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Just a few weeks after Angry Birds creator Rovio Entertainment revealed that various versions of the hit game have been downloaded 400 million times, the Finnish company announced Wednesday an even bigger milestone: 500 million downloads.
Angry Birds came out in December 2009 and has since taken the world -- and soon space -- by storm.
According to the new video above, fans have played 266 billion levels, shot 400 billion birds and collected 44 billion stars. Combined, those gamers play 300 million minutes daily. That amounts to 109.5 billion minutes per year or 1.825 billion hours.
Rovio looks to go public as soon as next year. Right now, the company is worth more than $1 billion, according to CMO Peter Vesterbacka.