free game makes £610,000 a day

[DrLeftover]

17 December 2013

Worldwide, Candy Crush Saga is estimated to make £610,000 ($1,000,000) per day from its users, according to Appdata. It is one of a growing number that is free to download but generates extraordinary revenues by nudging addicted players into paying more to get gizmos that help them progress through difficulty levels.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25334716

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Good for them. That game isn't super amazing or anything though.

 

[DrLeftover]

It always amazes me how much money can be made from "free".

 

[Jazzy]

It always amazes me how much money can be made from "free".

That's funny because this was my first thought as well.

 

[Kirito]

That's nothing. League Of Legends, another "free" to play game gives away 8 million dollars as prize money each year. I can only imagine the income from such a game.

 

[Evil Eye]

It always amazes me how much money can be made from "free".

It's just very attractive to people.

That's nothing. League Of Legends, another "free" to play game gives away 8 million dollars as prize money each year.

Sure, but they have a ton of sponsors. The prize money isn't the impressive bit, the venue is!