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Spread Certificate · No. HIS-00949

The most successful spin-offs are those that are a ‘unique variation’ on the format, rather than ‘carbon-copy clones’, says one professor. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Lewdle

Gary Whitta, Leah Whitta and Adam Nickerson ·January 2022 ·seeded onXthenPressOpen webApp stores

Spread Score

34

Niche

Verified independently

Verified

3 outlets

National press, from Business Insider and The Guardian

Verified

1 day

Seed to peak, Jan 19 to Jan 20

Verified

4 platforms

Started on X

Claimed, not audited

Claimed

880K players

Daily players, per Gary Whitta

Per Business Insider

Claimed

4.5M

People who had played, per Whitta (no window given)

Per The Guardian

Claimed

10K

People playing at once during an interview, per Whitta

Per Business Insider

Issued Oct 15, 2026 · Spread Score v1.2 provisional · 11 sources

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