# Diep.io

> Diep.io, a browser tank game first tested on 4chan, passed 10 million Android downloads.

- Owner: Matheus Valadares (creator); Miniclip (mobile publisher)
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2016-04-16
- Peak date: 2016-07-21
- Spread Score: 38 (Niche), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Dupe economy

## Summary

Diep.io's developer invited 4chan's video games board to test it on April 16, 2016. It launched on Product Hunt on May 7, and LazarBeam posted gameplay on May 15. Miniclip released it on Google Play and the App Store by July 21, after clones using its name had appeared.

## Timeline

- 2016-04-16 — Diep.io developer (anonymous 4chan post) (Open web) — The developer posted Diep.io on 4chan's video games board and asked players to test it and suggest classes.
- 2016-05-07 — Product Hunt (Open web) — Diep.io launched on Product Hunt.
- 2016-05-15 — LazarBeam (YouTube) — LazarBeam released a Diep.io gameplay episode on YouTube.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/diep-io

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Diep.io.” Case HIS-00456. Spread Score v1.2: 38/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00456