GameStop Corp.
GameStop Corp. is an American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer, headquartered in Grapevine, Texas (a suburb of Dallas–Fort Worth). The brand is the largest video game retailer worldwide. As of January 2026, the company operated 2,206 stores including 1,598 in the United States, 300 in Australia and 308 in Europe under the GameStop, EB Games, Micromania-Zing, ThinkGeek and Zing Pop Culture brands. The company was founded in Dallas in 1984 as Babbage's, and took on its current name in 1999.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- retail [1]
- Company / filing name
- GameStop Corp. [2]
- Headquarters location
- Grapevine [1]
- Founded
- 1980-08-20 [1]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [1]
- Official website
- www.gamestop.com ↗ [1]
- Annual revenue
- USD 5,272,800,000 · reported year 2024 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US36467W1099 [1]
- CIK
- 1326380 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- GME (NYSE), GME-WT (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
GameStop Corp. is an American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer, headquartered in Grapevine, Texas (a suburb of Dallas–Fort Worth). The brand is the largest video game retailer worldwide. As of January 2026, the company operated 2,206 stores including 1,598 in the United States, 300 in Australia and 308 in Europe under the GameStop, EB Games, Micromania-Zing, ThinkGeek and Zing Pop Culture brands. The company was founded in Dallas in 1984 as Babbage's, and took on its current name in 1999. [3]
The company's performance declined during the mid-to-late 2010s due to the shift of video game sales to online shopping and failed investments by GameStop in smartphone retail. In 2021, after retail investors on Reddit noticed that the short interest exceeded 100%, the company's stock price skyrocketed from $17.25 to over US$500 per share. According to the SEC report, this volatility was only in part due to the massive buying power of retail investors. The company received significant media attention during January and February 2021 due to the volatility of its stock price in the GameStop short squeeze; the company was ranked 577th on the Fortune 500. GameStop also used to own and publish the video game magazine Game Informer before discontinuing it in August 2024 and selling it to Gunzilla Games in 2025. [3]
Over 400 GameStop stores closed in January 2025 due to a decline in sales, at pace to close twice as many as the company did in 2024. Consumer shift to the online marketplace has led to a decline in revenue. This represents the highest number of stores that GameStop has closed in a single month. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, GameStop. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Annual revenue: USD 5,272,800,000 · reported year 2024. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: GME (NYSE), GME-WT (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was GameStop Corp. founded?
Founded: 1980-08-20. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of GameStop Corp.?
Headquarters location: Grapevine. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for GameStop Corp.?
Business sectors: retail. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — GameStop (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.