Thanks to a rush of new gamers, Playrix has become the world’s largest mobile-game developer after Tencent Holdings Ltd, according to researcher AppAnnie. — Screengrab from YouTube/Playrix
The coronavirus pandemic has created a new gaming giant, boosting the fortune of its two founding brothers.
Thanks to a rush of new gamers, Playrix has become the world’s largest mobile-game developer after Tencent Holdings Ltd, according to researcher AppAnnie. Its founders and sole owners, 38-year-old Igor and Dmitry Bukhman, 35, have more than doubled their wealth and are now worth US$3.9bil (RM16.20bil) each, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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