Wordle Creator Josh Wardle Talks NYT Sale, Game's Success - TIME
Feb 1, 2022 · The Wordle creator Josh Wardle talks about why he created the game, the internet's ethos, and why he sold to the New York Times
Josh Wardle Explains Why He Sold Wordle - PCMag
Mar 28, 2022 · Josh Wardle, creator of the extremely popular word game Wordle, has explained why he decided to sell his game to The New York Times back in January. Wardle gave a talk at the Game Developer...
Wordle inventor 'overwhelmed' as New York Times buys game - BBC
Feb 1, 2022 · The inventor of word game sensation Wordle has spoken of being overwhelmed by its success, following a sale to the New York Times (NYT). Software engineer Josh Wardle released the free simple...
Josh Wardle - Wikipedia
Josh Wardle is a Welsh software engineer who developed the viral web-based word game Wordle. The New York Times Company acquired Wordle from Wardle in late January 2022. [1] Wardle lives in Brooklyn, New York. [2] [3]
A conversation with Josh Wardle, creator of viral hit Wordle - TechCrunch
Jan 12, 2022 · The game's creator Josh Wardle talks about scaling a viral hit, getting interest from VCs, and dealing with Wordle clones.
Wordle, the daily obsession of millions - CBS News
May 19, 2024 · Wordle, the brainchild of software engineer Josh Wardle, was acquired by The New York Times in 2022. A year later, it was played 4.8 billion times. "Tens of millions of people are playing it...
Wordle Is a Love Story - The New York Times
Jan 3, 2022 · Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Brooklyn, knew his partner loved word games, so he created a guessing game for just the two of them. As a play on his last name, he named it Wordle.
The New York Times Buys Wordle
Jan 31, 2022 · Wordle was acquired from its creator, Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Brooklyn, for a price “in the low seven figures,” The Times said.
Wordle Is Joining The New York Times Games
Jan 31, 2022 · Wordle, Josh Wardle’s stimulating and wildly popular daily word game, is joining The New York Times’s portfolio of original, engaging puzzle games that delight and challenge solvers every day.
'Wordle' is turning 3—Here's why we're still hooked - Newsweek
1 day ago · Wordle, which is a play on words of Wardle's family name, eventually sold to The New York Times in early 2022, where it quickly became its most played game. It was played 4.8 billion times last ...