This news that Flappy Bird is coming back reminds me of a bit of personal trivia: I did a four-week intensive data journalism course in early 2014 during my Masters and for one of the assignments I examined the numbers behind the Flappy Bird phenomenon around the world. It was immensely popular, very very suddenly.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242791/flappy-bird-relaunch-2025-new-game-modes

Here’s an infographic I found at the time, to help with my presentation.