Milestone
Whiteout Survival races past $1 billion revenue
The US leads as the game's top revenue region
Milestone
Netmarble's Solo Leveling: Arise has passed $100 million revenue
More than 30% of the game's revenue comes from South Korea
Squad Spenders
Squad Busters takings pass $50 million, but how does it compare to Supercell’s greatest hits?
The US currently represents the game's biggest market share, where it's earned $19.6 million so far
Milestone
Loop Hero hits 1 million downloads on Android and iOS
The game's first chapter is free to play with the full adventure available for $6.99
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
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
Billion Blitz
World of Tanks Blitz celebrates 10th anniversary and $1 billion in revenue
Blitz takes a more creative approach than its PC counterpart, aiming itself more at a Gen Z audience
Classic Celebration
Garena Free Fire celebrates seventh anniversary with $4 billion in lifetime revenue
The celebration includes "classic features" with a focus on nostalgia
Racing Ahead
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
Million Milestones
Million Lords hits 3 million downloads with MENA and Asian markets in its sights
The team at Million Victories attribute the success to "a unique gaming experience combined with great marketing"
Zenless Zenith
Zenless Zone Zero surpasses 40 million pre-registrations, beating Supercell's Squad Busters
HoYoverse’s next title has nearly doubled Honkai: Star Rail’s pre-registration numbers, and bettered Supercell's big launch
Milestone
MY.GAMES celebrates Rush Royale's 83 million milestone with Festival of Talents
The event is currently underway and will conclude on Tuesday, June 4th 2024
Monster Milestone
Monster Hunter Now reaches 15 million downloads
Monster Hunter Now reached 10 million installs in 35 days but its taken another six months to gain five million more
Robot Wars
War Robots blasts past $900 million as shooter celebrates 10 years since launch
Mobile title has attracted more than 270 million registered players to date
Hot Five
Hot Five: XCOM Legends’ rumoured shutdown, Squad Busters verges on soft launch, and Royal Match reaches $3 billion
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Industry Journey
“I’m proud of what we do at King but I’m even prouder of how we do things”
King’s VP of product for Candy Crush Soda Paula Ingvar shares on turning a hobby into a profession
Major Milestone
Hypercasual developer FreePlay surpasses 1.5 billion downloads
The company's portfolio has generated 500 million installs during the last year alone
Hot Five
Hot Five: Monopoly GO’s next-level UA, Supercell’s psychological analysis, and AI use for NPC dialogue
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Billion Brilliance
Monopoly GO makes $2 billion in 10 months with "less than a quarter" of that spent on UA
Over 70% of the game's 10 million+ players play the game every day
Monster Milestone
Monster Hunter Now climbs to $150 million in time for six month anniversary
Japan remains the biggest spender by far, followed by Hong Kong and Taiwan
Download Deluge
Hypercasual powerhouse Supersonic verges on five billion downloads in its first four years
Supersonic by Unity has published some of the industry’s most downloaded games, Bridge Race included
Eggcelent
NetEase’s Eggy Party reaches 500 million players in under two years
The party game surpassed 40 million daily active players during the Lunar New Year
Installs For India
Ludo King surpasses 1 billion Play Store downloads in meteoric moment for Indian games industry
Ludo King is the first Indian mobile game to surpass the one billion install figure
Player Power
TreesPlease Games plants one million trees via LongLeaf Valley
The game from ex-Square Enix staff has already led to one million trees being planted in Africa, Asia and Latin America
20th Century And Beyond
Reverse: 1999 surpasses $50 million with increasingly monetised Japanese audience
Bluepoch’s launch title has surpassed $50 million in just over four months since global release
Hot Five
Hot Five: Apple and Roblox embrace AI, a Match Factory milestone, and Warframe mobile gets further funding
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Peak Performance
Match Factory! surpasses $20M… With 99% coming from iOS
Peak Games’ Match Factory! has taken the 3D puzzle world by storm since its August 2023 release
Gotta Earn 'em All
Pokémon Masters surpasses $300 million in lifetime player spending
After Pokémon Go, Masters marks The Pokémon Company’s second-biggest mobile game by revenue
Whiteout Wonder
Whiteout Survival surpasses $400 million in 11 months
Century Games’ frosty survival title has slid its way onto nearly 30 million mobile devices
Milestone
Making history and smashing milestones with June's Journey
Wooga’s vice president of games Martin Müller celebrates June's Journey $1billion milestone
Monster In The Making
Monster Hunter Now is a roaring success, making $100 million in under three months
Another milestone for Monster Hunter Now solidifies Niantic’s latest success
Heroes Heights
Nintendo pulls out the stops for Fire Emblem Heroes' billion-dollar future
Nintendo’s biggest mobile game gears up for its next major update and Book 8’s opening chapters
A High Breed
Hybridcasual conquers the $2 billion mark in 2023
The hybridcasual genre is projected to reach $2.1 billion in annual revenue this year
Hot Five
Hot Five: Unity 6, Monopoly Go’s major milestone and Supercell’s creator support
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Major Monopoly Milestone
Monopoly Go changes the game with a record-breaking $1 billion in seven months
It's the fastest ever casual game to hit the important $1 billion milestone
Major Milestone
June’s Journey’s $1billion revenue makes German gaming history
Wooga’s flagship has reached the $1 billion mark just after sixth anniversary - the first game from Germany to do so
Interview
Christian Lövstedt on The Battle Of Polytopia’s journey to 20 million downloads
Originally releasing in 2016, Midjiwan’s smash hit is now on multiple platforms with 20 million installs on mobile. Here's how they did it
A Happy Birthday
Goddess of Victory: Nikke celebrates an incredibly lucrative first anniversary
After a year on the market Shift Up’s star performer comes out victorious despite complaints and controversy
Adventurous Achievement
Seven Knights Idle Adventure pushes Netmarble to second biggest Korean mobile publisher
Idle Adventure has generated $40 million just under two months of global launch
Sales Success
Bilibili passes 300m monthly users as Dead Cells hits five million Chinese sales
Five million paid installs in two years, with a big boost this August
Monster Milestone
Monster Hunter Now wins big with 10 million downloads in 35 days
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Battle Of Behemoths
Monster Hunter Now is Niantic’s second biggest game with $31.44 million in one month
Niantic and Capcom’s latest project is a roaring success by every metric
Q&a
Million Victories CEO Benoît Ducrest celebrates Million Lords milestones
Million Victories have implemented a 3D visual upgrade to its Million Lords game and is currently prototyping a new game
Q&a
MoreFun's Hanjin Zhang on the success and future of Arena Breakout
MoreFun Studios’ fast-paced team FPS recently surpassed 80 million registered users
User Milestones
AI dev tools provider Zibra AI celebrates 100,000 user milestone
The company's platform creates 3D assets for any virtual world or experience
Major Milestone
Playrix celebrates 10 years of Township and major $2 billion revenue
Since Township launched, Playrix has grown from a team of 20 to 130
Q&a
TapNation on the journey beyond one billion downloads
The company recently celebrated a milestone of one billion downloads, but CEO Hervé Montoute has even bigger plans ahead
League Of Its Own
League of Legends: Wild Rift reaches lofty $1 billion across 111 million downloads
data.ai suggests such a milestone was reached through optimisation of touch controls and quick matches
Crushing The Competition
Candy Crush celebrates massive $20 billion revenue milestone
Games in the franchise have been downloaded more than five billion times
Mobile Milestones
The Battle of Polytopia celebrates a milestone 20 million mobile downloads
The game has proven a hit on multiple platforms, with mobile leading the way