Thursday 8 May 2014

candy crush saga


1. How much money is Candy Crush Saga estimated to make each day from its users?
Each day Candy Crush Saga is estimated to make £610,000 from its users.

2.How does it make this money?

candy crush saga makes this much money because it is the fastest growing game and also the game is free. most of the money is coming from addicted player who buy things for the game.

3.How many people are estimated to have installed Candy Crush?

Around 500 million people have installed Candy Crush and 150 billion Candy Crush Saga games have been played to date.

4.Where do people play?
60% of UK gamers play Candy Crush going to and from work and around 28% of people play the game at work or during work hours.



5.When was the game released?
Candy Crush Saga was released at different times for different platforms some of the release dates are shown below:

  • April 2012 : Candy Crush released on Facebook
  • November 2012 : Released for iOS devices
  • December 2012 : Launches on Android devices 
  • September 2013 : Launches on South Korean Kakao messaging services
  • December 2013 : Dreamworld expansion released

6.When did it reach 500 million downloads?
It reached a staggering 500 million downloads in November 2013.

7.Who is the typical Candy Crush gamer?
The typical Candy Crush gamer would be a woman aged 25-45

8.What percentage of gamers have spent money on Candy Crush, buying in-app purchases etc.?
25% of Candy Crush gamers have said that they spent money on in-app purchases.

9.What percentage say they are addicted to the game?
30% of the gamers for Candy Crush Saga have said they are addicted to it.

10.What is your own experience of playing Candy Crush?Have you played it?
Yes, I have played Candy Crush but on a friends tablet device not on my own phone/Ipad. Although I don't play the game as often as most people might I think that it is very addictive because as the levels get harder you struggle to pull away from playing it as you end up with a urge to play it so that you can progress even further.




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