Key people Samo Login CEO Founded 2009 | Area served Worldwide Website outfit7.com Founder Samo Login | |
Industry Games, Mobile App, Video Games Products Talking Tom and Friends apps* Talking Tom* Talking Ginger* Talking Ben* "My Talking Hank" Talking Pierre* Talking Angela* My Talking Tom* My Talking Angela etc. Parent organization Outfit7 Investments Limited Video games My Talking Tom, My Talking Angela, Talking Angela, Talking Tom Gold Run, My Talking Hank Profiles | ||
Outfit7 Limited (simply Outfit7, stylized as OUTFIT7; formerly OÜtFit7) is the British multinational development company that created Talking Tom and Friends. CEO Jure Prek. Outfit7 Ltd. created Talking Tom in 2010 and as of July 2015 there are now five characters (Talking Tom, Talking Angela, Talking Ginger, Talking Ben and Talking Hank) and a total of 16 apps within the Talking Tom and Friends umbrella brand. Talking Tom and Friends apps have been downloaded over 5.9 billion times. In January 2017, it was acquired by United Luck Consortium.
Contents
- Top 3 outfit7 games in 2010
- History
- Development
- Video Achievements
- Web Based Animated Series
- Acquisition by United Luck Consortium
- References
Top 3 outfit7 games in 2010
History
Talking Tom and Friends reached 300 million downloads 19 months after its launch. The app franchise then went on to hit one billion downloads in June 2013. Outfit7’s free-to-download Talking Tom and Friends apps have been downloaded in over 230 countries and territories worldwide, from South Korea to Vatican City.
Outfit7 is now releasing YouTube singles, merchandise and an animated series called "Talking Tom and Friends".
Development
In 2009 a group of eight entrepreneurs decided that they wanted to create unique entertainment apps and formed Outfit7. The architect behind Talking Tom, Outfit7’s former CEO and co-founder Login, previously worked for the Slovenian search engine portal Najdi.si.
Video Achievements
Talking Tom and Friends made their musical debut in 2012 with a duet between Tom and Angela called ‘You Get Me’. Created in partnership with Walt Disney Records/Hollywood Records, the video has received over 311 million views on YouTube as of March 2017. Talking Angela has also recorded her first solo song called ‘That’s Falling in Love’.
Web-Based Animated Series
Outfit7, in partnership with Disney Interactive, launched a web-based animated series called Talking Friends based on the antics of Talking Tom and Friends.
Acquisition by United Luck Consortium
In January 20, 2017, Outfit7 was acquired by United Luck Holdings Consortium for US$1 billion, in a deal fronted by United Group Holdings Limited.