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Dong Nguyen net worth

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No credible outlet has published a net worth for Dong Nguyen. The best known figure is his own: he told The Verge in February 2014 that Flappy Bird was earning about $50,000 a day from in-app ads at 50 million downloads, days before he pulled the game. Vietnamese tax officials later said he had paid about VND1.4 billion (about $62,500) in tax on that income.

Published net worth figures

No credible outlet (Forbes, Bloomberg or a major newspaper) has published a net worth figure for Dong Nguyen. Numbers on celebrity net-worth sites are estimates without sources. The documented money facts are below.

Dong Nguyen's money timeline

Sale prices, stakes, sales and revenue, each with its source.

  1. 2014

    Told The Verge that Flappy Bird was making about $50,000 a day from in-app ads, with 50 million downloads. mcvuk.com

  2. 2014

    Removed Flappy Bird from the App Store and Google Play on February 9, at the height of its popularity. csmonitor.com

  3. 2015

    Paid more than VND1.4 billion (about $62,500) in tax on Flappy Bird income, per a Vietnamese tax official. news.tuoitre.vn

Revenue and exits on IndieMakerList

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Dong Nguyen net worth FAQ

What is Dong Nguyen's net worth?

No credible outlet has published a net worth for Dong Nguyen. The best known figure is his own: he told The Verge in February 2014 that Flappy Bird was earning about $50,000 a day from in-app ads at 50 million downloads, days before he pulled the game. Vietnamese tax officials later said he had paid about VND1.4 billion (about $62,500) in tax on that income.

How did Dong Nguyen make money?

Mainly from Flappy Bird, Swing Copters, Flappy Birds Family, Shuriken Block. 2014: Removed Flappy Bird from the App Store and Google Play on February 9, at the height of its popularity. 2015: Paid more than VND1.4 billion (about $62,500) in tax on Flappy Bird income, per a Vietnamese tax official.

Why doesn't IndieMakerList estimate Dong Nguyen's net worth?

Net worth depends on taxes, spending, investments and private company valuations that are not public. Numbers on celebrity net-worth sites are usually guesses. We only show figures a credible outlet published and money events with a source.

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Facts last checked 2026-10-29.