Dmitry 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, which is best known for its mobile-app games such as Homescapes and Fishdom.[1]

Dmitry Bukhman
Born (1985-05-27) 27 May 1985
Vologda, Soviet Union
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materVologda State Pedagogical Institute
RelativesIgor Bukhman

Dmitry and his brother Igor were born in the Soviet city of Vologda (in what is now Russia). As a child, Dmitry was engaged in programming. Together with his brother, he started selling games online while still in high school. They founded Playrix in 2004 while studying at the Faculty of Applied Mathematics at the Vologda State Pedagogical Institute. By 2004, the brothers had released three games and around 30 screensavers; by 2007, the number of games increased to 16, and the monthly income of the company constituted around $300,000. Soon the company released such games as Homescapes, Gardenscapes, Fishdom and Township. In 2014, Dmitry Bukhman moved to Dublin. In 2016, he acquired Israeli citizenship.[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][7] They also own stakes in the publishing house "Comitet" (Russian: Комитет) that manages Russian media portals vc.ru, TJ, DTF, and Coub.[8]

Dmitry Bukhman made the 2022 Forbes Billionaires List with an estimated wealth of $8.1 billion and occupied the 275th position.[1]

References
  1. "Dmitri 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. "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. "Дмитрий Бухман" (in Russian). Журнал «КО». Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  7. "Mobile-Gaming Billionaires Are Buying Rivals Instead of Selling Out". Bloomberg. 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  8. Маша Цепелева (2022-02-28). "Playrix выплатит дополнительную зарплату сотрудникам, чтобы помочь "продержаться в кризис"" (in Russian). Vc.ru. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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