Jagex celebrates 18 years of Runescape at an all-time high

Jagex has revealed today that on its 18th birthday the RuneScape franchise has reached an all-time high, soaring above the previous 2008 peak, following expansion on to mobile. The successful launch of Old School RuneScape on mobile and early testing of RuneScape mobile has boosted subscriber levels to well above the 1million mark. During its strongest year to date, Jagex achieved a number of significant milestones:

5 million mobile installs for Old School RuneScape drives franchise to its highest ever paid membership and monthly active userbase

• More than 5million installs of Old School RuneScape on iOS and Android since launch
• The RuneScape franchise achieved the highest ever paid membership total in its history over the Christmas period, surpassing previous record set in 2008
• Cumulative lifetime revenue for the RuneScape franchise passed $1billion
• Monthly active users more than doubled over the year with big gains in the last quarter
• Highest ever attendance for annual player convention RuneFest
• More than 100 new hires were added to the Jagex team