Ubisoft Annual Report: sales of over €2 billion and 141 million unique players

Ubisoft has published a financial report for the year (ended March 31). Sales turned out to be record-breaking and exceeded € 2 billion, and the total number of unique players on PC and consoles reached 141 million. The company also shared data on individual games and talked about the calendar of upcoming releases.Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids

Key data for the year

Sales for the year amounted to €2.2 billion, which is 46.1% more in annual terms.

• Operating profit (calculated in accordance with the IFRS standard) amounted to €289.4 million, and excluding IFRS — €473.3 million.
• Digital copies brought the company €1.6 billion, which accounted for 71.8% of total sales.
• At the same time, 57.5% of all sales fell on the back catalog, i.e. on Ubisoft games already released before the reporting period.The PS4/PS5 had the most sales for the year — 33%.
• The second place is taken by PC (23%), followed by Xbox (21%) and Nintendo Switch (11%). The mobile sector still brings Ubisoft the lowest revenue – only 8%.Game Data

The revenue of the Assassin’s Creed franchise turned out to be a record and increased by 50% compared to the previous record, which was set in fiscal 2012.

• According to internal estimates of the company, Rainbow Six Siege entered the top ten most popular games of 2020: double-digit growth in the number of new players and record views of regional leagues in Europe.
• The new IP of Immortals Fenyx Rising shows itself well in sales, but Ubisoft does not provide exact figures.
• The Division franchise has reached the mark of 40 million unique players.
• They plan to expand the universe with the help of The Division Heartland frituplein and a separate mobile title.Ubisoft also intends to expand its gaming portfolio with new projects in different genres.
• Among them are Avatar, Riders Republic, Skull & Bones, Beyond Good & Evil 2, as well as a Star Wars game.The release schedule for the first quarter (will end on June 30) includes only additions and new seasons for the company’s already released games.
• Major projects will not appear until the fall — at the end of the year, in particular, Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six Quarantine are planned.