Igor Bukhman

Igor Anatolyevich Bukhman (Russian: Игор Анатольевич Бухман, romanized: Igor Anantol'evič Buchman; born March 29, 1982) is a Russian entrepreneur and co-founder of video game developer Playrix.[2][3]

Igor Anatolyeich Bukhman
Игорь Анатольевич Бухман
Born (1982-03-29) March 29, 1982
Vologda, Vologda Oblast, USSR
NationalityRussian
Alma materVologda State University
Occupation
  • Entrepreneur
  • game developer
Years active2001–present
Net worthUS$3.1 billion (April 2020)[1]
TitleCo-founder of Playrix

Biography

Igor was born into a Jewish family in Vologda, the center of Vologda Oblast, USSR (now Russia).

In 2004 he graduated from the Vologda Pedagogical University with a degree in applied math.[4]

In 2001 Igor and his younger brother Dmitry launched their first PC game in the style of Xonix.[5] 

In 2004 Igor co-founded a Playrix company. At this point his monthly revenue from selling games reached $10,000.[6]

In 2009 Playrix started working in the mobile gaming industry. In 2013 free-to-play video game Township was released. It was a success and had 120 millions downloads as of November 2017.[6][5]

Other famous games of the company are Fishdom, Gardenscapes, Homescapes, and Wildscapes. The monthly audience of all games is more than 100 million people. Most of the users are in the USA and China.[7]

Playrix is one of the Top 5 grossing mobile publishers worldwide, according to AppAnnie analytics.[8]

References
  1. "#648 Igor Bukhman". Forbes. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. Bloomberg (2019-04-18). "Russian Billionaire Brothers Crush It With Gaming Powerhouse Playrix". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  3. "Mobile-Gaming Billionaires Are Buying Rivals Instead of Selling Out". www.bloomberg.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  4. "'Our games are at the top of the Russian charts, but almost nobody knows us as a brand' Two Russian brothers started a video game company and got onto Bloomberg's billionaire list. Here's their first long interview. — Meduza". Meduza.io. 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  5. Миллиардеры из Вологды — первое видеоинтервью братьев Бухманов, создавших компанию Playrix, retrieved 2020-01-18
  6. "Russian Gamer Brothers Are the Newest Hidden Billionaires". www.bloomberg.com. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  7. ""Наши сотрудники могут работать где угодно и когда угодно"". hbr-russia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  8. Chan, Julia. "Top Grossing Publishers Worldwide for August 2019". Sensor Tower Blog. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
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