Konami

Konami Group Corporation
Native name
コナミグループ株式会社
Konami Gurūpu kabushiki-gaisha
Formerly
  • Konami Industry Co., Ltd. (1973–1991)
  • Konami Co., Ltd (1991–2000)
  • Konami Corporation (2000–2015)
  • Konami Holdings Corporation (2015–2022)
TypePublic
ISINJP3300200007
Industry
Founded21 March 1969 (1969-03-21)
FounderKagemasa Kōzuki
HeadquartersGinza,
Chūō, Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Kagemasa Kōzuki (chairman)
  • Kimihiko Higashio (president)
RevenueIncrease ¥129.5 billion (06/2026)
Increase ¥45.3 billion (06/2026)
Increase ¥32.6 billion (06/2026)
OwnerKōzuki family (33%)(03/2026)
Number of employees
Konami (total)
9,210 (03/2026)
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
2,094 (03/2026)
Konami Arcade Games
518 (03/2026)
Konami Sports
4,637 (03/2026)
Konami Amusement
342 (03/2026)
SubsidiariesKonami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Konami Arcade Games
Konami Gaming
Konami Sports
Konami Amusement
Konami Gaming Technology
Konami Business Expert
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V.
Konami Digital Entertainment Limited
Konami Cross Media NY
Konami Australia
Konami Corporation of America
Konami Animation
Kōzuki Foundation
Websitewww.konami.com/en/

Konami Group Corporation (Japanese: コナミグループ株式会社, Hepburn: Konami Gurūpu kabushiki-gaisha), commonly known as Konami (stylized as KONAMI), is a Japanese multinational entertainment company, video game developer and publisher headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo. The company also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machines, slot machines, and arcade cabinets. It has casinos around the world, and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan.

The company founded in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan, founded by Kagemasa Kōzuki, who remains the company's chairman. On top of its flagship development subsidiary, Konami also owns Bemani, known for Dance Dance Revolution and Beatmania, as well as the assets of former game developer Hudson Soft, known for Bomberman, Adventure Island, Bonk, Bloody Roar, and Star Soldier. Konami is the sixteenth-largest game company in the world by revenue. Konami also publishes the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, one of the best-selling TCGs in history. Konami's video game franchises include Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Power Pros, Castlevania, Contra, Frogger, Tokimeki Memorial, Gradius, Parodius, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Suikoden, and eFootball (including its predecessors International Superstar Soccer and Pro Evolution Soccer).