The New York Times has bought the successful word game that has taken the internet by storm “Wordle” for at least one million dollars, the newspaper announced today in a statement.
According to the outlet, he has been giving increasing importance to crossword puzzles and other forms of entertainment to reach his goal of reaching 10 million subscribers for 2025, the price of “Wordle” has reached seven figures, although it remains in the “lower band” of that amount.
It is therefore understood that he has paid at least one million dollars, but the price could be substantially higher.
“Wordle”, which according to the Times will initially remain free, was acquired from its creator, Josh Wardle, a Brooklyn software engineer .
According to figures of the New York Times, on November 1 “Wordle” had 90 users, by January 2nd it already had more than 300,000, and in the Currently there are millions of people who play daily.
How to play Wordle
The game, in which a five-letter word must be guessed in a maximum of six attempts and which works in several languages (also in Spanish), has become a resounding success in less three months, after Wardle launched it on a website last October after seeing how popular it was with his family.
The user must guess a word of five letters, and in each of the attempts the game dyes the letters green. after they are in the correct place, and in yellow those that are part of the word but are in the wrong place.
“The Times follows focused on becoming an essential subscription for all English-speakers who want to understand and participate in the world,” the company said in a statement.
“The New York Times Games department is a key part of that strategy“, he adds.
Last November, the New York newspaper, considered one of the most influential in the world, stated in its results report that it has close to 8.4 million subscribers.
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