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Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by former Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted the designers and programmers responsible for its games as "software artists". EA published numerous games and…

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Founded
May 27, 1982; 44 years ago (1982-05-27) in San Mateo, California, U.S.
Industry
Video games
Headquarters
Redwood City, California, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Divisions
EA Entertainment · EA Sports
Founder
Trip Hawkins

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related to 1991–2007: Larry Probst era, continuous expansion, and success into the new millennium · 47
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related to 2013–2022: Andrew Wilson era, Disney partnership, and monetization · 41
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related to 1982–1991: Trip Hawkins era, founding, and early success · 40
Electronic Arts → Amazin' Software, Apple, Apple II, Apple Inc, Atari, August, Bing Gordon, By, By November, Dave Evans, David Maynard, Director, Don Valentine, During, For, Fortune, Having, Hawkins, In February, IPO
related to Further reading · 37
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related to EA Originals label (2017–present) · 27
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related to Company structure · 18
Electronic Arts → After, American, April, As, Central Development, EA, EA Entertainment, EA Entertainment Technology, EA Games, EA Sports, Europe, France-based Ubisoft, Glu Mobile, Of, Since June, The, United Kingdom, United States
Traded as · 4
Electronic Arts → Nasdaq-100 component (until 2026), Nasdaq: EA (2011–2026), Nasdaq: ERTS (1990–2011), S&P 500 component (until 2026)
related to External links · 4
Electronic Arts → Electronic Arts Inc, Historical, Official, SEC
Key people · 3
Electronic Arts → Andrew Wilson (CEO and chairman), Cam Weber (co-president and CSO), David Tinson (co-president and COO)
related to Games · 3
Electronic Arts → Die, Since, Skate

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Electronic ArtsArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsDivisionsEA Entertainment1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsDivisionsEA Sports1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsFoundedMay 27, 1982; 44 years ago (1982-05-27) in San Mateo, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsFounderTrip Hawkins1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsHeadquartersRedwood City, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsKey peopleAndrew Wilson (CEO and chairman)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsKey peopleCam Weber (co-president and CSO)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsKey peopleDavid Tinson (co-president and COO)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsNet incomeUS$887 million (2026)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsNumber of employeesc. 14,500 (2025)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsOperating incomeUS$1.2 billion (2026)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsOwnersPublic Investment Fund (93.4%) Silver Lake (5.5%) Affinity Partners (1.1%)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsProductsSee list of Electronic Arts games1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsRevenueUS$8.0 billion (2026)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsSubsidiariesSee § Company structure1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsTotal assetsUS$13.1 billion (2026)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsTotal equityUS$6.8 billion (2026)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsTraded asNasdaq: ERTS (1990–2011)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsTraded asNasdaq: EA (2011–2026)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsTraded asNasdaq-100 component (until 2026)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsTraded asS&P 500 component (until 2026)1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
Electronic ArtsWebsiteea.com1.00infobox

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