[November 14, 2014]

Kabam Ranked 6th in Deloitte's Fast 500 Technology Rankings

Kabam, the leader in the western world for free-to-play mobile games for traditional players, today announced that it is ranked sixth on Deloitte's (News - Alert) 2014 Technology Fast 500 rankings. Additionally, Kabam is the sector leader among media and entertainment companies on the list.

As Deloitte describes it, the Technology Fast 500 is an annual ranking of the fastest growing companies in North America in technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology sectors. Awardees are selected for this honor based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2009 to 2013.

Kabam ranked number six overall in the Technology Fast 500 rankings with revenue growing 17,264 percent from 2009 to 2013. This extreme growth rate positioned Kabam as the sector leader among the media and entertainment companies on the list.

"The story of Kabam has been one of extreme growth," said Kabam CEO and co-founder, Kevin Chou. "We are honored to be recognized among the most exciting, innovative and fastest growing technology companies in business today."

Kabam's success has played a part in driving the massive growth of the entire video games industry. According to a new report from the Entertainment Software Association, the U.S. computer and vido game industry added more than $6.2 billion to the U.S. economy in 2012. Moreover, the video games industry grew more than nine percent from 2009 - 2012 - four times the growth rate of the U.S. economy during the same period.

Kabam differentiates itself in the mobile games space through a diverse portfolio. The company creates original, first-party durable franchises such as Kingdoms of Camelot, and Dragons of Atlantis, both of which have generated more than $100 million in revenue.

Additionally, Kabam has unparalleled deep partnerships with Hollywood studios to create mobile games based on blockbuster entertainment properties including The Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games, Fast & Furious, as well as Marvel Contest of Champions.

Kabam has strengthened its role as the leader in free-to-play games throughout 2014 with a number of high-profile partnerships and executive hires.

In August Kabam announced a strategic partnership with Alibaba, which included a $120 million investment from the Chinese e-commerce giant to help drive Kabam's expansion into Asia.

Kabam continues to attract world-class executive talent who will push the evolution of mobile with AAA console quality game experiences. The company recently added former Electronic Arts executives Nick Earl as Kabam's President of Global Studios and Aaron Loeb as Kabam's Senior Vice President of North American Studios.

About Kabam

Kabam is the leader in the western world for free-to-play games for traditional players with first and third party published titles. Kabam games are available on mobile devices via its own dedicated channel in the Apple (News - Alert) App Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore, and on the Web via Facebook, Yahoo, Kabam.com and other platforms. Kabam is the 6th fastest growing company overall in North America, according to Deloitte LLP. Kabam's 2013 revenues exceeded $360 million, a 100 percent increase over 2012. The company is valued at more than $1 billion, profitable, cash-flow positive, and has created four titles that have grossed more than $100 million each in their life. Kabam's Kingdoms of Camelot franchise has grossed more than $250 million in less than four years, making it one of the top 10 strategy franchises of all time. In 2012, Kabam Publishing was launched to provide third-party developers access to Kabam's technology platform, distribution channels, data analytics and best practices that Kabam's in-house development teams use to bring wildly successful games to players worldwide. Kabam has 800 employees around the world, with corporate headquarters in San Francisco. The company's investors include Alibaba, Canaan Partners, Google (News - Alert), MGM, Intel, Pinnacle Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Warner Brothers and others. More information about

Kabam can be found at www.kabam.com.

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