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Company Profile
Niantic
Website
www.nianticlabs.com/
About
We are a geo-focused developer and the creator of Pokemon GO, helmed by John Hanke.
We believe we can use technology to lean into the ‘reality’ of augmented reality — encouraging everyone to get outside and connect with the world around us. It’s our responsibility to consider user privacy, responsible use, inclusive development processes, and AR’s potential impact on the world now, not after the fact.
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Laura Warner
Senior Game Designer
John Hanke
CEO
Karen Tong
Senior Director of Product Marketing
Anne Beuttenmüller
Product Marketing Manager
Karla Reyes
Growth Product Manager
Kirsten Koa
Senior Software Engineer
Kellee Santiago
Head of Developer Relations
Ziah Fogel
Senior Producer
Matt Ein
Senior Game Designer
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Accolades
Articles featuring Niantic
Stay Indoors
Niantic makes its games easier to play indoors
In-game changes made to its AR titles
Ar Acquisition
Niantic acquires 6D.ai to further its AR goals
No sum was disclosed
Revenue Spike
Pokemon Go sees huge increase in revenue during coronavirus outbreak
An increase of 66.7 per cent week-on-week
Abra Used Teleport
Niantic postpones Pokemon GO community day and rolls out update to help self-isolation
One-time in-game purchase of 30 Incense available for one PokeCoin
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Niantic head of developer relations Kellee Santiago on empowering others to make unique games
"I know how to empower developers to make games no one has seen before"
Joyconboyz
Desmond 'Etika' Amofah mural commemorated in Pokemon GO
Popular reacts YouTuber took his life in June 2019
Can't Catch 'em All
Pokemon GO is now for the hardcore, not the casual
Niantic has done wonders with Pokemon GO, but it's starting to feel overwhelming
Battle 'em All
Niantic rolls out Pokemon GO Battle League preseason worldwide
Pikachu Libre exclusively found within
Gotta Catch Em All
Pokemon Go live events generated $249 million in tourism revenues in 2019
Further events have been added in 2020
No Slowing Down
Pokemon GO evolves to best year ever at $894 million in revenue from 2019
Over $3.1 billion in lifetime revenue
Friends With Benefits
Niantic unveils major Pokemon GO update with new Buddy Adventure mode
Battle, feed, and play to level up friendship and unlock bonus perks
Eye To Eye
Niantic and Qualcomm sign multi-year deal for AR gaming tech
Qualcomm’s XR2 tech meets Niantic Real World Platform
Wizards Disband
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is already in sharp decline
Just $22 million in lifetime revenue
Hex-o World
Location-based Catan: World Explorers mobile game using Niantic's Real World Platform
Pre-registration now live
Mapping
One million locations nominated weekly for Niantic's Real World Platform
Nine million locations have been adde to-date
Investment
Niantic launches $10 million Creator Program for new location-based AR games
Also opens Pokemon Go sponsored location program for small businesses
Victory Road
Pokemon Go collects $3 billion in lifetime revenue
2019 on track for highest revenue year to-date
Charts
Tencent tops September mobile publisher grossing chart
Fellow Chinese firm NetEase was second place
Best Of 2019
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2019
Revealed: The movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Court Case
Niantic settles trespassing lawsuit three years after Pokemon Go launched
Spouting up like Weedles
Shadow Drop
Update: Pokemon Go has best month for revenue in three years
Worldwide catch 'em all brings in $110 million as Dr. Mario World ends run as worst-performing mobile game from Nintendo
Gotta Catch 'em All
Pokemon Go catches one billion downloads
Half of those were picked up in the game's first two months back in September 2016
Magic Number
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite generates $12 million in revenue in its first month
Pokemon Go was downloaded 182m times in its launch month
Just Like Magic
Niantic and EE partner to bring Wizards Unite bonuses to the UK
Inclusive data, sponsored Inns and licensed merchandise
App Shutdown
Niantic is shutting down its first app Field Trip
Field Trip has already been removed from app stores
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Honor of Kings is only the third top grosser in China as it faces a new challenger
Rankings from July 1st to July 7th
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Harry Potter remains stationary as Pokemon Go makes a comeback
Rankings from June 24th to June 30th
The Doctor Is In
Dr. Mario World tops iOS charts quicker than Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
BTS World beats both however
Crushes Candy Crush
Pokemon Go generates $2.65 billion in first three years
Worldwide catch ‘em all is on track to cross $3 billion in 2019
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Wizards Unite hits top 10 US download charts but is not a top grosser
Rankings from June 17th to June 23rd
Spellbinding Stuff
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite enchants players with $3 million in first week
6.5 million downloads in seven days
Collaboration
Niantic partners with AT&T and Simon to bring Wizards Unite incentives to retailers across the US
We’re excited to team up with AT&T and Simon to create a variety of custom Harry Potter: Wizards Unite gameplay experiences”
“we’ll Take The Lot”
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite on track to earn $10 million in first month
AR game brought in $1.1 million from opening weekend
Galleons
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite makes $300,000 in first 24 hours from US and UK
Tops US App Store however can’t match the numbers of Pokemon Go
Accio Wallet
Niantic’s Harry Potter: Wizards Unite out now in the UK
Co-developed and co-published with WB Games San Francisco
Wands At The Ready
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite launches in the UK and US this week
Niantic CEO John Hanke confirmed at a press event in Los Angeles
Acquisition
Niantic acquires tabletop games creator Sensible Object
The office will become part of Niantic London alongside AI technology firm Matrix Mill
Gotta Hack ’em All
Niantic looking to catch Pokemon Go “hackers” with lawsuit
Firm seeking an injunction to prevent PokeGo++ and other apps from being distributed
Wizards Unite
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite conjures up 100,000 installs from first month in beta
Title has so far grossed $400,000 during testing period
Very Twisty
Detective Pikachu mystery event rolls out in Pokemon Go as revenue continues to climb
Title made $65 million for the month of April
Wingardium Leviosa
Niantic soft-launches Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in New Zealand
Can be downloaded through the App Store and Google play in the region
Chicago To Asia
Niantic details worldwide summer events for Pokemon Go in 2019
I will travel across the land, searching far and wide
$4 Million A Day
Pokemon Go surpasses $2.5 billion in worldwide player spending
Augmented reality title yet to reach third anniversary
Gotta Clean’em All
Niantic launches second annual Earth Day utilsing Pokemon Go and Ingress
Incentives given in-game to promote global cleanup
Accio Phone
Niantic magic’s up first look at Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Could it be as big as Pokemon Go?
Niantic Used Happy Hour
Pokemon Go trainers have spent $2.45 billion in less than three years
Franchise as a whole on mobile reaches $2.5 billion
Life Finds A Way
Jurassic World Alive grosses $40 million in nine months
These scientists have not been preoccupied
Court Used Repel
Pokémon Go settlement could result in removal of certain Poké Stops and Gyms
Niantic will need to respond to 95 per cent of complaints in 15 days
No Filter
Pokemon Go update will add new AR camera functionality
Coming very soon