A Taste Of The Top The top games for downloads are shifting as new stars rise and puzzle games conquer Japan
Hunting For No. 1 Star Wars: Hunters ranked No. 1 for App Store game downloads in the US, UK and Canada on launch day
Big News Squad Busters’ supercharged launch, Pokémon’s record revenue, and Star Wars: Hunters finally hits the target
June 7, 2024 Rising Stars Squad Busters is this month's breakout star amidst a slate of anime themed mobile spin-offs Sensor Tower's monthly gaming pulse for May reveals which games are the ones to watch
June 6, 2024 Casual Comedown As RPGs and casual genres drastically decline, Monopoly Go! gives casino a 34% revenue surge Sensor Tower and data.ai’s latest report reveals a 24% revenue decline for RPGs in Japan
June 6, 2024 Mighty Mobile Mobile app revenue reached a new quarterly record at $35.8 billion in Q1 2024 Mobile games specifically surpassed $20 billion for the first time in two years
June 5, 2024 Busting Out Supercell's Squad Busters generated $1.1m on launch day The Finnish studio's first release in five and a half years picked up 8.8 million downloads on day one, according to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower
June 3, 2024 Top Charts May 2024 mobile game charts: Brawl Stars peaks, Supercell rises, and Dungeon & Fighter Mobile’s big China launch Our monthly look at the global mobile game rankings across the App Store and Google Play
May 30, 2024 Chart Busters Supercell's Squad Busters the No. 1 most downloaded App Store app in 122 countries on launch day New PvP title ranked as the most installed game on iOS in 156 countries
May 28, 2024 Super Squad Squad Busters releases globally tomorrow… But is it REALLY the next big thing? Supercell’s sixth mobile game is almost here but as it gears for launch, how's the future hit performing?
May 15, 2024 Rising Stars Genshin Impact still pulls in the big bucks while Squad Busters' soft launch teases blockbuster success Sensor Tower's monthly gaming pulse for April reveals which games are the ones to watch
May 7, 2024 Top Charts April 2024 mobile game charts: Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile loses launch momentum and Brawl Stars’ astronomical rise Our monthly look at the global mobile game rankings across the App Store and Google Play
April 25, 2024 Monster Milestone Monster Hunter Now reaches 15 million downloads Monster Hunter Now reached 10 million installs in 35 days but its taken another six months to gain five million more
April 23, 2024 Super Start Supercell’s Squad Busters ranks No. 1 for App Store game downloads in all soft launch countries Multiplayer action game tops rankings in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Mexico, Norway, Singapore, Spain and Sweden
April 19, 2024 Flying High Delta game emulator hits No. 1 on the App Store download charts in 35 countries Nintendo games emulator has reached the top 10 in 66 countries so far today
March 27, 2024 Major Milestone Hypercasual developer FreePlay surpasses 1.5 billion downloads The company's portfolio has generated 500 million installs during the last year alone
March 19, 2024 Gaming Glory Hybridcasual generates 800% more revenue per user than hypercasual Adjust and AppLovin’s The Gaming App Insights Report highlights hybridcasual’s impressive year after analysis of the top 5,000 gaming apps
March 13, 2024 Rising Stars One-Punch Man World and NBA Infinite are this February's app ranking breakout stars Data.ai's monthly gaming pulse for February reveals which new games globally are the ones to watch
March 7, 2024 Monster Milestone Monster Hunter Now climbs to $150 million in time for six month anniversary Japan remains the biggest spender by far, followed by Hong Kong and Taiwan
March 4, 2024 Eggcelent NetEase’s Eggy Party reaches 500 million players in under two years The party game surpassed 40 million daily active players during the Lunar New Year
February 26, 2024 Installs For India Ludo King surpasses 1 billion Play Store downloads in meteoric moment for Indian games industry Ludo King is the first Indian mobile game to surpass the one billion install figure
February 21, 2024 Install Increase ATT consent reached 39% in 2023 as racing games turbo-charged installs Action games generated the most installs and longest play sessions of 2023, but racing games saw the largest year-on-year install increase
February 21, 2024 Data Deluge Mobile game downloads fell for the first time ever in 2023 to 88 billion The Indian market downloaded over double the mobile games of any other region, but didn’t make the top 20 for spending
February 12, 2024 Rising Stars Hypercasual rules as dating sim Love and Deepspace is January's app ranking breakout star Data.ai's monthly gaming pulse for January reveals which new games globally are the ones to watch
January 17, 2024 Rising Stars Netflix's Grand Theft Auto re-releases dominate December's mobile app rankings Data.ai's monthly gaming pulse for December reveals which new games globally are the ones to watch
January 16, 2024 Whiteout Wonder Whiteout Survival surpasses $400 million in 11 months Century Games’ frosty survival title has slid its way onto nearly 30 million mobile devices
January 11, 2024 Star Stats 2023 saw record highs in time spent on mobile and almost half a million app installs every minute Here are five key stats to know from data.ai's State of Mobile 2024
January 10, 2024 Regional Revenues China and US accounted for more than 50% of the $107 billion spent on mobile games in 2023 data.ai’s latest report reveals all about regional revenue and download differences
January 9, 2024 Monopoly Go, Go, Go! Monopoly GO! topped 2023 download AND revenue charts in the US Sensor Tower reveals the top performers of 2023, from mainstays like Pokémon Go to fresh contenders like Block Blast
December 14, 2023 Rising Stars Black Clover M was November's breakout hit. Warcraft Rumble steps up while Genshin Impact rules Data.ai's monthly gaming pulse for November reveals which new games globally are the ones to watch
December 12, 2023 Magic Mag MAG Interactive records biggest year yet after Wordzee marketing push MAG Interactive recorded net sales of $34.6 million this year, at a 10% yearly increase
December 5, 2023 Download Disparity Q3's biggest genres saw 700% more downloads on Google Play than Apple App Store A total of 12.36 billion downloads across top three Android genres VS 1.54 billion on iOS
November 14, 2023 Rising Stars Gacha Life 2 was October's breakout star while Mortal Kombat: Onslaught gets ready to rule Data.ai's monthly gaming pulse for October reveals which new games globally are the ones to watch
November 9, 2023 Download Deluge Build a Queen’s download dominance highlights app store disparity Build a Queen was September’s most downloaded Play Store game but didn't hit the top 20 on Apple's App Store
November 3, 2023 Korean Market South Korea’s in-app purchase revenue has reached almost $3.6 billion in the year to date Sensor Tower's report reveals that revenue remains above pre-pandemic levels, but downloads are down
October 20, 2023 Top Charts Dream Games’ Royal Match is top for consumer spend but Monopoly Go sees the biggest increase Q3 2023 numbers reveal that Scopely’s take on the classic board game has seen a big boost, but Royal Match still reigns supreme
October 19, 2023 Monster Milestone Monster Hunter Now wins big with 10 million downloads in 35 days Niantic’s latest success: Here's the story so far…
October 13, 2023 China Swedish-based Flamebait Games sees pay-to-play mobile title Passepartout receive 100k downloads in China The ISBN licence for the game apparently took almost four years
October 13, 2023 Milestones NoxGames’ Hexapolis hits one-million downloads milestone The turn-based civ-like is an example of a smaller studio finding success even at a turbulent time for games
October 12, 2023 Round-up Report New releases, new modes, and new events: Here's what's new in mobile gaming A new GameRefinery report analyses the gaming market to identify September's top performers
October 11, 2023 Battle Of Behemoths Monster Hunter Now is Niantic’s second biggest game with $31.44 million in one month Niantic and Capcom’s latest project is a roaring success by every metric
October 3, 2023 Q&a MoreFun's Hanjin Zhang on the success and future of Arena Breakout MoreFun Studios’ fast-paced team FPS recently surpassed 80 million registered users
October 2, 2023 Monster Hunter Now Monster Hunter Now set to be Niantic’s third biggest game with $14 million in first month revenue The game is Niantic’s fourth largest launch, and consistent consumer spend could see it climb even higher
September 25, 2023 Latam Analysis Chile leads the way in installs in Latin America with a 35% increase Adjust analyses the performance of one of the world’s fastest growing mobile markets
September 21, 2023 Indian Market Indian gaming market set to generate $868 million in revenue in 2023 96.8% of Indian gamers play on smartphone or tablets
September 20, 2023 Under The Microscope Brawl Stars $2bn revenue is just the icing on Supercell's success But how's the rest of Supercell's stellar line-up doing? Which games are still making the big bucks and which will be next for the chop?
September 12, 2023 European Market The European mobile gaming market's big winners for August Royal Match takes the downloads throne on Google Play, while Monopoly GO! Continues its strong run on iOS
September 12, 2023 Japan's Genres RPG, adventure or Waifu? Which genre has made Japan's players the most monetised? So far, revenue from in-app purchases has surpassed $9 billion in Japan this year
September 7, 2023 Puzzle Power The puzzle genre has generated $42 billion in revenue, with swap games accounting for $25 billion Candy Crush has been identified as the most successful mobile puzzle game of all time
September 4, 2023 Royal Match Royal Match takes the puzzle throne from Candy Crush Saga The title surpassed Candy Crush Saga in both revenue and downloads in July