As of 2024, brothers Igor and Dmitry Bukhman, the founders of online gaming company Playrix, ranked as the wealthiest game developers in the United Kingdom, with a joint estimated net worth of 12.54 billion British pounds. Herman Narula, CEO of Improbable Games Limited, followed with a net worth of 780 million British pounds, while Italian businessman Riccardo Zacconi, CEO of King, the company behind the Candy Crush Saga, had a net worth of 410 million British pounds.
Wealthiest game developers and players in the United Kingdom in 2024, based on net worth
(in million British pounds)
Characteristic
Wealth in million British pounds
Igor and Dmitry Bukhman (Playrix)
12,540
Herman Narula (Improbable)
780
Riccardo Zacconi (King)
410
Sam and Dan Houser (Rockstar Games/Take Two)
350
Lior Shiff (Tripledot Studios)
347
Garry Newman (Facepunch Studios)
335
Mel Morris (King)
312
Neil Taylor (Game)
230
Sebastian Knutsson (King)
225
David Braben and Wendy Irvin-Braben (Frontier Developments)
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