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AppMagic
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Max Samorukov
CEO
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Market Growth
Casual games market grows 3.6% amid a surge in strategy titles
Casino games saw an 8% rise in downloads but a 15% drop in revenue
Summer Special
Albums, battle passes and milestones: Mobile’s top event types to introduce this summer
AppMagic analyses the three summer event formats that can fit "seamlessly" into almost any live ops schedule
Consequential Comeback
Fortnite returns, what now for the mobile market?
Fortnite's return to the US App Store has far-reaching consequences
Royal Revenue
Royal Match earned 51% of all match-3 IAP revenue in 2024 as casual genre made $15.2 billion
Meanwhile, Monopoly Go earned 55% of casual casino’s earnings
Casual Games Report
Match-3 downloads are down 23% but Royal Match revenue coins it in
Newcomer Truck Star is the most profitable casual release of H1 2024, generating over $1.2 million in August alone
Growth Story
The US spearheads mobile games sector back to growth as Asia markets stumble
A deep dive into the data of the industry's long-awaited upswing
Podcast | Episode 23
Market intelligence challenges, and performers strike against AI | Week in Mobile Games podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode 23...
Data Intel
The future of mobile market intelligence
A look at the state of the data sector and why visibility is set to be a key challenge for generating accurate estimates
App Intelligence Magic
AppMagic’s CEO on raising $3m, market intelligence price wars, and ad revenue estimates
PocketGamer.biz speaks to Max Samorukov about the state of market intelligence and its plans for the future
Funding Round
Mobile market intelligence platform AppMagic raises $3 million
Firm aims to develop new platform features and expand global sales force in key markets
Top Charts
June 2024 mobile game charts: Dungeon & Fighter Mobile hits No. 1, and Supercell rises to No. 2
Our monthly look at the global mobile game rankings across the App Store and Google Play
Market Insight
Case study: How Supercent’s games made it to the top in a stagnating hypercasual market
A closer look at Supercent’s games reveals some best practices to gain a competitive edge in today's challenging market
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Hot Five: New VC funds for mobile, Turkish investments, and Baby Shark makes a splash in Brawl Stars
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Merge And Match
Merge-2 revenue surges 10% while Match-3 flops by 11%
AppMagic data shows the highs and lows of February 2024, from revenue to downloads to winning events
Revenue Rumble
Warcraft Rumble scores nearly $14 million in first two weeks
Blizzard's latest mobile title averaging $1 million per day following global release
Hypercasual Report
3.5 billion hypercasual games installed in 2023's third quarter
The figure represents an 8% quarter on quarter decrease
Niko Partners Report
Five biggest mobile genres of 2022 in MENA and Asian markets revealed: RPG leads the pack
The RPG genre generated 50% more revenue than strategy, MOBA, puzzle, and battle royale games combined
Milestone
Pokémon Go reaches $4.5 billion in lifetime revenue
The popular Pokémon Go title reaches milestones in revenue and downloads
Hypercasual Downloads
Merge Master - Dinosaur Fusion was the most downloaded hypercasual game in Q1 2022
Homa Games latest title scores big in India according to AppMagic
Kill Your Darlings
How To Evaluate Mobile Game Ideas
How can developers evaluate the potential of new game concepts, before committing time and resources to them? AppMagic explains
Masterclass
AppMagic’s Max Samorukov shares insight on what to expect from upcoming PocketGamer.biz MasterClass: Understanding the Market Through External Data and Tools
“Many developers don’t do any market research before development begins, as a result you end up with a graveyard full of quality games, which were doomed from the beginning”
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: AppMagic CEO Max Samorukov on building a product strategy from market research
"What games make up the majority of these downloads in this genre?"