Date
Type
Companies Involved
Key Datapoint

Newzoo

No "single model" for growth, says Newzoo

Japan generates $10bn in mobile game revenue despite declining downloads

Sep 22, 2026

Report

Sensor Tower

$10 billion

Japan generates $10bn in mobile game revenue despite declining downloads

Lilith Games finds a new hit as Clash of Critters makes $45.6m in four months

Sep 21, 2026

Milestone

Lilith Games

$45.6 million in four months

Lilith Games finds a new hit as Clash of Critters makes $45.6m in four months

Cyprus ranks third globally for mobile game downloads

Sep 16, 2026

Report

Cyprus ranks third globally for mobile game downloads

Sep 14, 2026

Report

Anybrain

51% of game developers report player and revenue losses from cheating

Monster Hunter Now makes $336.9m in three years on mobile

Sep 14, 2026

Anniversary

Scopely

$336.9 million

Monster Hunter Now makes $336.9m in three years on mobile

Sep 14, 2026

Report

Values Value

35% chose AI over hiring

Report: 35% of game founders have decided against hiring because AI can do the work

August 2026 mobile game charts: Fate/Grand Order’s big anniversary, Valorant Mobile's rise and Brawl Stars’ worst month of the year

Sep 9, 2026

Report

Konami
Hungry Game
DeNA
Epic Games
Supercell
Tencent
SYBO Games
Scopely
NetEase
Garena
Roblox
Voodoo
Azur Games
Dream Games
Krafton
Aniplex
Level infinite
Grand Games
Microfun
Flow Games

August 2026 game charts

August 2026 mobile game charts: Fate/Grand Order’s big anniversary, Valorant Mobile's rise and Brawl Stars’ worst month of the year

Pokémon Go is the world's top grossing mobile game in first week of September

Sep 8, 2026

Chart

Scopely

$44.2 million

Pokémon Go is the world's top grossing mobile game in first week of September

Delta Force surpasses $10m in daily player spending for the first time

Sep 7, 2026

Milestone

Tencent

$10 million in daily revenue

Delta Force surpasses $10m in daily player spending for the first time

Only 2,500 of 190,000 mobile games released in 2025 surpassed 500,000 downloads

Aug 26, 2026

Report

Moloco

Only 2,500 of 190,000 mobile games released in 2025 surpassed 500,000 downloads

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

Aug 25, 2026

Chart

Sensor Tower

D2C revenue 30%+

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

Aug 25, 2026

Report

Newzoo
Carry1st

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

Aug 24, 2026

Milestone

CyberAgent

$57.2 million in first month

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

Aug 24, 2026

Anniversary

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

Data

Fire Emblem Shadows makes $892,000 in first year, just 0.3% of Heroes’ initial success

My.Games’ Hunting Rivals surpasses $3m revenue and 3m installs

Mobile games generate $6.6bn in August as Honor of Kings leads player spending

No "single model" for growth, says Newzoo

Japan generates $10bn in mobile game revenue despite declining downloads

Lilith Games finds a new hit as Clash of Critters makes $45.6m in four months

Cyprus ranks third globally for mobile game downloads

51% of game developers report player and revenue losses from cheating

Monster Hunter Now makes $336.9m in three years on mobile

Report: 35% of game founders have decided against hiring because AI can do the work

August 2026 mobile game charts: Fate/Grand Order’s big anniversary, Valorant Mobile's rise and Brawl Stars’ worst month of the year

Pokémon Go is the world's top grossing mobile game in first week of September

Delta Force surpasses $10m in daily player spending for the first time

Only 2,500 of 190,000 mobile games released in 2025 surpassed 500,000 downloads

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