Miniclip

Miniclip
Type of businessSubsidiary
Type of site
Online games
Available in16 languages
List of languages
English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Russian, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Korean, Chinese, Turkish, Hindi, Japanese
Founded30 March 2001
Headquarters,
Switzerland
Founder(s)Robert Small
CEOSaad Choudri (CEO)
Key peopleRobert Small (President)
Marius Manolache (COO)
James Russell (CPO)
Sérgio Varanda (CCO)
Claudia Gorman (GC)
Stefan Beurier (CFO)
ParentTencent (since 2015)[1]
URLminiclip.com
AdvertisingNo
RegistrationOptional
Current statusActive

Miniclip is a Swiss mobile game publisher and former browser game website that was first launched on 30 March 2001.[2] It was started by Robert Small and Tihan Presbie with a budget of £40,000.[3] In 2008, Miniclip was valued at over £275 million.[4] In 2018, the company gained over $400 million in revenue through its mobile gaming hit, 8 Ball Pool.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Tencent takes majority stakes in Miniclip". Games Industry. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ Weber, Rachel (17 May 2013). "From MiniClip to Mega Brand". Game Industry Biz. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Game Plan Keeps It Simple". The Financial Times. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Miniclip has been shut down forever". GAMINGbible. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. ^ Iain, Harris (14 September 2018). "Miniclip pockets over $400 million from 8 Ball Pool on mobile". Pocketgamer.biz. Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ Oliver, Yeh. "Miniclip Racks Up $400 Million in 8 Ball Pool Revenue". Sensor Tower. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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