American social game developer
Zynga Inc. () is an American developer running social video game services. It was founded in April 2007, with headquarters in San Mateo, California .[ 6] The company primarily focuses on mobile and social networking platforms.[ 7] [ 8] Zynga states its mission as "connecting the world through games".[ 9]
Zynga launched FarmVille on Facebook in June 2009,[ 2] [ 10] reaching ten million daily active users (DAU) within six weeks.[ 11] As of August 2017, Zynga had thirty million monthly active users (MAU).[ 12] In 2017, its most successful games were Zynga Poker and Words with Friends 2 , with about 57 million games being played at any given moment;[ 13] [ 14] and CSR Racing 2 , the most popular racing game on mobile devices.[ 15] Zynga began trading on NASDAQ on December 16, 2011,[ 16] under the ticker ZNGA.[ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
Take-Two Interactive announced in January 2022 its intent to buy Zynga for $12.7 billion .[ 20] The deal was completed in May 2022.[ 21]
According to Take-Two Interactive, about 10% of the world's population plays Zynga's games every month.[ 22]
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^ O'Neill, Nick (June 22, 2009). "Zynga Launches "FarmVille". Does It Look Familiar?" . AllFacebook . Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2013 .
^ Lien, Tracey (September 5, 2012). " 'FarmVille 2' represents the next generation of social games, says Zynga" . Polygon . Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2013 .
^ "Zynga picks Unity Technologies to provide ads across its games | GamesBeat" . venturebeat.com . August 2, 2017. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018 .
^ "Everything You Need to Know About Words With Friends 2" . Time . Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2018 .
^ "Zynga reports one of its best revenue quarters in years as mobile growth takes off | GamesBeat" . venturebeat.com . May 4, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2018 .
^ "Under the Hood with Zynga's CSR Racing 2 AR Mode" . GlobeNewswire News Room . Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2018 .
^ Zynga IPO Goes SplatVille. What Went Wrong? Archived 2022-01-10 at the Wayback Machine . Forbes
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^ "Zynga, Form 424B4, Filing Date Dec 16, 2011" (PDF) . secdatabase.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
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^ "Take-Two completes Zynga acquisition" . GamesIndustry.biz . May 23, 2022. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022 .
^ Heroes, Invest (August 13, 2021). "Zynga Stock: Fast-Growing Developer Of Mobile Games (NASDAQ:ZNGA) | Seeking Alpha" . seekingalpha.com . Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023 .
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