On November 1st 2021 Wordle had 90 subscribers, on Feb 1 2022 it now has over 300,000. Game creator Josh Wardle originally made the simple word game for his partner who liked games, and just sold to the NY Times for an undisclosed figure in the 7 figures. Wardle said on Twitter, " I am just one person, its important to me that as Wordle grows, it continues to provides a great experience to everyone."
The game remains free for now!