Zynga
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Mobile games
Social game developer best known for it's hugely successful Farmville game, which launched on Facebook in 2009. Acquired by Take-Two in 2022 for US$11 billion.
Company Ownership
Zynga Inc | USA | website | ||||
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc ![]() owns 100% of Zynga Inc |
USA | website | ||||
Video games Video game holding company that owns two major publishing labels, Rockstar Games and 2K. One of the world's largest video game companies. |
Company Assessment
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In 2015 Zynga reached a $23 million settlement to end litigation accusing the company of defrauding shareholders about its business prospects before and after its December 2011 initial public offering.
Source: news article (2015) |
In 2019 the median pay for a worker at this company was US$98,588. The CEO was paid 118 times this amount. Exorbitant CEO pay is a major contributor to rising inequality. CEOs are getting more because of their power to set pay, not because they are increasing productivity or possess specific, high-demand skills. The economy would suffer no harm if CEOs were paid less (or taxed more). In contrast, the CEO-to-typical-worker compensation ratio was 20-to-1 in 1965 and 58-to-1 in 1989.
Source: AFL-CIO (2020)
In this chat with Gamasutra, Zynga lead producer Tami Sigmund shares what she's learned about avoiding overwork and keeping crunch at bay while working on living, evolving games.
Source: Gamasutra (2019)
This company appears on the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, signifying a commitment to supporting gender equality through policy development, representation, and transparency.
Source: Bloomberg (2021) |
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Take-Two Interactive Software Inc | ||||
In 2019 the median pay for a worker at this company was US$67,714. The CEO was paid 256 times this amount. Exorbitant CEO pay is a major contributor to rising inequality. CEOs are getting more because of their power to set pay, not because they are increasing productivity or possess specific, high-demand skills. The economy would suffer no harm if CEOs were paid less (or taxed more). In contrast, the CEO-to-typical-worker compensation ratio was 20-to-1 in 1965 and 58-to-1 in 1989.
Source: AFL-CIO (2020)
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 20/100 in the Interactive Media Services & Home Entertainment category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 23 Sep 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global (2022)
JUST Capital polls Americans every year to identify the issues that matter most in defining just business behaviour. For their 2023 rankings JUST Capital asked a representative sample of 3,002 Americans to compare 20 different business Issues on a head-to-head basis, producing a reliable hierarchy of Issues ranked in order of priority. Issues are organised under the headings Workers, Customers, Communities, the Environment, or Shareholders & Governance. JUST Capital then define metrics that map to those issues and track and analyse the largest, publicly traded U.S. companies. This analysis powers their rankings, in which this company ranked 581st of 951 companies, and 9th of 18 Household & Leisure Goods companies.
Source: JUST Capital (2023) |
In 2005 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that this company agreed to pay US$7.5 million to settle charges of accounting fraud.
Source: SEC (2005)
In 2009 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that this company agreed to pay US$3 million to settle charges of accounting fraud.
Source: SEC (2009)
Take-Two has assisted numerous programs over the years. Follow the link for a list of some of the many programs, organizations and causes to which Take-Two has donated.
Source: company website (2020)
In 2022, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change Score of C.
Source: CDP (2022) |
Company Details
Type | Public company |
Founded | 2007 |
Revenue | 907 million USD (2018) |
Employees | 1,777 (2018) |
Contact Details
Address | San Francisco, California, USA |
Website | zynga.com |
Products / Brands
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CSR Racing Mobile Games Farmville Mobile Games Merge Dragons Mobile Games Words With Friends Mobile Games Zynga Poker Mobile Games |