Date
Type
Companies Involved
Key Datapoint

Loom Games’ Pixel Flow makes almost $200m in player spending during first year

Loom Games

$198.4 million

Loom Games’ Pixel Flow makes almost $200m in player spending during first year

Love and Deepspace hits record low with 68% spending decline after Valko controversy

Aug 20, 2026

Chart

Infold Games

68% monthly decline

Love and Deepspace hits record low with 68% spending decline after Valko controversy

Aug 19, 2026

Report

Bain & Company

$17 billion

Report: No gaming experience appeals to more than 26% of players globally

Aug 19, 2026

Report

Bain & Company

$17 billion

Report: No gaming experience appeals to more than 26% of players globally

Clash Royale research finds 85% of rage quitters enjoy gaming more after returning

Aug 19, 2026

Report

Supercell

Clash Royale research finds 85% of rage quitters enjoy gaming more after returning

Global mobile IAP revenue reached $43.6bn, up 5.3% year-on-year

Aug 17, 2026

Report

Sensor Tower

Global mobile IAP revenue reached $43.6bn, up 5.3% year-on-year

Digimon Up player spending hits $10m in one month with hybrid monetisation model

Aug 17, 2026

Milestone

Bandai Namco

$10 million in first month

Digimon Up player spending hits $10m in one month with hybrid monetisation model

Aug 13, 2026

Chart

Electronic Arts
Miniclip
Playrix
Tencent
First Touch Games
Cygames
Scopely
CyberAgent
NetEase
HoYoverse
Roblox
Voodoo
Azur Games
Krafton
Shift Up
Century Games
Grand Games
Microfun
Hungry Studio
Learnings
Flow Games

July 2026 game charts

July 2026 mobile game charts: Pokémon Go on the move, HoYoverse’s comeback, and record results for Gossip Harbor

Gamescom dev survey puts AI and smaller teams at centre of industry change

Aug 13, 2026

Report

Gamescom

47% say AI to have big impact

Gamescom dev survey puts AI and smaller teams at centre of industry change

Pokémon Go revenue rockets to a four-year high of $141.5m during anniversary month

Aug 11, 2026

Milestone

Scopely
Niantic

$141.5 million

Pokémon Go revenue rockets to a four-year high of $141.5m during anniversary month

Marmalade Game Studio records $17.1m in revenue as EBITDA more than doubles

Aug 11, 2026

Report

Marmalade Game Studio

$17.1 million

Marmalade Game Studio records $17.1m in revenue as EBITDA more than doubles

Bandai Namco sees record Q1 while Digimon achieves highest profit ever

Aug 10, 2026

Report

Bandai Namco

$2.1 billion

Bandai Namco sees record Q1 while Digimon achieves highest profit ever

Mobile games make $6.6bn in July as Honor of Kings leads player spending

Aug 10, 2026

Report

Sensor Tower

$6.6 billion

Mobile games make $6.6bn in July as Honor of Kings leads player spending

Netmarble makes $505.1m in Q2 2026 with The Seven Deadly Sins success

Aug 6, 2026

Report

Netmarble

$505.1 million

Netmarble makes $505.1m in Q2 2026 with The Seven Deadly Sins success

Roblox revenue rises 36% Y/Y, but young North Americans see falling per-hour monetisation

Aug 3, 2026

Report

Roblox

$1.5 billion

Roblox revenue rises 36% Y/Y, but young North Americans see falling per-hour monetisation

Digimon Up makes $7.9m in player spending during first two weeks

Aug 3, 2026

Milestone

Bandai Namco

$7.9 million

Digimon Up makes $7.9m in player spending during first two weeks

Krafton achieves record Q2 results with revenue up 95% Y/Y

Jul 30, 2026

Report

Krafton

$899.5 million

Krafton achieves record Q2 results with revenue up 95% Y/Y

Mobile IAP revenue dipped 2% while ad spend climbed in H1 2026

Jul 30, 2026

Report

Sensor Tower

$40 billion

Mobile IAP revenue dipped 2% while ad spend climbed in H1 2026

Jul 29, 2026

Chart

Electronic Arts
Konami
Epic Games
Miniclip
Supercell
Tencent
Scopely
The Pokemon Company
HoYoverse
Lilith Games
Warner Bros.
Voodoo
Azur Games
Dream Games
Fifa
Century Games
Kuro Games
Hypergryph
Learnings

June 2026 game charts

June 2026 mobile game charts: World Cup events thrive, eFootball scores, and Meowdoku sweeps global installs

Jul 28, 2026

Report

Stillfront Group

$135.8 million

Stillfront’s "key franchises" see second consecutive quarter of double-digit organic growth

Arknights: Endfield surpasses $125m in six months on mobile

Jul 28, 2026

Anniversary

Gryphline

$126.7 million

Arknights: Endfield surpasses $125m in six months on mobile

Ubisoft’s mobile net bookings share almost doubles with Invincible: Guarding the Globe’s success

Jul 27, 2026

Report

Ubisoft

$291 million

Ubisoft’s mobile net bookings share almost doubles with Invincible: Guarding the Globe’s success

Puzzle accounts for 44% of casual mobile earnings in H1 2026

Jul 27, 2026

Report

King
Good Job Games
Dream Games
AppMagic
Century Games
Microfun

$4.9 billion net

Puzzle accounts for 44% of casual mobile earnings in H1 2026

Ludus: Merge Arena surpasses $50m in net revenue after two years

Jul 24, 2026

Milestone

Top App Games

$50 million

Ludus: Merge Arena surpasses $50m in net revenue after two years

Games for Change publishes white paper on family gaming and wellbeing

Jul 23, 2026

Report

Games for Change

Games for Change publishes white paper on family gaming and wellbeing

Lilith Games’ Clash of Critters makes $16m in two months

Jul 23, 2026

Milestone

Lilith Games

$16 million in two months

Lilith Games’ Clash of Critters makes $16m in two months

Dragon Quest Smash/Grow surpasses $34m in three months

Jul 23, 2026

Milestone

Square Enix

$34.4m in three months

Dragon Quest Smash/Grow surpasses $34m in three months

Pokémon Champions makes $7.2m in first month on mobile

Jul 22, 2026

Milestone

The Pokemon Company

$7.2 million in one month

Pokémon Champions makes $7.2m in first month on mobile

Pokémon Sleep surpasses $230m in three years

Jul 20, 2026

Anniversary

The Pokemon Company

$234.9 million

Pokémon Sleep surpasses $230m in three years

H1 2026 genre analysis: strategy stumbles, RPGs fall, and puzzle revenue ramps up

Jul 16, 2026

Report

Nexon
Playrix
Tencent
Peak Games
King
The Pokemon Company
Mixi
HoYoverse
Roblox
Dream Games
AppMagic
Century Games
First Fun
Microfun

$40 billion

H1 2026 genre analysis: strategy stumbles, RPGs fall, and puzzle revenue ramps up

Gaming financings surpass $2.5bn in strongest quarter of the past 12 months

Jul 16, 2026

Report

Drake Star Partners

Gaming financings surpass $2.5bn in strongest quarter of the past 12 months

Pokémon Go revenue skyrockets towards a record high during Go Fest 2026: Global

Jul 15, 2026

Milestone

Scopely

$15.1 million in one day

Pokémon Go revenue skyrockets towards a record high during Go Fest 2026: Global

Most UK games industry workers are proud of the sector, but only 38% would recommend it as a place to work

Jul 15, 2026

Report

UKIE

Most UK games industry workers are proud of the sector, but only 38% would recommend it as a place to work

Royal Kingdom surpasses $750m with 42% of all revenue made in H1 2026

Jul 14, 2026

Milestone

Dream Games

$750 million

Royal Kingdom surpasses $750m with 42% of all revenue made in H1 2026

Zenless Zone Zero hits over $600m on mobile in two years - but it's just 17% of Genshin Impact

Jul 13, 2026

Anniversary

HoYoverse

$603.9 million

Zenless Zone Zero hits over $600m on mobile in two years - but it's just 17% of Genshin Impact

India's mobile games market set to reach $2.4bn by 2029

Jul 9, 2026

Report

AppsFlyer
Mixi
Sensor Tower

$2.4 billion forecast

India's mobile games market set to reach $2.4bn by 2029

Vietnam's mobile games market hits 121m downloads and $23m in revenue during May 2026

Jul 10, 2026

Report

121m downloads

Vietnam's mobile games market hits 121m downloads and $23m in revenue during May 2026

Games industry M&A reaches $2.3bn in Q2 2026

Jul 9, 2026

Report

Aream & Co

$2.3bn M&A in Q2

Games industry M&A reaches $2.3bn in Q2 2026

Jul 8, 2026

Report

Steel Media Ltd

Why the Nordics, why now?

The key numbers on China's booming Mini-Games market

Jul 7, 2026

Report

Tencent

$7.65bn

The key numbers on China's booming Mini-Games market

Jul 6, 2026

Anniversary

Scopely
Niantic

$9 billion

Pokémon Go celebrates 10th anniversary with over $9bn in revenue

SuperCity reaches $100m revenue as it celebrates 15 years

Jul 2, 2026

Milestone

Playkot

$100 million in 15 years

SuperCity reaches $100m revenue as it celebrates 15 years

Pikmin Bloom skyrockets to record revenue as Taiwanese spending surges 902%

Jul 1, 2026

Milestone

Scopely

902% revenue surge

Pikmin Bloom skyrockets to record revenue as Taiwanese spending surges 902%

Umamusume: Pretty Derby races to $100m on mobile in one year overseas

Jun 29, 2026

Anniversary

Cygames

$105.7 million

Umamusume: Pretty Derby races to $100m on mobile in one year overseas

Jun 24, 2026

Chart

China's top mobile games

Beyond Tencent and NetEase: How China's genre specialists took on the global charts

Pokémon Champions makes $3.5m in first week on mobile

Jun 25, 2026

Milestone

The Pokemon Company

$3.5 million in one week

Pokémon Champions makes $3.5m in first week on mobile

Jun 24, 2026

Report

Poki

Report: 53% plan to port mobile games to browser in next 12 months

Data

Sensor Tower reveals the hidden impact of D2C revenue in mobile games

Africa and Middle East games market forecast to reach $8.5bn as African gamer base hits 406m

Hololive Dreams dances up the charts with $57.2m in first month

Loom Games’ Pixel Flow makes almost $200m in player spending during first year

Love and Deepspace hits record low with 68% spending decline after Valko controversy

Report: No gaming experience appeals to more than 26% of players globally

Report: No gaming experience appeals to more than 26% of players globally

Clash Royale research finds 85% of rage quitters enjoy gaming more after returning

Global mobile IAP revenue reached $43.6bn, up 5.3% year-on-year

Digimon Up player spending hits $10m in one month with hybrid monetisation model

July 2026 mobile game charts: Pokémon Go on the move, HoYoverse’s comeback, and record results for Gossip Harbor

Gamescom dev survey puts AI and smaller teams at centre of industry change

Pokémon Go revenue rockets to a four-year high of $141.5m during anniversary month

Marmalade Game Studio records $17.1m in revenue as EBITDA more than doubles

Bandai Namco sees record Q1 while Digimon achieves highest profit ever

Mobile games make $6.6bn in July as Honor of Kings leads player spending

Netmarble makes $505.1m in Q2 2026 with The Seven Deadly Sins success

Roblox revenue rises 36% Y/Y, but young North Americans see falling per-hour monetisation

Digimon Up makes $7.9m in player spending during first two weeks

Krafton achieves record Q2 results with revenue up 95% Y/Y

Mobile IAP revenue dipped 2% while ad spend climbed in H1 2026

June 2026 mobile game charts: World Cup events thrive, eFootball scores, and Meowdoku sweeps global installs

Stillfront’s "key franchises" see second consecutive quarter of double-digit organic growth

Arknights: Endfield surpasses $125m in six months on mobile

Ubisoft’s mobile net bookings share almost doubles with Invincible: Guarding the Globe’s success

Puzzle accounts for 44% of casual mobile earnings in H1 2026

Ludus: Merge Arena surpasses $50m in net revenue after two years

Games for Change publishes white paper on family gaming and wellbeing

Lilith Games’ Clash of Critters makes $16m in two months

Dragon Quest Smash/Grow surpasses $34m in three months

Pokémon Champions makes $7.2m in first month on mobile

Pokémon Sleep surpasses $230m in three years

H1 2026 genre analysis: strategy stumbles, RPGs fall, and puzzle revenue ramps up

Gaming financings surpass $2.5bn in strongest quarter of the past 12 months

Pokémon Go revenue skyrockets towards a record high during Go Fest 2026: Global

Most UK games industry workers are proud of the sector, but only 38% would recommend it as a place to work

Royal Kingdom surpasses $750m with 42% of all revenue made in H1 2026

Zenless Zone Zero hits over $600m on mobile in two years - but it's just 17% of Genshin Impact

India's mobile games market set to reach $2.4bn by 2029

Vietnam's mobile games market hits 121m downloads and $23m in revenue during May 2026

Games industry M&A reaches $2.3bn in Q2 2026

Why the Nordics, why now?

The key numbers on China's booming Mini-Games market

Pokémon Go celebrates 10th anniversary with over $9bn in revenue

SuperCity reaches $100m revenue as it celebrates 15 years

Pikmin Bloom skyrockets to record revenue as Taiwanese spending surges 902%

Umamusume: Pretty Derby races to $100m on mobile in one year overseas

Beyond Tencent and NetEase: How China's genre specialists took on the global charts

Pokémon Champions makes $3.5m in first week on mobile

Report: 53% plan to port mobile games to browser in next 12 months