Toca Boca
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Toca Boca is a Swedish children's mobile video game developer.[3][4] The company is owned by Spin Master and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.[5]
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Founded | July 18, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-07-18) |
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Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Products | Games digital toys |
Number of employees | 100-150 |
Parent | Spin Master |
Website | www |
Toca Boca was founded in September 2010 by Emil Ovemar and Björn Jeffery, both of whom worked for the Bonnier Group.[6] They released their first application, “Helicopter Taxi” in March 2011.[7][8] Toca Boca's apps has been downloaded more than 400 million times by users in over 238 markets ever since the first launch.[3]
In 2016, Bonnier sold Toca Boca to the Canadian toy and entertainment company Spin Master for SEK 263 million.[9][10] In 2020, Fredrik Löving took over as Toca Boca's new CEO.[11] Toca Boca saw significant growth in 2021, and Spin Master stated in its annual report that Digital Games, of which Toca Boca is a significant part, had a revenue of over US$ 174.8 million.[citation needed] Their monthly active users increased by 64% to over 70 million globally during the same period.[12]