Friday, October 18, 2013

App-adventure continued last year - Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): A few years ago, many Norwegians much attention for having earned good money selling different types of apps for Iphone and Android. Those who have earned the most, is Wordfeud founder Earl Bertheussen (30) from Tromsø, which was listed by 17 million in revenue in 2011.

It was during the summer holidays in 2010 that Bertheussen developed the app that has become an international bestseller .

Good AS results


This year, however, the income of Bertheussen down 130 000 if you look at the tax rolls. Bertheussen also found with lower income than last year. It says, however, not a complete story.

For it is through the companies Bertheussen IT AS Bertheussen Invest money goes today. Bertheussen IT, established in 2012, had an operating profit of 25.6 million this year, writes Northern Lights.

expenditure of the company was just under three million.

IT company also transferred NOK 10.8 million of the surplus to Bertheussen Invest, according to the newspaper. Tax payments from the two companies will be a total of over 11 million.

– When Wordfeud was released, there was no similar games, so the timing was important. In addition, a game itself is well-suited for mobile. You can play it anywhere and you do not put so much time into it. People are interested in languages, Bertheussen previously said to FinansAvisen according Hegnar.no.

Wordfeud has been downloaded 20 million times since its release.


Bought housing


Bertheussen has previously hinted that he has more game ideas on the sly, and was voted the young entrepreneur last year.

According Adressa Bertheussen have bought property in early 2013, one half of a duplex on Lower Byåsen. The apartment was $ 10.8 million respectively.

Erik Storli (23) earned in 2011 over three million Flashlight app Illumination. Recently, a flashlight as a standard feature on the Iphone. Storlinuten still has a good income of almost 900 000 in 2012.

list we have also included a few names from the Norwegian app companies. According to financial newspaper has not companies developing Norwegian apps same income. Shortcut, which has developed among others Routes and apps Talking about food, the company had revenue of 7.2 million and a profit after tax of NOK 35 000.

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