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'''Igor Bukhman''' (born 29 March 1982) is a [[Russia]]n-born [[Israel]]i entrepreneur best known for founding online gaming company [[Playrix]] with his brother [[Dmitry Bukhman]] in 2004.


== Biography ==
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'''Igor Bukhman''' (born 29 March 1982) is a [[Russia]]n-born [[Israel]]i entrepreneur. Together with his brother [[Dmitry Bukhman]], they founded online gaming company [[Playrix]], which is best known for its mobile-app games such as ''[[Homescapes]]'' and ''[[Fishdom]]''.<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web
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Igor and his brother Dmitry Bukhman were born in [[Vologda]]. Since he was a kid, Igor was engaged in programming. In 1999, Igor Bukhman was enrolled on the Faculty of Applied Mathematics at the {{ill|Vologda State Pedagogical Institute|ru|Вологодский государственный педагогический университет}}. In 2001, together with his brother, they started developing online games. The same year, they published their first game ''Discovera''. The brothers priced it at $15, uploaded it to 200 app directories, and made $60 in the first month.
|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/igor-bukhman/
|title=Igor Bukhman
|work=Forbes
|accessdate=2022-04-18}}
</ref>


== Playrix ==
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Igor and his brother Dmitry were born in [[Vologda]]. Since he was a kid, Igor was engaged in programming. In 1999, Igor Bukhman was enrolled on the Faculty of Applied Mathematics at the {{ill|Vologda State Pedagogical Institute|ru|Вологодский государственный педагогический университет}}. In 2001, together with his brother, they started developing online games. The same year, they published their first game ''Discovera''. The brothers priced it at $15, uploaded it to 200 app directories, and made $60 in the first month. They founded [[Playrix]] in 2004. By that time, they had released three games and around 30 screensavers; by 2007, the number of games increased to 16, and the company's monthly income constituted around ${{nobr|300,000}}. Soon the company released such games as ''Homescapes'', ''[[Gardenscapes]]'', ''Fishdom'', and ''[[Township (video game)|Township]]''. In 2014, he moved to [[Dublin]]. In 2016, he acquired Israeli citizenship.<ref>{{cite web
Together, Igor and Dmitry founded Playrix in 2004, which is best known for its mobile-app games such as ''[[Homescapes]]'' and ''[[Fishdom]]''.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web |title=Igor Bukhman |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/igor-bukhman/ |accessdate=2022-04-18 |work=Forbes}}</ref> By that time, they had released three games and around 30 screensavers; by 2007, the number of games increased to 16, and the company's monthly income constituted around ${{nobr|300,000}}. Soon the company released such games as ''Homescapes'', ''[[Gardenscapes]]'', ''Fishdom'', and ''[[Township (video game)|Township]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.ru/milliardery/395447-kak-bratya-buhmany-postroili-odnu-iz-krupneyshih-igrovyh-kompaniy-v-mire-playrix |title=Как братья Бухманы построили одну из крупнейших игровых компаний в мире — Playrix — и стали миллиардерами |author=Анастасия Карпова |date=2020-03-19 |work=Forbes |language=ru |access-date=2022-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pro.rbc.ru/demo/613764349a794715472b5f13 |title=Братья-миллиардеры Бухман: "Мы никогда в жизни не брали кредитов" |publisher=РБК |language=ru |access-date=2022-04-18}}</ref><ref name="venturebeat2016">{{Cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/11/23/playrix-has-become-europes-quiet-giant-in-mobile-gaming/ |title=Playrix has become Europe's quiet giant in mobile gaming |date=2016-11-23 |publisher=VentureBeat |language=en |access-date=2022-04-18}}</ref><ref name="dublin-israel">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2022/03/31/playrix-revolut-grammarly-this-russia-born-billionaire-owns-one-of-the-worlds-largest-game-developers-amid-the-ukraine-war-he-navigates-a-company-in-turmoil/?sh=4b6dd2e67b4e |title= This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World's Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil |date=2022-03-31 |work=Forbes |language=en |access-date=2022-04-18}}</ref>
|url=https://www.forbes.ru/milliardery/395447-kak-bratya-buhmany-postroili-odnu-iz-krupneyshih-igrovyh-kompaniy-v-mire-playrix
|title=Как братья Бухманы построили одну из крупнейших игровых компаний в мире — Playrix — и стали миллиардерами
|author=Анастасия Карпова
|date=2020-03-19
|work=Forbes
|language=ru
|accessdate=2022-04-18}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=https://pro.rbc.ru/demo/613764349a794715472b5f13
|title=Братья-миллиардеры Бухман: "Мы никогда в жизни не брали кредитов"
|publisher=РБК
|language=ru
|accessdate=2022-04-18}}
</ref><ref name="venturebeat2016">{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/11/23/playrix-has-become-europes-quiet-giant-in-mobile-gaming/|title=Playrix has become Europe’s quiet giant in mobile gaming|date=2016-11-23|publisher=VentureBeat|language=en|accessdate=2022-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2022/03/31/playrix-revolut-grammarly-this-russia-born-billionaire-owns-one-of-the-worlds-largest-game-developers-amid-the-ukraine-war-he-navigates-a-company-in-turmoil/?sh=4b6dd2e67b4e
|title= This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
|date=2022-03-31
|work=Forbes
|language=en
|accessdate=2022-04-18}}
</ref>


In 2018, they personally invested in video and social network games developer [[Nexters]] Global and in [[Belarus]]ian Vizor Games.<ref name=Forbes/> In 2019, Playrix bought the [[Armenia]]n and [[Serbia]]n studios Plexonic and [[Eipix Entertainment]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web
In 2018, the brothers personally invested in video and social network games developer [[Nexters]] Global and in [[Belarus]]ian Vizor Games.<ref name="Forbes" /> In February 2019, there was some information about the sale of Playrix to Chinese gaming companies for $3 billion, but the rumors were not confirmed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian Billionaire Brothers Crush It With Gaming Powerhouse Playrix |date=18 April 2019 |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/04/18/russian-billionaire-brothers-crush-it-with-gaming-powerhouse-playrix-a65284 |accessdate=2023-11-01 |publisher=The Moscow Times |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, Playrix bought the [[Armenia]]n and [[Serbia]]n studios Plexonic and [[Eipix Entertainment]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-05/playrix-billionaires-battle-activision-by-snapping-up-studios |title=Mobile-Gaming Billionaires Are Buying Rivals Instead of Selling Out |date=2019-05-19 |publisher=Bloomberg |language=en |access-date=2022-04-18}}
</ref> In 2021 and 2022, Igor Bukhman was a member of Nexters' Board of Directors; in April 2023, he was appointed a non-executive director of the company.<ref name="nexters-board">{{Cite web|url= https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/GDEV-INC-126300448/news/Nexters-Announces-Changes-to-its-Board-of-Directors-43661425/|title= Nexters : Announces Changes to its Board of Directors |date=2023-04-27|publisher=Data.ai|accessdate=2023-06-30}}</ref>
|url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-05/playrix-billionaires-battle-activision-by-snapping-up-studios
In October 2022, the company announced the closure of its offices and development operations in Russia and Belarus due to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="closeRussiaBelarus">{{cite web|title= Playrix to close Russia and Belarus offices and relocate staff |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playrix-to-close-russia-and-belarus-offices-and-relocate-staff-report |access-date= 2023-06-30 |publisher=Game Developer |date=2022-10-11}}</ref> In 2023, the company employed more than 3,000 people around the world.<ref name="bloomberg-rix" /> In June 2023, analytics company Data.ai (formerly App Annie) ranked Playrix seventh in the global ranking of mobile publishers by annual revenue, with the company in first place in [[EMEA]].<ref name="dataai2023">{{Cite web|url=https://www.data.ai/en/insights/data-ai-news/top-publisher-awards-2023/?consentUpdate=updated|title= data.ai announces the Top Publishers in 2023|date=2023-06-28|publisher=Data.ai|accessdate=2023-06-30}}</ref> “Within five years, we are seeking to join the same league as Activision Blizzard or NetEase Inc., but in the European region,” said Igor, without specifying a revenue target.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mobile-Gaming Billionaires Are Buying Rivals Instead of Selling Out |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-05/playrix-billionaires-battle-activision-by-snapping-up-studios#xj4y7vzkg |accessdate=2023-11-01 |newspaper=Bloomberg |date=5 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|title= Mobile-Gaming Billionaires Are Buying Rivals Instead of Selling Out
|date=2019-05-19
|publisher=Bloomberg
|language=en
|accessdate=2022-04-18}}
</ref> They also own stakes in the publishing house "Comitet" (''{{lang-ru|Комитет}}'') that manages Russian media portals {{ill|vc.ru|ru|vc.ru}}, {{ill|TJ (website)|lt=TJ|ru|TJ}}, {{ill|DTF (website)|lt=DTF|ru|DTF}}, and [[Coub]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://vc.ru/finance/372481-playrix-vyplatit-dopolnitelnuyu-zarplatu-sotrudnikam-chtoby-pomoch-proderzhatsya-v-krizis
|title=Playrix выплатит дополнительную зарплату сотрудникам, чтобы помочь "продержаться в кризис"
|author=Маша Цепелева
|language=ru
|date=2022-02-28
|publisher=Vc.ru
|accessdate=2022-04-18}}
</ref>


== Wealth ==
Igor Bukhman made the 2022 ''[[Forbes]]'' Billionaires List with an estimated wealth of $8.1 billion and occupied the 275th position.<ref name=Forbes/>
Igor Bukhman entered ''[[Forbes]]'' ranking of the richest entrepreneurs in the world in 2020 with a fortune of $3.1 billion.<ref name="Forbes" /> In April 2023, Forbes estimated Bukhman's assets at $7 billion: he ranked 332nd in the world,<ref name="Forbes" /> and 6th in the list of wealthiest Israelis.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://forbes.co.il/e/rankings/2022-israeli-billionaires/ |title=2022 Israeli Billionaires |website=Forbes Israel |date=2022-09-01 |access-date=2023-06-30}}</ref> In October 2021, the Bukhmans launched the Rix Capital family fund. In 2023, the investment company, with $4 billion of the brothers' personal funds under management, opened a permanent office in [[London]].<ref name="bloomberg-rix">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-28/playrix-founders-build-out-london-family-office-to-invest-their-gaming-billions|title= Brothers Worth $11 Billion Are Building Out Family Office to Invest Their Gaming Riches|publisher=Bloomberg|date=2023-04-28|accessdate=2023-06-30}}</ref> In 2023, he ranks 23rd in the Russian Billionaires ranking and 332nd in the World's Billionaires ranking with a net worth of $6.9B.<ref>{{cite web |title=Igor Bukhman |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/igor-bukhman/?sh=2197047c2f5c |accessdate=2023-11-01 |publisher=https: www.forbes.com |language=en}}</ref> As of January 2024 he was ranked 3rd in the Wealthiest People in Israel table with an estimated net worth of $6.8 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://ceoworld.biz/2024/01/23/wealthiest-people-in-israel-january-22-2024/
|title = Wealthiest People in Israel (January 22, 2024)| website= CEOWORLD magazine| date=23 January 2024 }}</ref> As of November 2024, he was ranked #493 on the [[Bloomberg Billionaires Index]], with US$6.27 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/igor-bukhman/ |title=#493 Igor Bukhman |date=2024-11-19 |publisher=Bloomberg |language=en |access-date=2024-11-22}}</ref>

== Private life ==
He is married and has four children. In 2014, Igor Bukhman moved to [[Dublin]]. In 2016, he acquired Israeli citizenship. Since 2020 he has lived in London.<ref name=Forbes /><ref name=dublin-israel /><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2022/04/28/why-israel-became-a-safe-haven-for-russian-billionaires/?sh=a704bf36ef77 |title= Why Israel Became A Safe Haven For Russian Billionaires|work=Forbes |date=2022-04-28|accessdate=2023-06-30}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 23:15, 22 November 2024

Igor Bukhman
Born (1982-03-29) 29 March 1982 (age 42)
Vologda, Soviet Union
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materVologda State Pedagogical Institute [ru]
RelativesDmitry Bukhman

Igor Bukhman (born 29 March 1982) is a Russian-born Israeli entrepreneur best known for founding online gaming company Playrix with his brother Dmitry Bukhman in 2004.

Biography

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Igor and his brother Dmitry Bukhman were born in Vologda. Since he was a kid, Igor was engaged in programming. In 1999, Igor Bukhman was enrolled on the Faculty of Applied Mathematics at the Vologda State Pedagogical Institute [ru]. In 2001, together with his brother, they started developing online games. The same year, they published their first game Discovera. The brothers priced it at $15, uploaded it to 200 app directories, and made $60 in the first month.

Playrix

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Together, Igor and Dmitry founded Playrix in 2004, which is best known for its mobile-app games such as Homescapes and Fishdom.[1] By that time, they had released three games and around 30 screensavers; by 2007, the number of games increased to 16, and the company's monthly income constituted around $300,000. Soon the company released such games as Homescapes, Gardenscapes, Fishdom, and Township.[2][3][4][5]

In 2018, the brothers personally invested in video and social network games developer Nexters Global and in Belarusian Vizor Games.[1] In February 2019, there was some information about the sale of Playrix to Chinese gaming companies for $3 billion, but the rumors were not confirmed.[6] In 2019, Playrix bought the Armenian and Serbian studios Plexonic and Eipix Entertainment, respectively.[7] In 2021 and 2022, Igor Bukhman was a member of Nexters' Board of Directors; in April 2023, he was appointed a non-executive director of the company.[8] In October 2022, the company announced the closure of its offices and development operations in Russia and Belarus due to the invasion of Ukraine.[9] In 2023, the company employed more than 3,000 people around the world.[10] In June 2023, analytics company Data.ai (formerly App Annie) ranked Playrix seventh in the global ranking of mobile publishers by annual revenue, with the company in first place in EMEA.[11] “Within five years, we are seeking to join the same league as Activision Blizzard or NetEase Inc., but in the European region,” said Igor, without specifying a revenue target.[12]

Wealth

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Igor Bukhman entered Forbes ranking of the richest entrepreneurs in the world in 2020 with a fortune of $3.1 billion.[1] In April 2023, Forbes estimated Bukhman's assets at $7 billion: he ranked 332nd in the world,[1] and 6th in the list of wealthiest Israelis.[13] In October 2021, the Bukhmans launched the Rix Capital family fund. In 2023, the investment company, with $4 billion of the brothers' personal funds under management, opened a permanent office in London.[10] In 2023, he ranks 23rd in the Russian Billionaires ranking and 332nd in the World's Billionaires ranking with a net worth of $6.9B.[14] As of January 2024 he was ranked 3rd in the Wealthiest People in Israel table with an estimated net worth of $6.8 billion.[15] As of November 2024, he was ranked #493 on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with US$6.27 billion.[16]

Private life

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He is married and has four children. In 2014, Igor Bukhman moved to Dublin. In 2016, he acquired Israeli citizenship. Since 2020 he has lived in London.[1][5][17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Igor Bukhman". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  2. ^ Анастасия Карпова (2020-03-19). "Как братья Бухманы построили одну из крупнейших игровых компаний в мире — Playrix — и стали миллиардерами". Forbes (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  3. ^ "Братья-миллиардеры Бухман: "Мы никогда в жизни не брали кредитов"" (in Russian). РБК. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  4. ^ "Playrix has become Europe's quiet giant in mobile gaming". VentureBeat. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  5. ^ a b "This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World's Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil". Forbes. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  6. ^ "Russian Billionaire Brothers Crush It With Gaming Powerhouse Playrix". The Moscow Times. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  7. ^ "Mobile-Gaming Billionaires Are Buying Rivals Instead of Selling Out". Bloomberg. 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  8. ^ "Nexters : Announces Changes to its Board of Directors". Data.ai. 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  9. ^ "Playrix to close Russia and Belarus offices and relocate staff". Game Developer. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  10. ^ a b "Brothers Worth $11 Billion Are Building Out Family Office to Invest Their Gaming Riches". Bloomberg. 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  11. ^ "data.ai announces the Top Publishers in 2023". Data.ai. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  12. ^ "Mobile-Gaming Billionaires Are Buying Rivals Instead of Selling Out". Bloomberg. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  13. ^ "2022 Israeli Billionaires". Forbes Israel. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  14. ^ "Igor Bukhman". https: www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  15. ^ "Wealthiest People in Israel (January 22, 2024)". CEOWORLD magazine. 23 January 2024.
  16. ^ "#493 Igor Bukhman". Bloomberg. 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  17. ^ "Why Israel Became A Safe Haven For Russian Billionaires". Forbes. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
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