OCTOBER 20229money based on the actual match performance of the players they have chosen for their teams.Dream 11 is India's first unicorn gaming company in 2019, with a valuation of more than $1 billion. They won the title sponsorship of the Indian Premier League 2020 in August 2020, and they also have partnerships with the International Cricket Council (ICC), the International Hockey Association, and the Pro Kabaddi League.Paytm First GamesPaytm First Games, formerly known as Gamepind, is a collaboration between Ali Baba's AGTech holdings and Paytm.It is a gaming platform that provides its users with cash prizes and rewards for playing games. Jelly Crush, Basketball Hero, 8 Ball Pool, and many other games are available on their platform. Some of these rewards can also be credited directly to the user's Paytm wallet or bank account.99GamesBased in Udupi, 99Games is India's leading developer and publisher of games. It was founded in2008, by RohitBhat. Wordsworth was their first game, and it was a super hit as it crossed more than one million downloads among Apple users. In 2013, they released their most successful game to date, based on the Bollywood movie- Dhoom 3. Since its inception, they have released 22 game titles, and have almost 100 million downloads globally.Games2WinGames2Win, one of the world's largest mobile game publishers, was founded in 2005 in Mumbai by Mahesh Khambadkone and AlokKejriwal. It has over 200 million app downloads. Online gaming portals, in-game ad networks, mobile social networks, and proprietary games are all available. Their games are available on Google Play, Amazon, Microsoft Store, and Apple App Store.The Orchestrator of the Famous GamesTambola House and Indian Rummy: OctroOctro was founded in Delhi in 2006. It is the creator of the popular games Tambola House and Indian Rummy, both of which were released in the same year. They were the first in India to introduce the concept of productivity alongside gaming. Octro has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing mobile gaming companies, with games topping charts on Google Play and Apple iOS. The digital revolution of the last few years has also aided the growth of gaming startups in India. It was fueled further by the startup culture that has swept the country. Due to these factors, we saw the number of people who play online games in India in 2019 cross 300 million and that number have been growing since then. GAMING NOW PROVIDES ONE OF THE MOST IMMERSIVE AND AWE-INSPIRING FORMS OF ENTERTAINMENT TO MORE THAN TWO BILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE
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