Habbo is the world’s largest and fastest growing virtual world and social networking service for teenagers. Localized Habbo communities all around the world are visited by millions of teenagers every week.

Habbo is a place to meet new and existing friends, play games and simply have fun. It is a richly colorful, multi-dimensional virtual community and game environment to which users join by creating a fully customized online character called a Habbo. From there, Habbos can explore many public spaces in the virtual environment, play a variety of games, connect with friends, decorate their own rooms and Habbo homepages, and have fun through creativity and self expression. The Habbo experience consists of many parts, which are all inextricably linked.

Habbo is a product of Sulake Corporation.

Financials

Date Type Amount Investors Valuation
07/01/06 Series A 8.2M Crestline Investments 1250M

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