Date
Type
Companies Involved
Key Datapoint

Games industry M&A hits $7.7bn in Q1 2026 led by Savvy Games Group

Aream & Co

$7.7 billion

Games industry M&A hits $7.7bn in Q1 2026 led by Savvy Games Group

Direct-to-consumer sales hit record levels again in Q4

Apr 6, 2026

Other

G5 Entertainment
Zynga
Playtika
Huuuge Games
Stillfront Group
Take-Two Interactive
Modern Times Group (MTG)
Ten Square Games
SciPlay

D2C Q4 revenue

Direct-to-consumer sales hit record levels again in Q4

PlayDucky rolls out volcano and lava pool maps in new Melon Sandbox update

Apr 3, 2026

Milestone

Playducky

10m MAUs

PlayDucky rolls out volcano and lava pool maps in new Melon Sandbox update

Sonic Rumble rebranded to Sonic Rumble Party as it adds new features and removes game modes

Apr 2, 2026

Other

Sega
Rovio

$1.6 million

Sonic Rumble rebranded to Sonic Rumble Party as it adds new features and removes game modes

Apr 2, 2026

Other

Sega
Rovio

Sonic Rumble rebranded to Sonic Rumble Party as it adds new features and removes game modes

February 2026 mobile game charts: Have the top risers over the past few years all peaked?

Mar 30, 2026

Report

Tencent
Scopely
Dream Games
Century Games
First Fun
Microfun
Chess.com
Loom Games

February Charts

February 2026 mobile game charts: Have the top risers over the past few years all peaked?

Fire Emblem Shadows earns just $578,000 in first six months, less than 1% of Fire Emblem Heroes

Mar 30, 2026

Anniversary

Nintendo
Intelligent Systems
DeNA

$578,000

Fire Emblem Shadows earns just $578,000 in first six months, less than 1% of Fire Emblem Heroes

Fortnite lands 5.7m downloads on Google Play after comeback, but chart rankings are mixed

Mar 30, 2026

Other

Epic Games

5.7 million downloads

Fortnite lands 5.7m downloads on Google Play after comeback, but chart rankings are mixed

Australia’s game development industry generated $425m in revenue during FY25

Mar 24, 2026

Report

Interactive Games & Entertainment Association Ltd (IGEA)

$425 million

Australia’s game development industry generated $425m in revenue during FY25

Devsisters outlines multi-game expansion for CookieRun as franchise surpasses $1 billion

Mar 23, 2026

Milestone

Devsisters

$1 billion revenue

Devsisters outlines multi-game expansion for CookieRun as franchise surpasses $1 billion

King’s Farm Heroes Saga officially hits $2 billion

Mar 19, 2026

Milestone

King

$2 billion

King’s Farm Heroes Saga officially hits $2 billion

Kingshot’s first year: $800m, 11 months of growth, but backlash from whales

Mar 11, 2026

Anniversary

Century Games

$811.9 million

Kingshot’s first year: $800m, 11 months of growth, but backlash from whales

Around 70% of UK adults are gaming with increasing focus on social connections

Mar 11, 2026

Report

Dentsu

Around 70% of UK adults are gaming with increasing focus on social connections

Scopely celebrates 15 years with more than $15bn in lifetime revenue

Mar 10, 2026

Anniversary

Scopely

$15 billion

Scopely celebrates 15 years with more than $15bn in lifetime revenue

Rainbow Six Mobile snaps up $1.6m in first 14 days

Mar 10, 2026

Milestone

Ubisoft

$1.6 million in two weeks

Rainbow Six Mobile snaps up $1.6m in first 14 days

Clash Royale celebrates 10 years and $4.9bn in player spending after resurgence

Mar 9, 2026

Anniversary

Supercell

$4.9 billion in 10 years

Clash Royale celebrates 10 years and $4.9bn in player spending after resurgence

Mobile accounts for 55% of total games revenue in 2025 as studios shift towards retention

Mar 10, 2026

Report

Adjust

Mobile accounts for 55% of total games revenue in 2025 as studios shift towards retention

Pokémon TCG Pocket hits six-month high as franchise turns 30 years old

Mar 5, 2026

Other

DeNA
The Pokemon Company

$4.7 million daily spend

Pokémon TCG Pocket hits six-month high as franchise turns 30 years old

Pokémon Day 2026: Legendaries, legacies and the latest opportunities for a $10.7bn mobile portfolio

Mar 2, 2026

Anniversary

DeNA
Tencent
Scopely
The Pokemon Company

$10.7 billion

Pokémon Day 2026: Legendaries, legacies and the latest opportunities for a $10.7bn mobile portfolio

Feb 27, 2026

Report

Sensor Tower

State of Gaming 2026

Over 95,000 mobile games were downloaded every minute in 2025

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

Feb 23, 2026

Milestone

Hypergryph

$46 million in first month

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

Feb 18, 2026

Report

Unity

$401.5m net loss

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

Feb 18, 2026

Report

Adjust

App installs climb 10%

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

Matthew Ball's State of Video Gaming in 2026:

Feb 17, 2026

Report

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

Data

AFK Arena celebrates seventh anniversary and over $1.5bn in lifetime earnings

March 2026 mobile game charts: Brawl Stars revenue rises nearly 50%

The Division Resurgence makes $717,000 in first seven days

Games industry M&A hits $7.7bn in Q1 2026 led by Savvy Games Group

Direct-to-consumer sales hit record levels again in Q4

PlayDucky rolls out volcano and lava pool maps in new Melon Sandbox update

Sonic Rumble rebranded to Sonic Rumble Party as it adds new features and removes game modes

Sonic Rumble rebranded to Sonic Rumble Party as it adds new features and removes game modes

February 2026 mobile game charts: Have the top risers over the past few years all peaked?

Fire Emblem Shadows earns just $578,000 in first six months, less than 1% of Fire Emblem Heroes

Fortnite lands 5.7m downloads on Google Play after comeback, but chart rankings are mixed

Australia’s game development industry generated $425m in revenue during FY25

Devsisters outlines multi-game expansion for CookieRun as franchise surpasses $1 billion

King’s Farm Heroes Saga officially hits $2 billion

Kingshot’s first year: $800m, 11 months of growth, but backlash from whales

Around 70% of UK adults are gaming with increasing focus on social connections

Scopely celebrates 15 years with more than $15bn in lifetime revenue

Rainbow Six Mobile snaps up $1.6m in first 14 days

Clash Royale celebrates 10 years and $4.9bn in player spending after resurgence

Mobile accounts for 55% of total games revenue in 2025 as studios shift towards retention

Pokémon TCG Pocket hits six-month high as franchise turns 30 years old

Pokémon Day 2026: Legendaries, legacies and the latest opportunities for a $10.7bn mobile portfolio

Over 95,000 mobile games were downloaded every minute in 2025

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