King (website)

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King
Type Private
Industry Online/Casual Games/Video Games Developer/Publisher/Distributor
Founded (2003)
Key people Riccardo Zacconi, CEO; Stephane Kurgan, COO; Sebastian Knutsson, Chief Product Officer; Thomas Hartwig, CTO; Alex Dale, CMO; Rob Miller, CLO; Nick Pointon, FD.
Products Various, best known is Candy Crush Saga
Employees 400
Website King.com

King, formerly known as King.com,[1] is a casual-social games company, and the second largest game developer on Facebook.[2][3] King.com games are available in over fourteen languages and on multiple platforms (Web, Facebook, iOS, Android). King.com is an international company with over 300 employees and offices in London, San Francisco, Barcelona, Hamburg, Malta, Malmö, Bucharest and Stockholm. King.com creates games for Facebook,[4] Mobile[5] and on the company's website.

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King.com has offices in UK, Sweden, U.S., Germany, Malta, Romania and Spain. King is a private company with more than $47 million in venture investment from Apax Partners and Index Ventures.[6]

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  1. ^ Tomio Geron (26 March 2013). "How King.com Zoomed Up The Social Gaming Charts". Forbes. Retrieved 27 March 2013. 
  2. ^ "King.com from tournament gaming to #2 on Facebook — News — King.com". About.king.com. 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2012-11-12. 
  3. ^ "Casual Connect". Retrieved 2008-02-06. 
  4. ^ Feb 1st, 2012 (2012-02-01). "King.com shoots for success with its latest Facebook game Hoop De Loop Saga". Insidesocialgames.com. Retrieved 2012-11-12. 
  5. ^ "King.com is going mobile with Bubble Witch Saga". Content.usatoday.com. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-11-12. 
  6. ^ "King.com Background". Retrieved 2009-03-06.