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![In-app purchases decline but ad revenues is up 26.7% despite falling player retention](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/3/125972/unity-gaming-report-2024-in-app-payer-rates-r100x100.jpg)
In-app purchases decline but ad revenues is up 26.7% despite falling player retention
![Q3's biggest genres saw 700% more downloads on Google Play than Apple App Store](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2022/6/116828/subway-surfers-match-r100x100.png)
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
![UK kids are most likely to make in-game purchases, but only 4% spend on loot boxes](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2021/6/110727/new-super-mario-bros2-r100x100.jpg)
UK kids are most likely to make in-game purchases, but only 4% spend on loot boxes
![Too big for your rules? miHoYo tried to dodge Apple App Store fees twice in one month](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2023/5/121855/genshin-impact-ios-android-r100x100.jpg)
Too big for your rules? miHoYo tried to dodge Apple App Store fees twice in one month
Apple has scuppered miHoYo’s fee aversion tactics twice - removing apps and disabling features
![In-app purchases are up on both iOS and Android](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2021/6/110870/mobile-gaming-money-r100x100.jpg)
In-app purchases are up on both iOS and Android
Tenjin’s latest report highlights a shift towards hybrid monetisation
![79% of all gamers play on their phones, with 35% only gaming on mobile devices](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2023/5/122067/newzoo-logo-r100x100.jpg)
79% of all gamers play on their phones, with 35% only gaming on mobile devices
47% of gamers play on multiple platforms, but mobile dominates single-platform play
![Apple does not collect commission on 90% of $1.1 trillion in app store sales](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2022/12/119801/apple-r100x100.png)
Apple does not collect commission on 90% of $1.1 trillion in app store sales
Apple seems to be missing out on a sizeable slice of the pie
![Lawyer claims that game makers don’t comply with loot box label regulations](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2023/1/120277/contractlegalregulations-r100x100.jpg)
Lawyer claims that game makers don’t comply with loot box label regulations
An academic paper found that 71 of 100 Google Play games downloaded weren’t labelled correctly
![72% of UK adults play video games every day](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2023/2/120561/expressvpn-logo-r100x100.jpg)
72% of UK adults play video games every day
ExpressVPN research delivers the state of play, with millennials playing more than Gen Z
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Nov 28th, 2022
![Pakistan halts overseas payments for mobile gaming](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2022/11/119522/pakistan-r100x100.png)
Pakistan halts overseas payments for mobile gaming
Telecommunication companies reportedly fell foul of the country’s regulations