Zynga execs (left to right): Frank Gibeau, Matt
Zynga execs (left to right): Frank Gibeau, Matt Bromberg, Ger Griffin, and Bernard Kim.
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Zynga grows Q1 2019 revenue 27% to $265 million thanks to 4 strong games

Zynga reported big revenue growth of 27% and bookings growth of 64% for the first quarter of 2019 thanks to games such as Empires & Puzzles, Merge Dragons, Words With Friends, and CSR2. But the company reported a bigger loss since it had to pay bigger bonuses.

Revenues were $265 million for the quarter, with bookings at $359 million. Mobile revenue was $246 million, up 35%, and mobile bookings were $341 million, up 77%. Mobile now accounts for 93% of revenue and 95% of total bookings, with desktop web account for the rest.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.