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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | 2004 in Vologda, Russia |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | , Ireland |
| Revenue | $1.83 billion (2023[1]) |
Number of employees | 4000 (2023[2]) |
| Website | playrix |
Playrix Holding Ltd., also known as Playrix Entertainment and Playrix Games, is a developer of free-to-play mobile games behind titles such as Township, Fishdom, Homescapes, and Gardenscapes. The company was founded in 2004 by Dmitry Bukhman and Igor Bukhman is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.[2][3][4]
Playrix was valued at $8 billion in 2021.[5] As of 2023, Playrix was the third-biggest mobile game developer in the world in terms of revenue.[6][1] In 2022, the company announced its intention to withdraw from the Russian market due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequently closed its Russian offices.[4][7][8]
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- ^ a b O’Donoghue, Patrick (2024-08-28). "The Sunday Times Gaming Rich List topped by Playrix founders". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Coxon, Ian (23 May 2021). "Russian app billionaires enter play in Rich List". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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- ^ Kerr, Chris (11 October 2022). "Mobile studio Playrix shutting down operations in Russia and Belarus". Game Developer. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Dealessandri, Marie (10 October 2022). "Playrix to close Russia and Belarus offices and relocate staff". Games Industry.biz. Retrieved 20 October 2022.