Company
DeNA
Listed Tokyo company that co-develops and operates Pokémon TCG Pocket and Masters EX, under a revenue-share contract with TPC.
In numbers
55% TCG Pocket monthly players, January–March 2025 to April–June 2026 Q1 year to March 2025-Q1 year to March 2027
¥31.1bn DeNA revenue from TPC, year to March 2026 Year to March 2025, year to March 2026
21.0% TPC’s share of DeNA’s sales, year to March 2026 Year to March 2026
¥31.1bn DeNA revenue from TPC, year to March 2026 Year to March 2026
Why it matters DeNA builds Pocket and is paid by TPC. The app's revenue is TPC's, not DeNA's.
Connections
Around it
Owned by
- Nintendo14.04% On record 14.04% of DeNA's shares (ex treasury), 31 Mar 2026.
Receives a revenue share from
- The Pokémon Company On record TPC books Pocket and pays DeNA a usage-based revenue share.
What it does
Owns
- Pokémon Card D Studio66.6% On record DeNA 66.6%.
Develops
- Pokémon TCG Pocket On record Plans, develops, distributes and operates Pocket under a revenue-share contract with TPC dated 14 February 2020.
- Pokémon Masters EX On record Also publishes DeNA builds and sells the game; TPC licenses it.