G5 Entertainment

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G5 Entertainment
Company type Public
Industry Video games
Founded2001;23 years ago (2001)
Headquarters
Stockholm
,
Sweden
Key people
  • Vlad Suglobov (CEO)
  • Alexander Tabunov (COO)
Website g5.com

G5 Entertainment is a Swedish video game developer that produces free-to-play mobile games. [1]

Contents

History

G5 Entertainment was founded by Aleksandr Tabunov, Sergey Shults and Vlad Suglobov. [2] In 2006, the company went public on the Nasdaq Nordic exchange under the ticker G5EN. [3] [4] In 2021, the company had grown significantly since it was founded. [5] [6]

In 2006, the group started developing PC games and then went on to release mobile games such as Supermarket Mania and Virtual City. [7] [8] The games were later launched on the Apple App Store. [9] [10] Developed by the company, Mahjong Artifacts, was eventually adapted into a free game called Mahjong Journey. [11] [12]

In 2024, G5 Entertainment was included in the Europe’s Long-Term Growth Champions ranking in Financial Times report. [13]

Games

G5 is primarily active in the mobile games market. [2] [14] In 2011, G5 released Virtual City Playground, their first game with freemium monetization. [15]

As of 2018, their title Hidden City was responsible for most of their revenue, and represented a majority of the market share for hidden object games. [14] [16] However, later that year, analyst Daniel Zetterberg reported that the game's revenue had passed its peak. [17] After Hidden City, which had been licensed from another developer, G5 focused more on their own game development. [18]

Games published by G5 Entertainment include: Sherlock, Jewels of Egypt, Jewels of the Wild West, Hidden City, Jewels of Rome, Mahjong Journey and The Secret Society. [19] [20] [21] [22]

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  2. 1 2 Levander, Margaretha (15 November 2021). "Kodaren från Sovjet". Affärsvärlden . pp. 10–14. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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  8. ↑ "Virtual City Playground: Build - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "‎Virtual City Playground". App Store. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "‎Virtual City Playground". App Store. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "‎Mahjong Journey®: Tile Match". App Store. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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  16. ↑ "The "King" of its niche". redeye.se. 8 June 2017.
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  19. ↑ Entertainment, G5. "Sherlock・Hidden Object・Match 3". G5 Entertainment News. Retrieved 13 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ↑ Entertainment, G5. "Jewels of Egypt®: Match 3 Games". G5 Entertainment News. Retrieved 13 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ↑ Entertainment, G5. "Jewels of the Wild West®: Gems puzzles & Diamond quests". G5 Entertainment News. Retrieved 13 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ↑ "The Secret Society: Mystery - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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