Konami
Headquarters in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo | |
Native name | コナミグループ株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Konami Gurūpu kabushiki-gaisha |
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| Type | Public |
| ISIN | JP3300200007 |
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| Founded | 21 March 1969 |
| Founder | Kagemasa Kōzuki |
| Headquarters | Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue | |
| Owner | Kōzuki 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) |
| Subsidiaries | Konami 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 |
| Website | www |
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).