Company
Niantic
San Francisco developer of Pokémon GO until it sold its games business to Scopely in May 2025.
In numbers
$3.85bn Total value to Niantic equity holders, Niantic’s announcement Announced 12 March 2025
Why it matters Niantic ran GO under licence and paid TPC a fee, so player spending was never TPC's revenue.
Connections
1 connection has terms that aren’t disclosed.
Around it
Owned by
- Nintendo On record Nintendo held an unlisted Niantic stake and sold it in year to March 2026 for ¥33,827m.
- The Pokémon Company Not disclosed TPC invested up to $30m in 2015; percentages were never disclosed.
What it does
Operates
- Pokémon GO Fest and live events On record Ran GO Fest until it sold its games business to Scopely in 2025.
Develops
- Pokémon GO On record Developer and operator 2016 to May 2025.
Pays royalties to
- The Pokémon Company Our estimate Licence fee rate undisclosed; TPC's take is our model.