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Mojang Studios
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Swedish video game developer
Mojang Studios is a Swedish video game developer, best known for creating Minecraft, one of the most popular and influential games ever made. The studio matters because Minecraft has become a global phenomenon that has shaped modern gaming and continues to generate significant cultural and commercial impact.
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Key facts
- Trade name
- Mojang Studios (2020–present)
- Formerly
- Mojang Specifications (2009–2010)
- Company type
- Subsidiary
- Industry
- Video games
- Founded
- 18 June 2009 ; 16 years ago ( 2009-06-18 )
- Founder
- Markus Persson
- Headquarters
- Stockholm , Sweden
- Number of locations
- 5 (2021)
- Key people
- Kayleen Walters ( studio head )
- Products
- Minecraft series
- Number of employees
- ≈600 (2021)
- Parent
- Xbox Game Studios (2014–present)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- aktiebolag
- Named after
- gadget
- Country
- Sweden
- Founded by
- Markus Persson
- Headquarters
- Stockholm
- Owned by
- Microsoft
- Parent organization
- Q73801
- Industry
- video game industry
- Employees
- 600
- Legal form
- aktiebolag
- Official website
- www.mojang.com
- Image
- Mojang Studios 2022.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mojang Studios
- topic's main category
- Category:Mojang Studios
- inception
- 2009-00-00
- product or material produced
- Minecraft Dungeons
- copyright representative
- Mojang Studios
- social media followers
- 1478736
- shortened URL formatter
- redsto.ne/$1
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Encyclopedic overview
Mojang AB, trading as Mojang Studios, is a Swedish video game developer based in Stockholm. A first-party developer for Xbox Game Studios, the studio is best known for developing the sandbox and survival game Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time.
Mojang Studios was founded by the independent video game designer Markus Persson in 2009 as Mojang Specifications for Minecraft's development. The studio inherited its name from another video game venture Persson had left two years prior. Following the game's initial release, Persson, in conjunction with Jakob Porsér, incorporated the business in late 2010, and they hired Carl Manneh as the company's chief executive officer. Other early hires included Daniel Kaplan and Jens Bergensten. Minecraft became highly successful, giving Mojang sustained growth. With a desire to move on from the game, Persson offered to sell his share in Mojang, and the company was acquired by Microsoft in November 2014. Persson, Porsér, and Manneh subsequently left Mojang. In May 2020, Mojang was rebranded as Mojang Studios.
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