Verified rights holders

We have enough evidence to name a current rights holder for 33 of 99 franchises. Other known company links remain on each franchise page, but do not count as verified ownership.

These totals show estimated lifetime revenue for the listed franchises. Some money was made before the current rights holder was involved.

  1. 1The Walt Disney Company11 verified files≈ $343B

    Approximate total because some revenue may overlap. Some franchise totals overlap, but no reliable public amount is available. The combined total is approximate.

  2. 2Nintendo (joint venture with Creatures & Game Freak)1 verified file$131B

    Separate from the Nintendo row below: this file reflects a jointly held rights structure with Creatures and Game Freak.

  3. 3Microsoft3 verified files$63.4B
  4. 4Paramount Skydance4 verified files$61B
  5. 5Warner Bros. Discovery3 verified files$55.6B
  6. 6Takashi Yanase (estate)1 verified file$38.4B
  7. 7Mattel1 verified file$36.3B
  8. 8J. K. Rowling1 verified file$35.1B
  9. 9Sanrio1 verified file$33.5B
  10. 10Hasbro1 verified file$25B
  11. 11Bandai Namco Holdings1 verified file$15.4B
  12. 12Spin Master1 verified file$15.4B
  13. 13Peanuts Worldwide1 verified file$14.4B
  14. 14Take-Two Interactive1 verified file$10B
  15. 15Nintendo1 verified file$9.74B

estimated lifetime revenue · checked 2026-09-03