Date
Type
Companies Involved
Key Datapoint

Matthew Ball's State of Video Gaming in 2026:

Nintendo
Epic Games
Supercell
King
Roblox

Private funding down 55%

Matthew Ball's State of Video Gaming in 2026: "China is eating the video games industry"

Feb 17, 2026

Chart

Miniclip
Supercell
Tencent
Microfun
Hungry Studio

January 2026 game charts

January 2026 mobile game charts: Clash Royale falls, PUBG Mobile rises, and Microfun breaks into the top 10

More than 10 million Duolingo users have a 365-day streak

Feb 16, 2026

Milestone

Duolingo

10m DAUs with a 365-day streak

More than 10 million Duolingo users have a 365-day streak

Sega’s operating income down 55% as it takes $200m impairment loss on Rovio

Feb 16, 2026

Report

Sega
Rovio

$129.3m operating income

Sega’s operating income down 55% as it takes $200m impairment loss on Rovio

EA makes $254m on mobile this Q3 as FC Mobile drives net bookings

Feb 12, 2026

Report

Electronic Arts

$276 million

EA makes $254m on mobile this Q3 as FC Mobile drives net bookings

Roblox revenue up 36% Y/Y as Grow a Garden and Steal a Brainrot drive multiple milestones

Feb 11, 2026

Report

Roblox

$4.9 billion

Roblox revenue up 36% Y/Y as Grow a Garden and Steal a Brainrot drive multiple milestones

Feb 10, 2026

Report

Square Enix

$1.4 billion in net sales

"Weakness in existing titles" as Square Enix’s net sales fall 13% Y/Y

Mobile leads as Africa’s games industry generated $2.29bn in 2025

Feb 10, 2026

Report

Xsolla
Spielfabrique

Mobile leads as Africa’s games industry generated $2.29bn in 2025

Resident Evil Survival Unit surpasses 5m downloads following global expansion

Feb 9, 2026

Milestone

JoyCity
Aniplex

5 million downloads

Resident Evil Survival Unit surpasses 5m downloads following global expansion

Feb 6, 2026

Report

AppMagic

Games Growth stalls at 0.2%

AppMagic: Games revenue growth stalls at 0.2% in 2025 as strategy emerges as the fastest-growing genre

NYT Games' multiplayer word game Crossplay surpasses one million downloads

Feb 6, 2026

Milestone

NYT Games

1 million downloads

NYT Games' multiplayer word game Crossplay surpasses one million downloads

Arknights: Endfield hits $30m in two weeks on mobile

Feb 5, 2026

Milestone

Hypergryph

$30.5 million

Arknights: Endfield hits $30m in two weeks on mobile

Switch 2 surpasses 17m unit sales as Nintendo’s net sales rise 99%

Feb 5, 2026

Milestone

Nintendo

17.4 million

Switch 2 surpasses 17m unit sales as Nintendo’s net sales rise 99%

Epic Games Store sees record $400m in third-party player spending

Feb 3, 2026

Report

Epic Games

$400m third-party spending

Epic Games Store sees record $400m in third-party player spending

Feb 2, 2026

Anniversary

Nintendo
Intelligent Systems
DeNA

$1.2 billion

Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes celebrates ninth anniversary and over $1.2bn in revenue

Jan 28, 2026

Anniversary

Infold Games

$933.7 million

Love and Deepspace celebrates second anniversary as $1bn milestone draws near

Ubisoft shares fall almost 40% in five days as restructure plans unveiled

Jan 26, 2026

Other

Ubisoft

39% decline

Ubisoft shares fall almost 40% in five days as restructure plans unveiled

Global mobile in-app purchase revenue hit $167bn in 2025

Jan 21, 2026

Report

Sensor Tower

Global mobile in-app purchase revenue hit $167bn in 2025

Fingersoft's Hill Climb Racing passes 2bn downloads worldwide

Jan 16, 2026

Milestone

Fingersoft

2bn downloads

Fingersoft's Hill Climb Racing passes 2bn downloads worldwide

German games sector hits €3.73bn in revenue

Jan 15, 2026

Report

Game – the German Games Industry Association

€3.73bn

German games sector hits €3.73bn in revenue

Appcharge: US web store purchases are 3x higher on average than payment links

Jan 15, 2026

Report

Appcharge

65% web store buyers pay again

Appcharge: US web store purchases are 3x higher on average than payment links

Scopely’s Monopoly Go fastest mobile game to hit $6 billion

Jan 14, 2026

Milestone

Scopely
Sensor Tower

$6 billion

Scopely’s Monopoly Go fastest mobile game to hit $6 billion

Games industry M&A hit a record $161bn in 2025

Jan 12, 2026

Report

Drake Star Partners

M&A hit $161bn in 2025

Games industry M&A hit a record $161bn in 2025

AppsFlyer surpasses $500m in ARR as firm reportedly nears sale

Jan 9, 2026

Milestone

AppsFlyer

$500m ARR

AppsFlyer surpasses $500m in ARR as firm reportedly nears sale

Block Blast reaches 70m daily active users and 300m monthly active users worldwide

Jan 8, 2026

Milestone

Hungry Studio

70M DAUs

Block Blast reaches 70m daily active users and 300m monthly active users worldwide

Mattel163 surpasses 550m players worldwide across its digital games portfolio

Jan 7, 2026

Milestone

Mattel163

550m players

Mattel163 surpasses 550m players worldwide across its digital games portfolio

UK games spending hits £5.4bn in 2025 as mobile powers strongest growth since 2020

Jan 7, 2026

Report

Mobile games generated £1.88bn

UK games spending hits £5.4bn in 2025 as mobile powers strongest growth since 2020

Sonic Rumble jogs to $772,000 in two months

Jan 6, 2026

Milestone

Sega
Rovio

$772,000

Sonic Rumble jogs to $772,000 in two months

Eggy Party cracks $750m in mobile player spending

Jan 6, 2026

Milestone

NetEase Games

$750 million

Eggy Party cracks $750m in mobile player spending

Asia dominates 2025’s biggest mobile releases as top 10 new games make $2.2bn

Dec 15, 2025

Report

Tencent
Cygames
Playtika
Bandai Namco
Habby
Dream Games
Rollic
NetEase Games
Century Games
Superplay

$2.2 billion

Asia dominates 2025’s biggest mobile releases as top 10 new games make $2.2bn

The global games market is forecast to reach $197bn in 2025

Dec 18, 2025

Report

Newzoo

$197bn

The global games market is forecast to reach $197bn in 2025

Ludus: Merge Arena surpasses 8 million installs

Dec 17, 2025

Milestone

Top App Games

8 million installs

Ludus: Merge Arena surpasses 8 million installs

Where Winds Meet hits 15 million players within one month of release

Dec 16, 2025

Milestone

NetEase Games

15 million players

Where Winds Meet hits 15 million players within one month of release

Kingshot catapults past $500m with nine months of consecutive growth

Dec 2, 2025

Milestone

Century Games

$500 million

Kingshot catapults past $500m with nine months of consecutive growth

Asia and MENA games revenue set to hit $88.97bn in 2025

Dec 5, 2025

Report

Niko Partners

$88.97bn

Asia and MENA games revenue set to hit $88.97bn in 2025

Dec 3, 2025

Report

Mobvista
Mintegral
Insightrackr

User Acquisition

The 2025 mobile game UA landscape: Inside XMP & Insightrackr’s newest report

Dec 4, 2025

Report

Apple
Google
Meta
AppsFlyer
AppLovin
Unity
Mintegral
Moloco

Apple and Google continue to lead in mobile game ads, but AppLovin wins over select genres

Pikmin Bloom hits $100m after four years as 2025 becomes its best year yet

Dec 1, 2025

Milestone

Scopely
Niantic

$100 million

Pikmin Bloom hits $100m after four years as 2025 becomes its best year yet

Google Play in-app purchases fall 29% in RPGs and 50% in casino games

Dec 1, 2025

Report

Apple
Google
AppMagic

DTC up 46%

Google Play in-app purchases fall 29% in RPGs and 50% in casino games

Valorant Mobile is China’s most successful mobile launch of 2025 with 50m MAUs

Dec 1, 2025

Report

Tencent

Franchise's DAUs exceed 50m

Valorant Mobile is China’s most successful mobile launch of 2025 with 50m MAUs

Nov 27, 2025

Anniversary

Infold Games

$69.9 million

Infinity Nikki’s version 2.0 update arrives as title hits $70m on mobile ahead of its first anniversary

Royal Kingdom surpasses $300m in first year, beating Royal Match

Nov 24, 2025

Anniversary

Dream Games

$300 million

Royal Kingdom surpasses $300m in first year, beating Royal Match

Fire Emblem Shadows makes just $353,000 in two months

Nov 25, 2025

Milestone

Nintendo
Intelligent Systems
DeNA

$353,000 in two months

Fire Emblem Shadows makes just $353,000 in two months

Nov 24, 2025

Report

Xsolla

State of Play Q3 2025

Xsolla releases The Xsolla Report: State of Play Q3 2025 Edition, Vol. 8

Modern Times Group net sales double to $315.5m in Q3 2025

Nov 18, 2025

Report

Plarium
Modern Times Group (MTG)

$315.5 million

Modern Times Group net sales double to $315.5m in Q3 2025

Sonic Rumble earns just $228,000 in first 10 days, with

Nov 17, 2025

Other

Sega
Rovio

$228,000 in 10 days

Sonic Rumble earns just $228,000 in first 10 days, with "a future major update" in the works

Top 50 mobile games could all face higher 20% fee under Epic and Google's Play Store plans

Nov 11, 2025

Report

Google
DeNA
Epic Games
Supercell
King
Cygames
Scopely
HoYoverse
Sensor Tower
Dream Games
Century Games
First Fun
Microfun

Top 50 grossers face 20% fees

Top 50 mobile games could all face higher 20% fee under Epic and Google's Play Store plans

Data

Arknights: Endfield makes $46m in first month on mobile

Unity shares approach all-time low after falling 91% since November 2021

Report: Global app installs climbed 10% in 2025 as sessions rose 7% year-over-year

Matthew Ball's State of Video Gaming in 2026: "China is eating the video games industry"

January 2026 mobile game charts: Clash Royale falls, PUBG Mobile rises, and Microfun breaks into the top 10

More than 10 million Duolingo users have a 365-day streak

Sega’s operating income down 55% as it takes $200m impairment loss on Rovio

EA makes $254m on mobile this Q3 as FC Mobile drives net bookings

Roblox revenue up 36% Y/Y as Grow a Garden and Steal a Brainrot drive multiple milestones

"Weakness in existing titles" as Square Enix’s net sales fall 13% Y/Y

Mobile leads as Africa’s games industry generated $2.29bn in 2025

Resident Evil Survival Unit surpasses 5m downloads following global expansion

AppMagic: Games revenue growth stalls at 0.2% in 2025 as strategy emerges as the fastest-growing genre

NYT Games' multiplayer word game Crossplay surpasses one million downloads

Arknights: Endfield hits $30m in two weeks on mobile

Switch 2 surpasses 17m unit sales as Nintendo’s net sales rise 99%

Epic Games Store sees record $400m in third-party player spending

Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes celebrates ninth anniversary and over $1.2bn in revenue

Love and Deepspace celebrates second anniversary as $1bn milestone draws near

Ubisoft shares fall almost 40% in five days as restructure plans unveiled

Global mobile in-app purchase revenue hit $167bn in 2025

Fingersoft's Hill Climb Racing passes 2bn downloads worldwide

German games sector hits €3.73bn in revenue

Appcharge: US web store purchases are 3x higher on average than payment links

Scopely’s Monopoly Go fastest mobile game to hit $6 billion

Games industry M&A hit a record $161bn in 2025

AppsFlyer surpasses $500m in ARR as firm reportedly nears sale

Block Blast reaches 70m daily active users and 300m monthly active users worldwide

Mattel163 surpasses 550m players worldwide across its digital games portfolio

UK games spending hits £5.4bn in 2025 as mobile powers strongest growth since 2020

Sonic Rumble jogs to $772,000 in two months

Eggy Party cracks $750m in mobile player spending

Asia dominates 2025’s biggest mobile releases as top 10 new games make $2.2bn

The global games market is forecast to reach $197bn in 2025

Ludus: Merge Arena surpasses 8 million installs

Where Winds Meet hits 15 million players within one month of release

Kingshot catapults past $500m with nine months of consecutive growth

Asia and MENA games revenue set to hit $88.97bn in 2025

The 2025 mobile game UA landscape: Inside XMP & Insightrackr’s newest report

Apple and Google continue to lead in mobile game ads, but AppLovin wins over select genres

Pikmin Bloom hits $100m after four years as 2025 becomes its best year yet

Google Play in-app purchases fall 29% in RPGs and 50% in casino games

Valorant Mobile is China’s most successful mobile launch of 2025 with 50m MAUs

Infinity Nikki’s version 2.0 update arrives as title hits $70m on mobile ahead of its first anniversary

Royal Kingdom surpasses $300m in first year, beating Royal Match

Fire Emblem Shadows makes just $353,000 in two months

Xsolla releases The Xsolla Report: State of Play Q3 2025 Edition, Vol. 8

Modern Times Group net sales double to $315.5m in Q3 2025

Sonic Rumble earns just $228,000 in first 10 days, with "a future major update" in the works

Top 50 mobile games could all face higher 20% fee under Epic and Google's Play Store plans