Release of Flappy Bird

Originally released

Flappy Bird online was originally released on May 24, 2013, with support for the iPhone 5. The game was subsequently updated for iOS 7 in September 2013. Although originally unsuccessful, the game received a massive influx of players after being reviewed by the Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie. In January 2014, it topped the Free Apps chart in the US and Chinese App Stores, and later that month topped the same section of the UK App Store where it was touted as "the new Angry Birds". It ended January as the most downloaded App on the App Store. The Android version of Flappy Bird was released to the Google Play store on January 30, 2014. In early 2014, Nguyen said in an interview with The Verge that the game was earning around $50,000 a day in revenue through its in-game advertising.

Upcoming unofficial reboot

On January 12, 2024, the trademark for Flappy Bird was terminated and subsequently handed over to Gametech Holdings after Dong Nguyen had failed to reclaim it. Gametech announced an unofficial reboot to the game on September 12, more than ten years after its discontinuation, under the name "The Flappy Bird Foundation", with additional features and characters. The game will be released by the end of October 2024 with the mobile release by the following year. Nguyen stated that he has no connection with this game, nor did he sell any rights to the games.