Candy Crush

http://candycrushsaga.com/

Last activity: 01.04.2026

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Employees

1001-5000

Founded date

2012

Mentions in press and media 22

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Mar 20, 2025	Get Your Game On! The Global Candy Crush All Stars Tournament Returns with $1M Prize Pool Up for Grabs	Candy Crush All Stars® 2025 kicks off worldwide on March 20, 2025, following last year's tournament where over 15 million players competed for victory The massive $1M prize pool is back, and the stakes are just as sweet as ever. From millio...
May 3, 2024	«Игры важны для Apple как никогда»: глава игрового сервиса Apple Arcade рассказал о его будущем	Apple запустила свой сервис подписки на игры в 2019 году. Arcade привлекла огромное внимание, как и все, что делает компания. Сервис, предлагающий 100 премиальных (то есть без рекламы) мобильных игр за ежемесячную абонентскую плату в размер...
Oct 4, 2018	Fortnite’s Android gambit could reform mobile’s walled gardens	Epic Games’ decision to release Fortnite on Android outside of Google Play is one of the biggest stories in the mobile games industry in years. The company’s decision to bypass Google’s app store and force Android players into side-loading ...
Oct 4, 2018	Fortnite’s Android gambit could reform mobile’s walled gardens	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Epic Games’ decision to release Fortnite on Android outside of Google Play is one of the biggest stories in the mobile games industry i...
Nov 17, 2017	Candy Crush Saga: 2.73 billion downloads in five years and still counting	Candy Crush Saga is the most popular mobile game in the U.S. after a dramatic comeback in the third quarter. As the mobile game crossed its fifth anniversary this week, its tally has crossed 2.73 billion sugary downloads. In the third quart...
Nov 17, 2017	Candy Crush Saga: 2.73 billion downloads in five years and still counting	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Candy Crush Saga is the most popular mobile game in the U.S. after a dramatic comeback in the third quarter. As the mobile game crossed...
Oct 18, 2016	CBS is turning “Candy Crush” into a game show	In what’s surely one of the early signs of the end times, Candy Crush is soon to be a live action game show over on CBS. Yes, the mobile game. A TV show. With contestants. And prizes. And some giant, interactive game boards. And candy, appa...
Jul 12, 2016	5 mobile models for Nintendo’s other popular game franchises	Nintendo hit the jackpot with Pokémon Go, but it also whiffed with Miitomo. The company is clearly interested in moving further into mobile, but it needs to keep up the wins to make the most of its remaining intellectual property. This is h...
Nov 27, 2015	Nordicmade.org showcases the Nordic startup ecosystem	NordicMade.org brings together the disparate grassroots movements in the Nordic startup community. Hashtag communities such as this have sprung up over the past few years to help promote entrepreneurship ecosystems. The purpose of Nordic M...
Mar 18, 2015	Make Games On Your iPhone With Playr	Aside from the money-making behemoths like Candy Crush Saga, one of the most interesting trends in mobile gaming is the rise of flash-in-the-pan viral hits like Flappy Bird and Timberman. These games takes seconds to learn, days to master, ...
Jan 21, 2015	Candy Crush Saga Creator Tommy Palm Leaves King.com	Tommy Palm, the man credited with creating one of the biggest mobile hits ever, Candy Crush Saga, leaves King.com to found new game studio Resolution Games together with other Swedish veterans. At King, Palm’s title was ‘Game Guru’, and he...
Jan 17, 2015	How This Teen Turned Her High School Internship Into A Game Design Career	Paulina Raguimov never expected to get paid to make video games when she walked into her high school’s career fair at 16. She played them, sure. But when she walked up to the JumpStart booth to chat about the internships they had available,...
Jun 26, 2014	Tipcast Brings The Human Touch Back To Sharing	If you think social media platforms such as Facebook or Instagram have taken the personal touch out of human interactions, you should check out Tipcast, because Stagename, Inc. CEO Josh Barkin wants to make sharing more personal again. Tipc...
Mar 26, 2014	Candy Crush developer raises almost $500 mn in IPO	King Digital Entertainment, developer of the popular smartphone game Candy Crush, announced the pricing of its initial public offering of $22.50 per share, the Company said on its website on Tuesday. King sold more than 22.2 million shares,...
Mar 25, 2014	Candy Crush Maker King Prices Shares At $22.50, Puts Valuation At $7B	In the most anticipated gaming IPO of the last few years, Candy Crush Saga maker King priced its shares at $22.50 in an offering that will raise $326 million for the company and value it at slightly more than $7 billion. Shares will trade f...
Mar 12, 2014	Candy Crush Saga creator King may be worth $7.6B after IPO	Social-game publisher King, creator of the highly addictive Candy Crush Saga, just priced its IPO at between $21 and $24 a share — up to a $7.6 billion valuation. King claims this will leave it with approximately $326 million in capital, af...
Mar 12, 2014	Candy Crush maker expected to command $7.6B in IPO	More On: candy crush Lawmaker targets Candy Crush, other apps with ban on ‘pay to win’ schemes Facebook, Candy Crush cost employers nearly $100B each year Democratic congresswoman caught playing Candy Crush during State of the Union Candy C...
Mar 12, 2014	Candy Crush Saga creator King may be worth $7.6B after IPO	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Social-game publisher King, creator of the highly addictive Candy Crush Saga, just priced its IPO at between $21 and $24 a share — up t...
Mar 12, 2014	Candy Crush Maker Seeks $7.6B Valuation in IPO
Oct 30, 2012	King.com launches mobile game as part of strategy shift	In February 2011, King.com seemed like it had been passed up in the gaming innovation race. It had 150 casual tournament games on the web but had only just begun to release those titles on Facebook, where Zynga dominated social games. Now, ...
Oct 30, 2012	King.com launches mobile game as part of strategy shift	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. In February 2011, King.com seemed like it had been passed up in the gaming innovation race. It had 150 casual tournament games on the w...

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FAQ about Candy Crush

When was Candy Crush founded?

Candy Crush was founded in 2012.

What has the press written about Candy Crush?

Parsers VC has collected 22 articles mentioning Candy Crush, among them “Get Your Game On! The Global Candy Crush All Stars Tournament Returns with $1M Prize Pool Up for Grabs” (Mar 20, 2025) and “«Игры важны для Apple как никогда»: глава игрового сервиса Apple Arcade рассказал о его будущем” (May 3, 2024).

Is Candy Crush still active?

Yes, Candy Crush is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 1, 2026.