Date
Type
Companies Involved
Key Datapoint

Monster Hunter Now climbs to $150 million in time for six month anniversary

Capcom
Niantic

Monster Hunter Now climbs to $150 million in time for six month anniversary

Hypercasual powerhouse Supersonic verges on five billion downloads in its first four years

Supersonic Studios

4.98 billion installs

Hypercasual powerhouse Supersonic verges on five billion downloads in its first four years

ATT continues taking a toll: The cheapest CPI on Apple still costs more than the priciest on Android

Liftoff

ATT continues taking a toll: The cheapest CPI on Apple still costs more than the priciest on Android

Honkai: Star Rail’s monthly revenue doubles while Genshin Impact slips back

HoYoverse

Honkai: Star Rail’s monthly revenue doubles while Genshin Impact slips back

India on track to become a leading gaming hub as esports players hit 2.5m in 2024

India on track to become a leading gaming hub as esports players hit 2.5m in 2024

Eggy Party helps drive NetEase games revenue up 9.4% to $11.5 billion in 2023

NetEase

$11.5 billion revenue in 2023

Eggy Party helps drive NetEase games revenue up 9.4% to $11.5 billion in 2023

NetEase’s Eggy Party reaches 500 million players in under two years

NetEase

500 million players

NetEase’s Eggy Party reaches 500 million players in under two years

Brazil's games industry increases number of studios and staff in spite of layoffs trend

Brazil's games industry increases number of studios and staff in spite of layoffs trend

Gaming M&As down 43% year-on-year while deal value falls 69%

Quantum Tech Partners

Deal value down 69%

Gaming M&As down 43% year-on-year while deal value falls 69%

Ludo King surpasses 1 billion Play Store downloads in meteoric moment for Indian games industry

Gametion

1 billion Play Store downloads

Ludo King surpasses 1 billion Play Store downloads in meteoric moment for Indian games industry

What game marketers need to know about driving user acquisition through ad campaigns

Liftoff

2024 App Marketer Survey

What game marketers need to know about driving user acquisition through ad campaigns

Thunderful lost $59 million in 2023 after Q4 profit fell 574%

Thunderful

$59 million net loss

Thunderful lost $59 million in 2023 after Q4 profit fell 574%

More games are making millions as player spending on 2023 releases soars

data.ai

New game spend up $7 million

More games are making millions as player spending on 2023 releases soars

Venture capital funding set to remain subdued through 2024

Venture capital funding set to remain subdued through 2024

ATT consent reached 39% in 2023 as racing games turbo-charged installs

Adjust
AppLovin

6% revenue increase

ATT consent reached 39% in 2023 as racing games turbo-charged installs

Mobile game downloads fell for the first time ever in 2023 to 88 billion

data.ai

88 billion downloads

Mobile game downloads fell for the first time ever in 2023 to 88 billion

Com2Us escaped the red in 2023 despite

Com2uS

Com2Us escaped the red in 2023 despite "negative seasonality"

Nitro Games sees record Q4 revenue but the year’s net results remain red

Nitro Games

€8.84 million

Nitro Games sees record Q4 revenue but the year’s net results remain red

Reverse: 1999 surpasses $50 million with increasingly monetised Japanese audience

Bluepoch

Reverse: 1999 surpasses $50 million with increasingly monetised Japanese audience

Embracer sees record $1.2 billion in Q3 earnings after axing 1,400 staff

Embracer Group

Embracer sees record $1.2 billion in Q3 earnings after axing 1,400 staff

Ubisoft

€1.49 billion net bookings

Only 7% of Ubisoft’s net bookings are from mobile, down 28% YoY

Genshin Impact is top for gacha earnings while Honkai: Star Rail slides

HoYoverse
Delightworks
Shift Up

Genshin Impact is top for gacha earnings while Honkai: Star Rail slides

Mobile revenue exceeds Take-Two’s expectations, making over $2 billion in nine months

Zynga
Take-Two Interactive

Mobile revenue exceeds Take-Two’s expectations, making over $2 billion in nine months

Japan generates 50% of worldwide geolocation game spending

Square Enix
Niantic
Sensor Tower

Japan generates 50% of worldwide geolocation game spending

Xsolla releases a new winter 2024 edition of the State Of Play report

Xsolla

Key Trends 2024

Xsolla releases a new winter 2024 edition of the State Of Play report

Krafton earned record-breaking $1.4 billion in 2023 with 66% from mobile

Krafton

Krafton earned record-breaking $1.4 billion in 2023 with 66% from mobile

SocialPeta

Marketing Trends

New SocialPeta 2023 white paper highlights growth and emerging markets

Roblox rises with $2.8 billion in revenue and 68 million DAUs in 2023

Roblox

Roblox rises with $2.8 billion in revenue and 68 million DAUs in 2023

Netmarble net loss down 65% in 2023

Netmarble

65% profit fall

Netmarble net loss down 65% in 2023

MENA-3 games market grows 7.8% to $1.92 billion in 2023

MENA-3 games market grows 7.8% to $1.92 billion in 2023

DeNA pulls back from China as game profits fall 95%, but there’s optimism for Q4

DeNA

95% profit fall

DeNA pulls back from China as game profits fall 95%, but there’s optimism for Q4

Nintendo’s mobile and IP sales are up 93.4%

Nintendo

$9.38 billion in sales

Nintendo’s mobile and IP sales are up 93.4%

65% of game studios are working on live service games

65% of game studios are working on live service games

Match Factory! surpasses $20M… With 99% coming from iOS

Peak Games

Match Factory! surpasses $20M… With 99% coming from iOS

Which games were played the most in 2023?

Gamelight

Which games were played the most in 2023?

A huge 72% of 2023 game revenues came from mobile

Xsolla

72% of revenue from mobile

A huge 72% of 2023 game revenues came from mobile

What's going on with Brawl Stars? Supercell's 2018 game is having a major payday

Supercell

$2m daily earnings

What's going on with Brawl Stars? Supercell's 2018 game is having a major payday

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal drives record $86 billion in games industry deals in 2023

Drake Star Partners

Games industry deals hit $86bn

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal drives record $86 billion in games industry deals in 2023

Lean year ahead for gaming companies despite positive industry outlook

Newzoo

Lean year ahead for gaming companies despite positive industry outlook

MAG Interactive’s Q1 EBITDA up 671,033%

MAG Interactive

671,033% EBITDA increase

MAG Interactive’s Q1 EBITDA up 671,033%

Pokémon Masters surpasses $300 million in lifetime player spending

DeNA
The Pokemon Company

Pokémon Masters surpasses $300 million in lifetime player spending

Whiteout Survival surpasses $400 million in 11 months

Century Games

Whiteout Survival surpasses $400 million in 11 months

Gamelight

Gamelight bags 12% of all match-3 game ad spend worldwide

2023 saw revenue soar amidst declining downloads with big name games setting the pace

2023 saw revenue soar amidst declining downloads with big name games setting the pace

Monopoly GO! and Roblox impress in the latest mobile games results and trends report

Monopoly GO! and Roblox impress in the latest mobile games results and trends report

Hypercasual is on the slide but new titles are poised to fight back

Hypercasual is on the slide but new titles are poised to fight back

data.ai

257 billion app installs

2023 saw record highs in time spent on mobile and almost half a million app installs every minute

RPGs dominate consumer spending, generating 30% of all 2023 mobile game revenue

data.ai

RPGs generated $24.5 billion

RPGs dominate consumer spending, generating 30% of all 2023 mobile game revenue

China and US accounted for more than 50% of the $107 billion spent on mobile games in 2023

data.ai

China and US accounted for more than 50% of the $107 billion spent on mobile games in 2023

Monopoly GO! topped 2023 download AND revenue charts in the US

King
Scopely
Roblox
Sensor Tower

Monopoly GO! topped 2023 download AND revenue charts in the US