GameStop

Also known as Babbage's

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. , the company operated 3,203 stores including 2,325 both in the United States, 193 in Canada (the Canadian operations were sold in May 2025), 374 in Australia and 311 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.

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GameStop was established on August 20, 1980. The entity is classified as an "other" type. It was incorporated in the state of Minnesota.

The company’s fiscal year ends on January 31. Its Central Index Key is 0001360557. The most recent filing recorded is form S-4, dated April 26, 2006.

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Key facts

Company.name: GameStop Corp.
Company.logo: GameStop Logo.svg
Company.logo_size: 250px
Company.logo_caption: Logo used since 2021
Company.former_name: Babbage's (1984–1999)
Company.type: Public
Company.industry: Retail
Company.hq_location_city: Grapevine, Texas
Company.hq_location_country: U.S.
Company.num_locations: 3,203 (February 2025)
Company.key_people: Ryan Cohen (chairman and CEO)
Company.revenue: (2024)
Company.operating_income: US-$26 million (2024)
Company.net_income: US$131.3 million (2024)
Company.assets: US$5.87 billion (2024)
Company.equity: US$5.46 billion (2024)
Company.num_employees: 8,000 full-time; part-time (Feb 2024)
Company.parent: NeoStar Retail Group (1994–1996)Babbage's Etc. (1996–1999)Barnes & Noble (1999–2004)