In its first year, the popular game Candy Crush Saga has gone over 500 million downloads in its first year Technology Tell reported Saturday.
"The past year has been one of the most exciting times for King since Candy Crush Saga launched on mobile. The incredible milestone of more than half a billion downloads of the game, as well as the continued enthusiasm from our community, really delights the entire King team. Fans can look forward to even more exciting new Candy Crush Saga content over the coming months, including an exciting new twist to the game," Tommy Palm, Games Guru at King told Technology Tell.
The game was first introduced on its maker, King's, website before coming to Facebook last April. It then became available on Mobile Apps a year ago this month.
The game has since set records in Apple's iOS app store, and Google Play Store.
It is subsequently the app bringing in the most money in the US App store, and many parts of the world.
"The incredible milestone of more than half a billion downloads of the game, as well as the continued enthusiasm from our community, really delights the entire King team," Tommy Palm another Games Guru at King said in a statement Tech Crunch reported. "Fans can look forward to even more exciting new Candy Crush Saga content over the coming months, including an exciting new twist to the game."
More than 61 percent of players who have the game in the United Kingdom, compete while they are on their way to work in the morning Tech Crunch reported.
Seventy-eight percent of players in the United States use the game as they view television shows since data found prime time was from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., along with Sundays.
According to Tech Crunch, one in every 23 people on Facebook play the game.
