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Spread Certificate · No. HIS-00628

Very excited to share the game I've been working on, Connections! I've loved making it, and hope you enjoy playing. Huge thanks to Heidi Erwin @oatmemo, Bella Virgilio, and the @NYTGames team 😍🥳

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Connections

The New York Times Games ·June 2023 ·seeded onOpen webthenXApp storesPressRedditTikTok

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60

Viral

Verified independently

Verified

2.6M impressions

Launch announcement post impressions (rounded live X counter)

Wyna Liu / X

Verified

#1

Google global trending games, 2024

Google

Verified

Week of Jun 12, 2024

Peak date, Jun 12 ’23 to Week of Jun 12, 2024

Verified

6 platforms

Started on Open web

Claimed, not audited

Claimed

20M players

Daily players: owner claim of tens of millions (lower bound)

Per The New York Times Company

Claimed

20K posts

Connections+ community puzzles (nearly 20,000; developer claim)

Per Reddit / Connections+ developer

Claimed

3.3B

Successful Connections made in 2024 (activity, not unique people)

Per The Verge

Issued Oct 14, 2026 · Spread Score v1.2 · 22 sources

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