# Razer

> Razer designs and sells gaming hardware, software, and services under the banner "For Gamers. By Gamers." Built around a triple-headed snake logo, it makes the mice, keyboards, headsets, and Blade laptops that a generation of players grew up on, wraps them in Chroma RGB lighting and Synapse software, and layers on a payments arm (Razer Gold) that quietly earns some of its best margins. Co-founded by Min-Liang Tan, it went public in Hong Kong in 2017 and private again in 2022 at roughly $3.2 billion.

- **Founded:** 1998
- **Headquarters:** Singapore / Irvine, California, United States
- **Founders:** Min-Liang Tan (Co-founder, CEO & Creative Director), Robert Krakoff (Co-founder & President (Emeritus, d. 2022))
- **Team size:** ~1,600 employees
- **Products:** Razer DeathAdder / Viper / Basilisk (Gaming Mice), BlackWidow / Huntsman (Gaming Keyboards), Kraken / BlackShark (Gaming Headsets), Razer Blade (Gaming Laptops), Razer Chroma RGB
- **Notable:** DeathAdder mouse line surpassed 20 million units sold by 2024., Created the world's first true gaming mouse (Boomslang, 1999) and helped define the gaming-peripheral category., Built Chroma RGB into an industry-standard lighting ecosystem with thousands of integrations.

## Products & services

- **Razer DeathAdder / Viper / Basilisk (Gaming Mice)** — The peripheral line that built the company; ergonomic and esports-focused mice with high-precision optical sensors. The DeathAdder line has sold 20M+ units.
- **BlackWidow / Huntsman (Gaming Keyboards)** — Mechanical and optical-switch keyboards with per-key Chroma RGB lighting and Synapse customization.
- **Kraken / BlackShark (Gaming Headsets)** — Gaming audio line, some models carrying THX Spatial Audio for positional sound.
- **Razer Blade (Gaming Laptops)** — Thin-and-light aluminium gaming laptops; the 2025 Blade 16 is Razer's thinnest ever at 0.59 inches with up to an NVIDIA RTX 5090.
- **Razer Chroma RGB** — Lighting ecosystem and developer platform spanning thousands of devices and third-party integrations.
- **Razer Synapse** — Configuration software that stores device profiles, macros, and lighting in the cloud, tying hardware into one account.
- **Razer Kishi (Mobile Controllers)** — Clamp-style controllers that turn a phone into a handheld console; the V3 line (2025) adds full-sized TMR sticks and Sensa HD haptics.
- **Razer Gold & Razer Silver** — Virtual credit and rewards program for buying games and in-game content across 68,000+ titles - Razer's services/fintech engine.

## Achievements

- DeathAdder mouse line surpassed 20 million units sold by 2024.
- Created the world's first true gaming mouse (Boomslang, 1999) and helped define the gaming-peripheral category.
- Built Chroma RGB into an industry-standard lighting ecosystem with thousands of integrations.
- Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2017, then taken private at ~$3.2B in 2022.
- Razer Gold grew into one of the world's largest game payment services, spanning 68,000+ titles.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Launched the Kishi V3, V3 Pro, and V3 Pro XL mobile controllers with full-sized TMR thumbsticks and Sensa HD haptics.
- **2025-01** — Unveiled the 2025 Razer Blade 16 at CES - its thinnest laptop ever (0.59 in) with up to an NVIDIA RTX 5090.
- **2025-07** — Released the DeathAdder V4 Pro wireless esports mouse.

## Links

- Website: https://razer.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/razer
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/razer/
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/razer
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/razer
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/razer/
- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@razer

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/razer
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-08-20