Peak Games
Istanbul mobile game studio behind Toon Blast and Toy Blast, acquired by Zynga
Based in Istanbul, founded 2010
The numbers
$1.8bnValuation
2010Founded
Why it matters
Peak's sale to Zynga for $1.8 billion in 2020 was the largest start-up acquisition in Turkey and the first valued above $1 billion, making it widely described as Turkey's first unicorn. Its puzzle games Toon Blast and Toy Blast had 12 million daily active users at the time of the deal.
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