ZeniMax Media

media company by Microsoft
Organization holding_company Q189557
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ZeniMax Media

Summary

ZeniMax Media is a holding company[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of holding_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (827 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ZeniMax Media is in the country of United States[3].
  • ZeniMax Media's instance of is recorded as holding company[4].
  • ZeniMax Media's founder is recorded as Christopher Weaver[5].
  • ZeniMax Media's founder is recorded as Robert A. Altman[6].
  • ZeniMax Media is owned by Microsoft[7].
  • ZeniMax Media's headquarters location is recorded as Rockville[8].
  • ZeniMax Media's child organization or unit is recorded as Bethesda Softworks[9].
  • ZeniMax Media's child organization or unit is recorded as id Software[10].
  • ZeniMax Media's child organization or unit is recorded as ZeniMax Asia[11].
  • ZeniMax Media's child organization or unit is recorded as Bethesda Game Studios[12].
  • ZeniMax Media's child organization or unit is recorded as Bethesda Game Studios Austin[13].
  • ZeniMax Media's child organization or unit is recorded as ZeniMax Online Studios[14].
  • ZeniMax Media's child organization or unit is recorded as Arkane Studios[15].
  • ZeniMax Media's child organization or unit is recorded as Tango Gameworks[16].
  • ZeniMax Media's child organization or unit is recorded as MachineGames[17].
  • ZeniMax Media's child organization or unit is recorded as ZeniMax Europe[18].
  • ZeniMax Media's industry is recorded as video game industry[19].
  • May 26, 1999 marks the founding of ZeniMax Media[20].
  • ZeniMax Media's parent organization or unit is recorded as Q117536672[21].
  • ZeniMax Media's official website is recorded as https://www.zenimax.com[22].
  • ZeniMax Media's topic's main category is recorded as Category:ZeniMax Media[23].
  • ZeniMax Media's product or material produced is recorded as Fallout[24].
  • ZeniMax Media's product or material produced is recorded as The Elder Scrolls[25].
  • ZeniMax Media's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+600'}[26].
  • ZeniMax Media's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1500'}[27].

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Founding

Founders include Christopher Weaver[5] and Robert A. Altman[6]. May 26, 1999 marks the founding of ZeniMax Media[20].

Operations

ZeniMax Media's headquarters location is recorded as Rockville[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Q117536672[21]. Subsidiaries include Bethesda Softworks[9], a video game publisher[28], in United States[29], founded in 1986[30], headquartered in Rockville[31]; id Software[10], a video game developer[32], in United States[33], founded in 1991[34], headquartered in Richardson[35]; ZeniMax Asia[11], a business[36], in Japan[37], headquartered in Sumitomo Fudosan Mitsui Twin Building[38]; Bethesda Game Studios[12], a video game developer[39], in United States[40], founded in 2001[41], headquartered in Rockville[42]; Bethesda Game Studios Austin[13], a video game developer[43], in United States[44], founded in 2012[45], headquartered in Austin[46]; and ZeniMax Online Studios[14], a video game developer[47], in United States[48], founded in 2007[49], headquartered in Hunt Valley[50].

Industry

ZeniMax Media's industry is recorded as video game industry[19].

Ownership

ZeniMax Media is owned by Microsoft[7]. Products include Fallout[24] and The Elder Scrolls[25].

Why It Matters

ZeniMax Media ranks in the top 6% of holding_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (827 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51]

References

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  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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