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Key Datapoint

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

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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

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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 Co.,Ltd.

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 Co.,Ltd.
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

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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

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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

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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

Video games dethroned as the UK’s top entertainment sector

£4.74 billion UK games sales

Video games dethroned as the UK’s top entertainment sector

East Asia gaming markets target $30.8 billion mark by 2027

East Asia gaming markets target $30.8 billion mark by 2027

U.S. consumer tech market eyes 2.8% growth, crossing the $512 billion mark in 2024

U.S. consumer tech market eyes 2.8% growth, crossing the $512 billion mark in 2024

Most social media game ads fail to meet loot box labeling standards

Most social media game ads fail to meet loot box labeling standards

Genshin Impact, Fate/Grand Order, Goddess of Victory: Nikke… How would the big gachas fare with a China ban?

Nintendo
HoYoverse
Shift Up
Bluepoch

Genshin Impact, Fate/Grand Order, Goddess of Victory: Nikke… How would the big gachas fare with a China ban?

Royal Match and League of Legends: Wild Rift among 19 games to cross $1 billion in revenue in 2023

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19 games reach $1 billion

Royal Match and League of Legends: Wild Rift among 19 games to cross $1 billion in revenue in 2023

New Zealand games industry revenue surges past $270 million in 2023

New Zealand 2023 sales $270.9m

New Zealand games industry revenue surges past $270 million in 2023

Australian game revenue soars to $345.5 million in 2023

Interactive Games & Entertainment Association Ltd (IGEA)

Australian game revenue $345m

Australian game revenue soars to $345.5 million in 2023

China's gaming industry bounces back with over $42.6 billion in domestic revenue

China hits $42.6 billion

China's gaming industry bounces back with over $42.6 billion in domestic revenue

India leads the charge while pricing concerns hinder Asian uptake in new monetisation report

Niko Partners

India leads the charge while pricing concerns hinder Asian uptake in new monetisation report