Music + Audio$17.7B industry revenue · RIAA 2024no listed Black-owned market valueawaiting filingsBeauty + Personal Care$92.0B industry revenue · P&S Intelligence 2023no listed Black-owned market valueawaiting filingsSports + Sports Media$170B industry revenue · Two Circles 2024no listed Black-owned market valueawaiting filingsFashion + Sneakers$314B industry revenue · TechSci Research 2024no listed Black-owned market valueawaiting filingsFilm + Streaming$46.0B industry revenue · MarketLine 2024no listed Black-owned market valueawaiting filingsCreators + Influencer Marketing$250B industry revenue · Goldman Sachs Research 2023no listed Black-owned market valueawaiting filingsFood + Hospitality$1.1T industry revenue · National Restaurant Association 2024no listed Black-owned market valueawaiting filingsGaming + Esports$188B industry revenue · Newzoo 2024no listed Black-owned market valueawaiting filingsAutomotive Culture$52.6B industry revenue · SEMA 2024no listed Black-owned market valueawaiting filingsFitness + Wellness$22.4B industry revenue · Health & Fitness Association 2023no listed Black-owned market valueawaiting filings
Top Earners · The Urban Magnate™

Gaming + Esports

Culture profile

Black players and streamers are central to gaming's cultural layer, while studio ownership, publishing and team equity remain the underbuilt side of the industry.

Market scale
$58.7B US gaming market; 15% Black players (2024–25)
Partnership activity
Moderate — endorsement and team sponsorship
Revenue channels
Streaming and creator revenue · Team, league and tournament income · Game publishing and in-game commerce · Sponsorship and brand integration
Source year
2020–2025
16companies · ranked by published financial value
CompanyOperationsTickerAmount · fiscal YTDBlack ownershipTie
Files its own numbers
Black-owned and Black-founded companies standing on their own figures. Private ones file nothing public.
Founded by Ryan Johnson; esports programmes at HBCUs
HBCU esports league
Broadcast partnerships
Sponsorships
Cxmmunity Media site
private
not listed
private — not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Black-owned
Founded by Jay-Ann Lopez; creator collective and consultancy
Creator network
Brand consulting
Events
Black Girl Gamers site
private
not listed
private — not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Black-owned
Reports through a parent
Brands inside a listed group. The amount is the parent's filing — parents do not break these brands out.
Microsoft's HBCU gaming pipeline and Project Amplify
Project Amplify
Madden NFL x HBCU tournament
Xbox Wire
MSFT
not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Partnership
NBA and Take-Two venture, relaunched in 2025
Competitive league
Open ladder
Content series
NBPA programming
NBA Take-Two Media announcement
TTWO
not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Partnership
Black-owned collective; league title-sponsored by Verizon, not owned by it
HBCU Esports League season
Investing News Network
VZ
not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Black-owned
Now inside GameSquare after merger
GameSquare Holdings · consolidated into Media & Content
GAME
not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Partnership
Creator funds and showcases
Amazon · consolidated into Advertising & Subscription
AMZN
not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Partnership
Black developer grants
Roblox · consolidated into Developer Exchange
RBLX
not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Partnership
Creator and studio initiatives
Sony Group · consolidated into Game & Network Services
SONY
not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Partnership
Developer pipeline and content
Ubisoft · consolidated into Publishing
UBI.PA
not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Partnership
Riot sits inside Tencent
Tencent Holdings · consolidated into Value-Added Services
0700.HK
not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Partnership
Dell hardware partner to HBCU leagues
Dell Technologies · consolidated into Client Solutions
DELL
not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Partnership
HBCU esports hardware and events
HP Inc. · consolidated into Personal Systems
HPQ
not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Partnership
Black gamer and creator platform
AT&T · consolidated into Communications
T
not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Partnership
HBCU and collegiate esports backing
The Coca-Cola Company · consolidated into North America
KO
not filed
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Partnership
Independent
Delane Parnell; scholastic esports platform
Independent · no listed parent
private
no listed parent
no public filing
not disclosed
No ownership percentage published
Not disclosed
Black-founded

Figures are limited to public filings, live market data and revenue published by a named source. A Black ownership percentage is shown only where a company, a filing or a certifying body has published one; everything else reads "not disclosed" rather than being estimated. Private companies file nothing public, so they carry no amount. Prices and filings are read live from a public market feed. Listed companies link out to their market reference page; every other name opens a details window. Every figure here is in US dollars; a company trading or filing in another currency is converted at the live exchange rate and marked with an asterisk.

The Urban Magnate™ · figures are read from public filings and named public sources.