Back موجانغ Arabic موچانج ستوديوز ARZ Mojang AB AST Mojang Studios Azerbaijani موجنق AZB Mojang Studios Byelorussian Mojang Catalan مۆجانگ CKB Mojang Studios Czech Mojang Studios Danish
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 Headquarters on Söder Mälarstrand 43, Stockholm, in 2022 | |
| Mojang Studios (2020–present) | |
| Formerly | Mojang Specifications (2009–2010) |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 18 June 2009 |
| Founder | Markus Persson |
| Headquarters | , Sweden |
Number of locations | 5 (2021) |
Key people | Kayleen Walters (studio head) |
| Products | Minecraft series |
Number of employees | ≈600 (2021) |
| Parent | Xbox Game Studios (2014–present) |
Mojang AB,[1] trading as Mojang Studios, is a Swedish video game developer based in Stockholm. The studio is best known for developing the sandbox and survival game Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time.
Mojang Studios was founded by the independent video game designer Markus Persson in 2009 as Mojang Specifications for Minecraft's development. The studio inherited its name from another video game venture Persson had left two years prior. Following the game's initial release, Persson, in conjunction with Jakob Porsér, incorporated the business in late 2010, and they hired Carl Manneh as the company's chief executive officer. Other early hires included Daniel Kaplan and Jens Bergensten. Minecraft became highly successful, giving Mojang sustained growth. With a desire to move on from the game, Persson offered to sell his share in Mojang, and the company was acquired by Microsoft in November 2014. Persson, Porsér, and Manneh subsequently left Mojang. In May 2020, Mojang was rebranded as Mojang Studios.
As of 2021, the company employs approximately 600 people and has additional locations in London, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Redmond, Washington, where Microsoft is headquartered.[2][3] Kayleen Walters is the studio head. Apart from Minecraft, Mojang Studios has developed Caller's Bane, Crown and Council, and further games in the Minecraft franchise: Minecraft Dungeons, Minecraft Legends, and the cancelled Minecraft Earth. It also released smaller games as part of game jams organised by Humble Bundle and published the externally developed Cobalt and Cobalt WASD.
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