D mitri Bukhman, along with his older brother Igor, is an Israeli-Russian billionaire and a co-founder of Playrix, one of the world's most successful mobile gaming companies. The brothers started their business from their small apartment in Vologda, Russia, while Dmitri was still in high school. They began by creating and selling screensavers and simple downloadable games online.
They pivoted their focus to free-to-play mobile games and achieved phenomenal success with a string of blockbuster puzzle games, including *Gardenscapes*, *Homescapes*, and *Fishdom*. These games, which combine match-3 puzzles with a narrative and decorative storyline, have been downloaded billions of times and generate massive revenue through in-app purchases. The brothers have kept the company private and have built it into a global gaming giant, largely out of the public eye. They have since relocated from Russia and are now citizens of Israel.
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