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Igor Bukhman

Игорь Бухман

Russian-born co-founder of Playrix — one of the world's largest mobile gaming companies

🇮🇪 Fame: Ireland🇷🇺 Origin: Russia👤 Self (Born there)🗣 Russian: Fluent
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Profile #1069
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Russian originRussiaRussia
AncestrySelf (Born there)-
RussianFluent
CategoryTech & BusinessTier B
Biography

Igor Bukhmanentrepreneur with roots in the Russia

Igor Bukhman is a Russian-born Irish-based entrepreneur who co-founded Playrix with his brother Dmitry — one of the world's largest mobile gaming companies. Their games Homescapes, Gardenscapes, and Township have been downloaded billions of times globally. Playrix is based in Ireland and reportedly valued at $7+ billion.

Russian Connection

Tracing the roots — Russia

Born in Russia and building Playrix from modest beginnings with his brother Dmitry, Igor Bukhman represents the generation of Russian software developers who built globally dominant consumer technology companies. The Bukhman brothers' story — from Russian coders to running one of the world's biggest mobile gaming empires from Ireland — is one of the most successful Russian tech diaspora stories.

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Igor Bukhman🇮🇪 Ireland
Self (Born there)
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Origin
Russia🇷🇺 Russia
Historical context
Post-Soviet states · since 1991
Map of the Post-Soviet states

Russia. Today, the former Soviet space comprises fifteen sovereign independent states.

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Key Achievements

A career defined by ambition

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Co-founded Playrix with brother Dmitry — one of world's largest mobile gaming companies
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Homescapes, Gardenscapes, Township — billions of downloads combined
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Playrix reportedly valued at $7+ billion
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Based in Ireland — major employer in European tech
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Among the most successful Russian gaming entrepreneurs globally
Russian-speakingpost-Sovietbillionaire
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