Dmitry Anatolyevich Bukhman
| Dmitry Anatolyevich Bukhman | |
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| Native name | Дмитрий Анатольевич Бухман |
| Born | May 27, 1985 Vologda, Vologda Oblast, USSR |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Russian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Vologda State Pedagogical University |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 2000–present |
| 💰 Net worth | US$3.1 billion (April 2020)[1] |
| Title | Co-founder of Playrix |
Dmitry Anatolyevich Bukhman (Russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Бухман, romanized: Dmitrij Anatol'evič Buchman; born May 27, 1985) is a Russian entrepreneur and co-founder of video game developer Playrix.[2][3]
Early life
Dmitry Bukhman was born into a Jewish family in Vologda, Russia in 1985. In 2000, while studying applied math at Vologda University, Dmitry together with his brother Igor started developing PC games.[4]
Career
In 2004 Dmitry together with his brother founded Playrix.[5] Playrix worked in the market of casual PC games until 2009 having produced about 30 games by then. In 2009 the studio focused on developing free-to-play games for smartphones and tablets. In 2011 the company moved the headquarters from Vologda to Dublin, Ireland.[6][7] In 2013 the first mobile game Township was released.[8] As of December 2019 the company operates 5 free-to-play mobile games (Township, Fishdom, Gardenscapes, Homescapes, and Wildscapes).[9] According to AppAnnie analytics, it is one of the Top 5 grossing mobile publishers worldwide.[10] The company has 2,000 employees and 25 offices.[5][11]
In 2018, Dmitry together with his brother Igor acquired a stake in video games developer Nexters Global.[12]
As of 2019 eight mobile game developers have already been acquired by Playrix.[13] Among the biggest acquires and investments are: Serbian Eipix,[14] Ukrainian Zagrava [15] and Belarussian Vizor game studios.[16]
References
- ↑ "#648 Dmitry Bukhman". Forbes. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ↑ Novinar Novinar (2019-04-18). "Russian Game Developers Join Club of Billionaires". Russia Business Today. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ Bloomberg (2019-04-18). "Russian Billionaire Brothers Crush It With Gaming Powerhouse Playrix". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ "Как братья Бухманы стали миллиардерами, а онлайн Вологда - глобальной" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "'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.
- ↑ "Harvard Business Review". Hbr-russia.ru. 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ "Разработчики игр из Вологды предсказали попадание в одну лигу с создателями Call of Duty и Warcraft по доходам | Технологии". Forbes.ru. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ "Playrix Founders Are Billionaires on Games Fishdom, Gardenscapes". Bloomberg. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ "Activision Blizzard". Vc.ru. 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ "App Annie's Top 52 Publishers of 2018 | App Annie Blog". Appannie.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ "Как братья Бухманы построили одну из крупнейших игровых компаний в мире — Playrix — и стали миллиардерами". www.forbes.ru (in русский). Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ↑ "Dmitry Bukhman". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ↑ Forde, Matthew; Writer, Staff. "1,700 staff, 20 games in development, 8 acquisitions, 2 billion dollar games: Playrix's stellar 2019". pocketgamer.biz.
- ↑ Forde, Matthew; Writer, Staff. "Playrix acquires Serbian game studio Eipix Entertainment". pocketgamer.biz.
- ↑ "Russian Playrix acquires Ukrainian Zagrava Games for an estimated $1M". AIN.UA. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ "Playrix Mobile Gaming Billionaires Take On Activision, EA Sports". Bloomberg. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
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