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Nikkei will start calculating and publishing the brand‑new Nikkei Entertainment and Content Stock Index on 18 June. Designed specifically for the entertainment sector, the index aims to give investors a clearer picture of market trends across games, animation, characters, publishing and toys.
The index gathers the 20 Tokyo Stock Exchange‑listed companies with the largest market capitalisation in those fields. Ranked by size, the lineup is:
- Sony Group
- Nintendo
- Bandai Namco Holdings
- Konami Group
- CAPCOM
- Nexon
- Sanrio
- TOHO
- Sega Sammy Holdings
- Koei Tecmo Holdings
- Toei Animation
- Square Enix Holdings
- Kadokawa
- DeNA
- Takara Tomy
- Toei
- GungHo Online Entertainment
- Shochiku
- COLOPL
- GREE
Source: Animation Business Journal (Tadashi Sudo)
Disclosure: Kadokawa World Entertainment (KWE), a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation, holds a majority stake in Anime News Network, LLC. Several companies listed above are part of the Kadokawa Group.
Disclosure: Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. (Sunrise) is a minority, non‑controlling shareholder in Anime News Network Inc.
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