King.com ascends to third place among developers on Facebook

King.com launched the casual game Candy Crush Saga this week, and with it came the announcement that the company now tops third among developers on Facebook.

Candy Crush Saga marks the sixth title in the Saga franchise, and King.com expects even more growth on the social networking website in the coming months. The company has passed Electronic Arts in terms of DAUs, or daily active users, of which it has 9.44 million across its total offerings on Facebook. Over 2.5 billion sessions are played in King.com games every month on the service.

The developer provides over 150 games through its website, including Diamond Digger, Hoop de Loop, and Mahjong Wonderwall.

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