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Pokémon franchise earnings, by 2000

By 2000

EstimateOur model or estimate. Treat it as an order of magnitude.

Found in one pass only. The research team reads every source twice, independently; this record turned up in one reading but not the other, so treat it as less certain than its grade.

The value

  • 16,000 $ million (upwards of $16bn worldwide, per Variety)

Where it comes from

4Kids Entertainment Inc. History FundingUniverse / International Directory of Company Histories vol.59 · 2004 Open the original ↗

The line in the source

upwards of $16 billion worldwide