Who Owns Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game?

Is Konami a subsidiary of another company?
No. Konami Group Corporation is an independent publicly traded company. Founder Kagemasa Kozuki retains significant control through foundation holdings, but Konami is not a subsidiary of any other corporation; it owns operating subsidiaries including Konami Digital Entertainment.

Is Konami publicly traded?
Yes. Konami Group trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under ticker 9766 and on the London Stock Exchange under ticker KNM, one of the few Japanese companies with a full London listing held since 1999.

When was Konami founded?
Konami was founded on March 21, 1969, in Osaka by Kagemasa Kozuki as a jukebox rental business, incorporating as Konami Industry in 1973. It entered arcade games in the late 1970s and became a video game publisher through the 1980s.

Who founded Konami?
Kagemasa Kozuki founded the company and remains chairman and controlling shareholder. The Konami name derives from the surnames of Kozuki and early partners Nakamura, Matsuda, and Ishihara.

What is Konami's market position?
Konami is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate with record FY2026 revenue of JPY 493.7 billion. It owns the world's best-selling trading card game in Yu-Gi-Oh!, is a top-tier Japanese game publisher, and supplies casino systems to international markets.

Does Konami own Yu-Gi-Oh!?
Konami publishes the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game worldwide and has held the card game rights since 1999. The underlying franchise IP is shared with Shueisha and the estate of creator Kazuki Takahashi, who died in 2022, but Konami operates the TCG business globally.