By 2013, Candy Crush Saga had been downloaded more than how many times?

By 2013, Candy Crush Saga had been downloaded more than 500 million times.

That figure counted downloads across Facebook, iOS and Android, showing how quickly the game expanded beyond its original social-network audience. Candy Crush Saga first launched on Facebook in April 2012, then reached mobile platforms later that year with progress synchronization between Facebook and mobile versions.

The milestone helped make Candy Crush one of the defining free-to-play games of the early 2010s. Its match-three rules were easy to learn, while level progression, limited lives and optional in-app purchases encouraged repeated play.

The number is often confused with later figures for the wider Candy Crush franchise or with active-player totals. The question refers specifically to Candy Crush Saga and its cumulative downloads by 2013, not every game in the franchise and not the number of people playing at one moment.