Blizzard Entertainment, a privately owned company headquartered in the US, operates under Activision Blizzard. Founded in 1991, the company employs approximately 5680 individuals. It reported $3.1B in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company specializes in the development and publishing of entertainment software, with its main product being niche sports.
On September 18, 2026, Blizzard announced plans for a new open-world shooter set in the StarCraft universe, slated for release in 2030. This title, unveiled at BlizzCon 2026, will depart from the classic real-time strategy genre to offer a purely single-player experience. Earlier on September 18, the beta for *World of Warcraft: Forever*, which commenced on September 17, 2026, experienced numerous errors and server strain following a large influx of players. Previously, on September 17, players received invitations to the *World of Warcraft: Forever* beta, allowing them to explore a reimagined original Azeroth designed for new discoveries and continuous growth. Concurrently, Eric Elliott, Lead Producer on *Questwatch* and a member of the Comms team for *Overwatch*, expressed gratitude for BlizzCon 2026, characterizing it as a successful event celebrating *Overwatch*.
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Blizzard Entertainment offers 3 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. Blizzard Entertainment's product portfolio comprises of consumer gaming and niche sports.
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Blizzard Entertainment's revenues were over $1B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Blizzard Entertainment's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is video games. For full access to Blizzard Entertainment's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Examples of Blizzard Entertainment's suppliers include Grass Valley, Dolby Laboratories and Dome Productions.
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Blizzard Entertainment sells broadcasting rights of its 2 esports competitions to 3 companies globally, covering 2 countries. Blizzard Entertainment's rights holders include YouTube.
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