Dmitry Bukhman

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Dmitry Bukhman
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Born (1985-05-27) 27 May 1985 (age 38)
Vologda, Soviet Union
NationalityIsraeli
Alma mater Vologda State Pedagogical Institute  [ ru ]
Relatives Igor Bukhman

Dmitry Bukhman (born 27 May 1985) is a Russian-born Israeli entrepreneur. Together with his brother Igor Bukhman, they founded online gaming company Playrix, best known for its mobile-app games such as Homescapes and Fishdom . [1]

Dmitry and his brother Igor were born in the Soviet city of Vologda. As a child, Dmitry was engaged in programming. He started selling games online with his brother while still in high school. They founded Playrix in 2004 while studying at the Faculty of Applied Mathematics at the Vologda State Pedagogical Institute  [ ru ]. By 2004, the brothers 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 2019, Playrix bought the Armenian and Serbian studios Plexonic and Eipix Entertainment, respectively. [6] In October 2022, the company announced the closure of its offices and development operations in Russia and Belarus due to the war in Ukraine. [7] In 2023, the company employed more than 3,000 people around the world. [8] 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. [9]

Dmitry 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 7th in the list of wealthiest Israelis. [10] 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. [8]

He is married and has three children. In 2014, Dmitry Bukhman moved to Dublin. In 2016, he acquired Israeli citizenship. Since 2020 he has lived in London. [1] [5] [11]

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