14 Facts About Angry Birds

1.

Angry Birds is a Finnish action-based media franchise created by Rovio Entertainment.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,031
2.

Angry Birds released ports of the game to other touchscreen smartphone operating systems, including Android.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,032
3.

In early 2019, all remaining Angry Birds games released before October 2014 were discontinued and removed from app stores, though Bad Piggies was added back in early 2020.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,033
4.

From 2011 to 17, Angry Birds has collaborated with many other companies and released variations of the game in the respective companies' theme.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,034
5.

Rovio is investigating ways to expand the Angry Birds brand, including merchandise, television shows and movies.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,035
6.

Angry Birds Toons is released through third-party video distribution platforms, including Comcast's Xfinity On-Demand in the US, Samsung Smart TVs, and Roku set-top boxes.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,036
7.

Angry Birds Land opened in May 2014 at Johor Bahru City Centre in Malaysia.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,037
8.

Angry Birds characters have been referenced in television programs throughout the world.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,038
9.

Angry Birds then provides a tip for Liz to improve her score in the game.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,039
10.

Angry Birds were featured in the 2013 Helsinki episode of Veep.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,040
11.

Angry Birds was referenced in the film The Starving Games, a parody of The Hunger Games.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,041
12.

Angry Birds was referenced in the Family Guy episode "Turban Cowboy" where one failed skydiving attempt by Peter results in him landing in a level.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,042
13.

Angry Birds sponsored the Lotus F1 Team that year, with its logo on the top of each Lotus Renault F1 car's nosecone.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,043
14.

In 2015, a spin-off from the Rovio Angry Birds Playground was established as Fun Academy by co-founder and CEO Sanna Lukander, former Rovio's vice president of learning and book publishing, and co-founder Peter Vesterbacka, former Rovio's 'Mighty Eagle'.

FactSnippet No. 1,586,044