Angry Birds maker Rovio has revealed that Angry Birds had reached a record 500 Million downloads in less than two years since its launch. ”It’s more than any game ever before,” Rovio’s marketing chief Peter Vesterbacka told a conference in Helsinki. Vesterbacka said the company’s next aim is to reach one billion fans globally, on devices including mobile phones and computers. Rovio raised $42 million from venture capital firms in an investment co-led by Accel Partners, which previously backed Facebook and Baidu, and Skype founder Niklas Zennstroem’s venture capital firm Atomico Ventures. “This is a fantastic landmark achievement for us, and we’re extremely delighted to see such an incredible amount of people enjoying our games,” said Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio. “We remain committed to creating more fun experiences and bringing exceptional quality toAngry Birds Fans everywhere.”
Here are some fun facts about the game and its success:
- It’s been #1 in 79 countries
- Players have already gone through 266 billion levels
- Players have flung 400 billion birds
- Players have collected 44 billion stars
- Players have played collectively 200,000 years in total
- Players were collectively playing 300 million minutes daily
