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Angry Birds

Game · 2009 · Viral

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Rovio said its slingshot game sold over 6.5 million iPhone copies before Android.

Trailer · Angry Birds on YouTube
Trailer · Angry Birds on YouTube
Angry Birds app icon with the red bird
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
Chuck launched toward a pig structure in the original Angry Birds game. Commons lists CC BY 3.0.
Sony Pictures, uploaded by Galaxy Studios / CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Birds guarding eggs in the Angry Birds cinematic trailer
Angry Birds on YouTube
The five birds in the in-game trailer
Angry Birds on YouTube
Rovio Classics: Angry Birds art
Rovio
Angry Birds playground in Rovaniemi, 2022
SimoneG21
Angry Birds gameplay: pigs in a tower
Pocket Gamer

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Numbers

Seed to milestone
8 months
Dec 11 ’09 to Aug 13 ’10
Platforms
6
Started on App stores
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Underdog
  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Press loop
  • Fandom mobilisation
  • Controversy

How it spread

Trace the origin

Apple's UK feature preceded US chart success. Rovio reported 6.5 million iPhone sales by August 2010, then released a free Android port. Fan videos and licensed toys carried the characters beyond phones; the film adaptation later opened first at the box office.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.

Paid iPhone apps chart, archived positions · #1 at the top2010-03-28: #312010-04-02: #302010-05-19: #12010-05-22: #12010-06-01: #12010-06-03: #12010-07-23: #12010-07-24: #12010-08-07: #12010-08-09: #12010-08-18: #12010-09-01: #12010-09-09: #12010-09-23: #12010-09-25: #12010-10-16: #22010-11-15: #12010-11-22: #12010-11-24: #12010-11-25: #12010-11-29: #12010-12-06: #22010-12-09: #22010-12-13: #12010-12-20: #22010-12-22: #12010-12-24: #12011-01-06: #12011-01-07: #12011-01-25: #12011-01-27: #12011-02-02: #12011-02-07: #12011-03-07: #22011-03-16: #32011-03-19: #22011-03-21: #32011-03-28: #32011-04-09: #32011-04-14: #32011-04-15: #42011-04-23: #32011-05-11: #22011-05-21: #12011-05-25: #12011-05-26: #22011-06-06: #22011-06-23: #12011-06-25: #22011-07-04: #22011-07-08: #12011-07-09: #12011-07-17: #12011-07-19: #12011-07-26: #12011-08-10: #32011-08-16: #12011-08-24: #12011-09-03: #42011-09-23: #22011-10-06: #22011-10-08: #22011-10-09: #22011-10-10: #22011-10-14: #32011-10-15: #52011-10-16: #22011-10-17: #22011-10-18: #22011-10-19: #22011-10-20: #22011-10-22: #22011-10-24: #12011-10-25: #12011-10-26: #12011-10-29: #12011-11-02: #22011-11-04: #22011-11-06: #22011-11-07: #22011-11-08: #12011-11-11: #12011-11-13: #22011-11-15: #22011-11-16: #22011-11-17: #22011-11-18: #22011-11-19: #22011-11-20: #22011-11-21: #22011-11-23: #22011-11-28: #22011-11-29: #22011-12-01: #32011-12-03: #52011-12-07: #32011-12-09: #32011-12-10: #32011-12-11: #42011-12-12: #22011-12-13: #22011-12-14: #22011-12-16: #22011-12-17: #32011-12-19: #22011-12-21: #12011-12-22: #22011-12-23: #32011-12-24: #22011-12-26: #12011-12-28: #12011-12-29: #12011-12-30: #12011-12-31: #12012-01-02: #12012-01-04: #12012-01-05: #12012-01-06: #12012-01-09: #12012-01-11: #12012-01-12: #22012-01-13: #22012-01-14: #22012-01-15: #32012-01-16: #22012-01-17: #32012-01-20: #42012-01-21: #62012-01-22: #62012-01-23: #62012-01-25: #72012-01-27: #72012-01-28: #72012-01-29: #72012-01-30: #72012-01-31: #42012-02-01: #52012-02-03: #42012-02-04: #62012-02-06: #52012-02-07: #62012-02-08: #52012-02-10: #52012-02-11: #62012-02-13: #72012-02-14: #72012-02-16: #72012-02-18: #72012-02-20: #62012-02-21: #62012-02-22: #62012-02-23: #62012-02-24: #52012-02-25: #72012-02-26: #42012-02-27: #72012-02-28: #92012-02-29: #82012-03-01: #82012-03-03: #52012-03-06: #52012-03-08: #52012-03-09: #62012-03-29: #52012-04-14: #162012-04-21: #152012-04-28: #152012-05-05: #152012-05-10: #142012-05-12: #152012-05-15: #162012-05-19: #162012-05-24: #152012-05-26: #192012-05-30: #172012-06-02: #152012-06-09: #152012-06-16: #192012-06-23: #222012-06-30: #272012-07-07: #312012-07-14: #252012-07-21: #282012-07-28: #302012-08-04: #132012-08-11: #222012-08-14: #232012-08-18: #362012-08-22: #282012-08-26: #302012-09-02: #342012-09-05: #302012-09-17: #362012-09-24: #402012-10-04: #282012-10-11: #212012-10-12: #222012-10-15: #192012-10-18: #242012-10-25: #242012-10-29: #332012-11-05: #302012-11-12: #382012-11-18: #332012-11-19: #322012-11-26: #362012-11-27: #382012-11-30: #172012-12-05: #292012-12-07: #282012-12-14: #212012-12-21: #302012-12-28: #21Jun ’09Jan ’10MayAugNovApr ’11Mar ’13May ’15Aug ’17Dec ’19Apr ’22DecMilestoneOpen webApp storesPressXRetailBox office
Open webApp storesPressXRetailBox office

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Paid iPhone apps chart, archived positions: 213 dated figures from Legacy Store, each checked against the source. Measured at the time, not estimated.

Timeline (16)

  1. December 2009

    Rashoodz precursor · Dec 7 ’09

    Rashoodz shared Rovio's gameplay trailer on Maemo Talk before the game was released.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. Rovio seed · Dec 11 ’09

    Rovio released Angry Birds for iOS.[2][3][4]

  3. Pocket Gamer press · Dec 21 ’09

    Pocket Gamer reviewed the game's slingshot controls, destructible structures and replayable levels.[3]

    Angry Birds gameplay: pigs in a tower

  1. commercial · Feb 11 ’10

  2. commercial · May 19 ’10

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