Dream Games
Istanbul mobile games studio behind Royal Match and Royal Kingdom
Based in Istanbul, founded 2019
The numbers
$5bnValuation
2019Founded
Why it matters
Dream Games' Royal Match overtook Candy Crush Saga in mid-2023 as the world's highest-grossing mobile puzzle game. In May 2025 CVC bought out the early venture backers at a valuation of about $5 billion, while the five founders kept a majority stake.
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Founders
On Founding MENA
Dream Games: Soner Aydemir
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