1-4 days a week in office
Mobile games developer
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1-4 days a week in office
1001+ employees
At King, weβre Making the World Playful. Heard of Candy Crush? Weβre the creators behind it. But we arenβt just crushing it with candies, weβre also behind Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue and loads of other sweet games.
Gaming is one of the worldβs fastest-growing industries, but many still view gaming as inconvenient, inaccessible, or niche. King solves that problem by designing mobile games with broad market appeal.
Since its launch, King has released more than 200 titles in 14 languages, including Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue, and more. The company pioneered in-game spending, which allows it to monetize user interactions without charging them to buy the game. Titles such as Candy Crush are designed to be highly accessible to demographics that wouldnβt usually define themselves as βgamersβ, including older users. King now boasts more than 200 million monthly active users, making it a clear market leader.
In 2016, King was bought by gaming giant Activision Blizzard, which has since been purchased by Microsoft. While the company still operates with a high degree of independence, it has greatly profited from the financial and marketing support of its parent corporation. This support has been instrumental in enabling King to maintain its competitiveness in the constantly evolving mobile gaming industry.
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Company Specialist
Focus on employee wellbeing
"There is an amazing worklife balance that the company puts an emphasis on. On top of that there are amazing benefits to take part in, for example in..."
Sep 2005
$43m
SERIES A
Jun 2005
$41m
EARLY VC
Soho, London, UK
Founders
Tjodolf Sommestad
(President )President from February 2022. Previously served as Kingβs Chief Development Officer.
Leading a data science team responsible for supporting performance marketing to make informed decisions with data
Joined as Senior Developer. Promoted to Engineering Manager after 2 years and is now leading two engineering teams in the Telemetry & Streaming domain.
Diversity & Inclusion at King
Vikki Leach (Senior Director, DE&I)
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