FreePlay surpasses 2bn lifetime installs after expanding into hybridcasual

Portfolio Prowess

FreePlay surpasses 2bn lifetime installs after expanding into hybridcasual

The developer and publisher’s games are available in more than 175 countries, with standouts including Count Masters, Twerk Race 3D and Zombie Apocalypse

Fallout Shelter surpasses 230m downloads

10th Anniversary

Fallout Shelter surpasses 230m downloads

The news comes as the title turns ten years old

Fable Town overhaul sparks growth to $5m revenue

Fable Town overhaul sparks growth to $5m revenue

Marketing spend in the title has doubled this year as it scales to over two million downloads

Why are the world's top games publishers making solitaire games and has Playtika already won?

Solitaire's Secret Sauce

Why are the world's top games publishers making solitaire games and has Playtika already won?

As solitaire installs rise for seven consecutive years to a record-breaking 347m, we ask game design consultant Jakub Remiar for further insight

Fortnite lands 2.8m new installs on App Store in US

Download Deluge

Fortnite lands 2.8m new installs on App Store in US

Epic Games’ flagship remains the country’s most-downloaded mobile game for 19 days running, but has been beaten by ChatGPT for most-downloaded app

Dunk City Dynasty achieves 1m downloads in first five days

Million Milestone

Dunk City Dynasty achieves 1m downloads in first five days

This latest NetEase Games title has topped App Store charts in the US, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and more

Fortnite ranks number one for US App Store downloads since return

Fortnite On Top

Fortnite ranks number one for US App Store downloads since return

Battle royale beats out ChatGPT, WhatsApp, Dunk City Dynasty and Block Blast to the top spot

Minion Rush shifts to Unity engine after surpassing 1.2bn downloads

Minion Rush shifts to Unity engine after surpassing 1.2bn downloads

Long-running title gets visual overhaul and new features

Middle East fastest-growing market for game revenue and downloads in 2024

Middle East fastest-growing market for game revenue and downloads in 2024

The region was the only games market to see downloads growth last year

Monster Strike surpasses $11bn in 11 years with Japanese dominance

Monster Milestone

Monster Strike surpasses $11bn in 11 years with Japanese dominance

Mixi’s flagship has surpassed $1bn in annual player spending five times, twice since Western shutdown

Nintendo app installs surge after Switch 2 Direct while its mobile games go unnoticed

App Acceleration

Nintendo app installs surge after Switch 2 Direct while its mobile games go unnoticed

Mario Kart Tour missed out on a download spike despite Mario Kart Word’s full reveal

Supercell’s Mo.co surpasses $2.5m in under a month

Mo.co Milestone

Supercell’s Mo.co surpasses $2.5m in under a month

The Clash of Clans maker’s latest title launched globally on March 18th

Bleach: Brave Souls hits 100m installs ahead of 10th anniversary

Major Milestone

Bleach: Brave Souls hits 100m installs ahead of 10th anniversary

KLab’s action gacha title first released in Japan in July 2015

Supercell’s Mo.co hits 2.5m downloads and $570k in first week

Supercell’s Mo.co hits 2.5m downloads and $570k in first week

By comparison, Squad Busters accumulated 30m downloads and $11.8m during its first seven days

Grand Mountain Adventure 2 surpasses 1m downloads in first month

Mountain Milestone

Grand Mountain Adventure 2 surpasses 1m downloads in first month

The title released on iOS and Android on February 18th, 2025

NetEase’s Blood Strike surpasses 60m mobile installs and $22.9m in time for first anniversary

Celebratory Strike

NetEase’s Blood Strike surpasses 60m mobile installs and $22.9m in time for first anniversary

The US has proven Blood Strike’s most lucrative mobile market in year one, despite accounting for just 7% of downloads

Ludus: Merge Arena surpasses 5m players and races past $3m monthly revenue

Ludus: Merge Arena surpasses 5m players and races past $3m monthly revenue

Developer said it will launch a Clan Wars update at the end of March

Supersonic surpasses 6.2 billion global downloads in five years

Supersonic Growth

Supersonic surpasses 6.2 billion global downloads in five years

The firm was ranked as the fifth largest mobile games publisher in the world by downloads just behind Tencent, Azur, Onesoft, and SayGames.

Pokémon TCG Pocket surpasses 100 million downloads

February 28, 2025

Pokémon TCG Pocket surpasses 100 million downloads

Special missions are now available until March 26th, 2025

Netflix's Squid Game: Unleashed mobile game surpasses 10m downloads

January 9, 2025

Netflix's Squid Game: Unleashed mobile game surpasses 10m downloads

Recent launch becomes the firm's fifth most downloaded game to date

Hot Five: 2024’s top earners, the most downloaded mobile games, and Scopely’s Chengfeng Studio acquisition

January 6, 2025

Hot Five: 2024’s top earners, the most downloaded mobile games, and Scopely’s Chengfeng Studio acquisition

Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz

The most downloaded mobile games of 2024

December 24, 2024

The most downloaded mobile games of 2024

Analysis of the games with the largest number of installs over the past year

Fingersoft’s Hill Climb Racing series hits 2.5 billion downloads

December 18, 2024

Fingersoft’s Hill Climb Racing series hits 2.5 billion downloads

The company said that the franchise attracts over 50 million players monthly

CrazyLabs celebrates seven billion downloads

December 2, 2024

Seven Billion Downloads

CrazyLabs celebrates seven billion downloads

CrazyLabs has hit a historic moment in mobile games, with the hypercasual pioneer hitting a huge seven billion downloads

Solo Leveling: Arise hits 50m players and $139m revenue in first six months

November 15, 2024

Six Month Milestone

Solo Leveling: Arise hits 50m players and $139m revenue in first six months

But player spending in Netmarble’s RPG is on the decline

Call of Duty: Mobile hits one billion downloads

November 6, 2024

Major Milestone

Call of Duty: Mobile hits one billion downloads

AppMagic estimates show the title has generated consistent revenue each year since launch

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket surpasses 10 million downloads and $23m revenue

November 4, 2024

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket surpasses 10 million downloads and $23m revenue

Japan makes up 45% of player spending during the game's opening five days, followed by the US

Trophy Games revenue rises by 56% in Q3 as Airline Manager and Energy Manager drive new installs

October 30, 2024

Managing Millions

Trophy Games revenue rises by 56% in Q3 as Airline Manager and Energy Manager drive new installs

Developer recorded a 108% year-on-year increase in paying users during Q3 2024

Hot Five: Turkey blocks Roblox, Jam City layoffs, and the sinking of Shipyard Games

August 12, 2024

Hot Five: Turkey blocks Roblox, Jam City layoffs, and the sinking of Shipyard Games

Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz

Fewer than 19% of mobile games receive ATT consent as game CPIs rise 6% on Apple

Fewer than 19% of mobile games receive ATT consent as game CPIs rise 6% on Apple

Mobile game CPIs increased on Apple during Q2 2024 while becoming cheaper on Android

Mobile games revenue growth is at a snail’s pace on Apple as Android closes the gap

Apple Vs Android

Mobile games revenue growth is at a snail’s pace on Apple as Android closes the gap

Android users spent $10 billion on mobile games in H1 2024, versus $13.8 billion on Apple

NetEase’s Blood Strike rockets to 50 million installs in less than a year

Major Milestone

NetEase’s Blood Strike rockets to 50 million installs in less than a year

The milestone was reached within nine months of official release in Southeast Asia

Game of Thrones: Legends fires past $1 million with daily earnings rising fast

Rallying Revenue

Game of Thrones: Legends fires past $1 million with daily earnings rising fast

Zynga’s latest match-3 launch raked in $109,627 on August 4th

Q2 mobile app spending hits a new record of $36.2 billion

Q2 mobile app spending hits a new record of $36.2 billion

Apple owners are responsible for the latest spending surge for Q2 2024, though downloads in the quarter declined

How Lilith Games builds billion-dollar mobile hits | Week in Mobile Games podcast

Podcast | Episode 22

How Lilith Games builds billion-dollar mobile hits | 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 22...

Wuthering Waves sails past $100 million in under two months

Mobile Milestone

Wuthering Waves sails past $100 million in under two months

According to AppMagic data, players in Japan have contributed 23% of its mobile earnings thus far

Gakuen Idolmaster got 1.5x Squad Busters’ downloads during its launch month

Simulation Star

Gakuen Idolmaster got 1.5x Squad Busters’ downloads during its launch month

The idol title earned 40% of Bandai Namco Entertainment’s domestic mobile revenue during the period

Zenless Zone Zero has earned almost $25 million in five days

Triumphant Trio

Zenless Zone Zero has earned almost $25 million in five days

AppMagic estimates suggest HoYoverse’s latest launch is behind those of its Genshin and Honkai stablemates, despite 50m+ downloads in 72 hours

June 2024 mobile game charts: Dungeon & Fighter Mobile hits No. 1, and Supercell rises to No. 2

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

Supercell’s Squad Busters hits $24m net revenue in first 30 days

Supercell’s Squad Busters hits $24m net revenue in first 30 days

Supercell's latest picked up 40m installs during its first 30 days

Squad Busters generates $28 million in first three weeks

Squad Busters generates $28 million in first three weeks

The latest numbers on Supercell's big new game launch

Wuthering Waves, Gakuen Idolmaster, Squad Busters: Which new mobile games won Japan over this May?

Jumping In Japan

Wuthering Waves, Gakuen Idolmaster, Squad Busters: Which new mobile games won Japan over this May?

Plenty of new mobile hits launched last month, from Supercell, Kuro Games, Bandai Namco and others

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby trots to 21 million downloads from limited Asia release

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby trots to 21 million downloads from limited Asia release

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby first launched in Japan in 2021 and has remained in Asia ever since

The top games for downloads are shifting as new stars rise and puzzle games conquer Japan

A Taste Of The Top

The top games for downloads are shifting as new stars rise and puzzle games conquer Japan

Royal Match, Ludo King, Wood Nuts & Bolts Puzzle and others ascended the download charts in Q1 2024

Star Wars: Hunters ranked No. 1 for App Store game downloads in the US, UK and Canada on launch day

Hunting For No. 1

Star Wars: Hunters ranked No. 1 for App Store game downloads in the US, UK and Canada on launch day

New arena shooter hit the top 100 top grossing chart in just one country on June 4th

Squad Busters’ supercharged launch, Pokémon’s record revenue, and Star Wars: Hunters finally hits the target

Squad Busters’ supercharged launch, Pokémon’s record revenue, and Star Wars: Hunters finally hits the target

Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz

Squad Busters is this month's breakout star amidst a slate of anime themed mobile spin-offs

Squad Busters is this month's breakout star amidst a slate of anime themed mobile spin-offs

Sensor Tower's monthly gaming pulse for May reveals which games are the ones to watch

As RPGs and casual genres drastically decline, Monopoly Go! gives casino a 34% revenue surge

Casual Comedown

As RPGs and casual genres drastically decline, Monopoly Go! gives casino a 34% revenue surge

Sensor Tower and data.ai’s latest report reveals a 24% revenue decline for RPGs in Japan

Mobile app revenue reached a new quarterly record at $35.8 billion in Q1 2024

Mobile app revenue reached a new quarterly record at $35.8 billion in Q1 2024

Mobile games specifically surpassed $20 billion for the first time in two years

Supercell's Squad Busters generated $1.1m on launch day

Supercell's Squad Busters generated $1.1m on launch day

The Finnish studio's first release in five and a half years picked up 8.8 million downloads on day one, according to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower