Candy Crush is owned by King, a video game developer that created the game in 2012. However, in February 2016, King was acquired by Activision Blizzard for $5.9 billion, making Activision Blizzard the owner of Candy Crush[1][2][4][6][8]. King continues to operate as its own entity within Activision Blizzard, specializing in mobile and social games[4].
In October 2023, Microsoft completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which means that Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard and, by extension, King and the Candy Crush franchise. Despite this, King still functions as the publisher and operator of its games as part of Microsoft Gaming[4].
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- [1] Riccardo Zacconi, Co-Founder Candy Crush on How To …
- [2] Activision Blizzard Acquires Candy Crush Maker King … – TechCrunch
- [4] King (company) – Wikipedia
- [6] Activision Acquires Candy Crush Maker King Digital For $5.9 Billion
- [8] Activision Blizzard Completes King Acquisition Becomes the Largest …
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