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<\/p>\nA Russian-born gaming mogul has been named the UK\u2019s richest person under 40 \u2014 in a ranking dominated by tech entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n
Dmitry Bukhman, 39, built his fortune after founding mobile gaming giant Playrix. His estimated wealth of \u00a312.54bn tops The Sunday Times<\/em> 40 Under 40 Rich List<\/a> \u2014 and makes up over a third of its \u00a336.2bn combined total. His net worth has nearly doubled since last year.<\/p>\n As a child in post-Soviet Russia, Bukman taught himself to code. Alongside his older brother Igor, he built his first game<\/a> with an old Pentium PC given to them by their grandfather. After founding Playrix in 2004, the duo turned their focus to free-to-play mobile games.<\/p>\n Their biggest hits \u2014 including Homescapes<\/em>, Fishdom<\/em>, and Township<\/em> \u2014 have come in the casual puzzle and simulation genres.<\/p>\n Most of their revenue derive from in-app<\/a> purchases (IAP).<\/p>\n In 2024, Playrix was the world\u2019s fourth-largest<\/a> mobile game publisher by IAP revenue, generating around $1.66 billion. The company has also faced accusations of pay-to-win mechanics and misleading advertising.<\/p>\n The Bukhman brothers left Russia in 2016. They moved to Israel in 2016 and then relocated to the the UK four years later. In 2022, they shut down Playrix\u2019s operations in their home country after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n Bukhman is far from the only tech leader on the rich list \u2014 nearly half its members come from the sector.<\/p>\n Five of them join Bukhman in the top 10: Herman Narula, the CEO of virtual worlds business <\/span>Improbable<\/span>, Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham, the co-founders of insurtech firm Marshmallow, and Piotr Dabkowski and Mati Staniszewski, the co-founders of AI firm ElevenLabs.<\/span><\/p>\n The rankings are a subset of The Sunday Times Rich List<\/em>, which profiles the UK\u2019s 350 wealthiest people and families. Their combined wealth is estimated at \u00a3772.8bn \u2014 more than the annual GDP of Switzerland.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n