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Pokémon licence royalties outside Asia, 2000, estimate from 4Kids’ filings

$231–248m FY2000 (4Kids era) vs 2025

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

What this is

Gross = licensing revenue 65.110 + licensor participations 183.030 = 248.14 USDm. Pokemon share of licensing >= (0.95 x 87.997 - (3.514+19.374))/65.110 = 0.9324 (Pokemon 95% of net revenue,; other segments table).

The values

  • Gross royalties all properties: $248m
  • Pokémon share of licensing min: 0.932
  • Pokémon gross royalty pool: $231–248m

Some detail is too fine to show here; it is kept in the trainer’s notes.

Where it comes from

Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes:

Show the working
  1. 65.110+183.030=248.14
  2. x0.9324 = 231.4
  3. /0.15..0.04 = 1.54-6.2bn wholesale

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