Riot Games was founded in 2006 and created their first game, League of Legends, in 2008 which has become their most well known and successful product with over 100 million active players monthly, primarily in Western Europe and Asia. The company was purchased by Tencent in 2011 and saw increasing revenue from 2015-2017. Riot has grown to employ over a thousand people and expanded the MOBA genre through their flagship game League of Legends.
2. Outline
Background of Riot Games company
History of Riot Games company
The best-known product of Riot Games company
The revenue of Riot Games company
4. Best-known product
League of Legends
• Came up in 2008
• Has 100 million active player every month
• the majority of players are in Western
Europe and Asia
5. The revenue of Riot
Game company
The revenue of company was
increasing from 2015-2017
A little bit fell down in 2018
6. Conclusion
Overall, the company was founded in 2006 by Brandon "Ryze" Beck and Marc
"Tryndamere" Merrill, who is known around the world for the league of
legends game. A large company with over a thousand employees, whose
games have 100 million active players each month. Riot has expanded the
market for MOBA games and fuelled the growth of esports.
