UK’s richest game developers revealed in new ranking

A new list published by The Times claims to have revealed the richest game developers in the UK, ranking them by the amount of money they’ve made over the years in the business.  Igor and Dmitry Bukhman, the two founders of mobile game developer Playrix, comfortably sit atop the list with an estimated £12.54 billion GBP in earnings. They founded Playrix in Russia back in 2004 after starting to develop games together in 2001. In 2013, the company moved to Ireland. In 2021, it became the fourth-largest mobile game publisher worldwide by revenue. According to the list, the two Russians are the only game dev billionaires in the UK, as the co-founder of Improbable, Herman Narula, is listed with £780 million GBP in earnings. His inclusion is a little misleading, as Improbable’s history with actual video game releases is a long string of failures and cancellations – a majority of the company’s money stems from metaverse products and defense contracts. Rounding out the podium is Riccardo Zacconi, one of the co-found