From its early roots to 2026: the Perfect World Entertainment story
The Chinese company represented by this entry is Perfect World Co., Ltd., whose games business was founded in 2004 and took its name from its early online game Perfect World.
How Perfect World Entertainment developed
The group listed its game operation on Nasdaq in 2007, later completed a privatisation in 2015 and combined its games and entertainment assets with an A-share listed company in 2016 under the Perfect World name.
Perfect World Entertainment in 2026
By 2026, Perfect World operated across videogame development and publishing, film and television, esports and related entertainment businesses.
Why the history matters
The history is worth distinguishing from similarly named overseas publishing entities: the core company is a Chinese entertainment group whose growth began in massively multiplayer online games.
