Company

King

PrivateGamingUK

King is a leading interactive entertainment company that develops mobile games, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise and Farm Heroes Saga. With over 20 years of history, King serves more than 200 million monthly active users globally. The company, now part of Microsoft through Activision Blizzard, operates game studios across Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, and Berlin.

King is a privately held company operating in the gaming sector, based in UK.

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Leadership

Former

Riccardo Zacconi

CEO · 2003–2019

Recent developments

AI summary of recent coverage

Recent coverage has focused on King's initial public offering of Candy Crush, with additional attention on the company's leadership transitions over the years, including former co-founder and long-time CEO Riccardo Zacconi's multiple departures from the company and subsequent involvement with other ventures in the technology sector.

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