzard's Commons category is recorded as Activision Blizzard^[12].
• Activision Blizzard's industry is recorded as video game industry^[13].
• July 10, 2008 marks the founding of Activision Blizzard^[14].
• Activision Blizzard's parent organization or unit is recorded as Q73801^[15].
• Activision Blizzard's parent organization or unit is recorded as Q117536672^[16].
• Activision Blizzard's parent organization or unit is recorded as Microsoft^[17].
• Activision Blizzard's official website is recorded as https://www.activisionblizzard.com/^[18].
• Activision Blizzard's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Activision Blizzard^[19].
• Activision Blizzard's described at URL is recorded as https://activisionblizzard.substack.com^[20].
• Activision Blizzard's product or material produced is recorded as Q211096^[21].
• Activision Blizzard's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+9000'}^[22].
• Activision Blizzard's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Activision Blizzard^[23].
• Activision Blizzard's owner of is recorded as Blizzard Entertainment^[24].
• Activision Blizzard's owner of is recorded as Q200491^[25].
• Activision Blizzard's owner of is recorded as Sierra Entertainment^[26].
• Activision Blizzard's owner of is recorded as Infinity Ward^[27].

Body

Founding

Activision Blizzard's founder is recorded as Q4117176^[7]. July 10, 2008 marks the founding of it^[14].

Operations

Activision Blizzard's headquarters location is recorded as Santa Monica^[8]. Parent organizations include Q73801^[15], a video game developer^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 2000^[30], headquartered in Redmond^[31]; Q117536672^[16], an organization^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 2022^[34], headquartered in Redmond^[35]; and Microsoft^[17], a software company^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1975^[38], headquartered in Redmond^[39]. Subsidiaries include Q200491^[9], a video game publisher^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1979^[42], headquartered in Santa Monica^[43]; Blizzard Entertainment^[10], a video game developer^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1991^[46], headquartered in Irvine^[47]; and King^[11], a public company^[48], in United Kingdom^[49], founded in 2002^[50], headquartered in London^[51].

Industry

Activision Blizzard's industry is recorded as video game industry^[13].

Ownership

Activision Blizzard's product or material produced is recorded as Q211096^[21].

Why It Matters

Activision Blizzard ranks in the top 2% of holding_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,882 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]