Goods Of Growth
Embracer Group's Q3 net sales increased 135% to almost $600 million
Nine month performance increase of 78.3% to over $1.2 billion
Well Sourced
IronSource revenue rises 67% to $553 million
Projects up to $820 million in revenue for 2022 fiscal year
Rpg Revenue
Fire Emblem Heroes approaches $1 billion
Nintendo's highest-earning mobile game
King Provides
Mobile games drive Activision Blizzard revenue
Record performance from King as console and esports revenue dwindles
Everything Everywhere
The state of mobile in 2022: Millions of apps, billions of downloads, trillions of hours
The incredible ongoing growth of the global mobile market – and the value of games – are highlighted in App Annie’s State of Mobile 2022 report
Apac Predominance
Mobile games spending passed $93 billion in 2021, says Newzoo
Report indicates TikTok users are more likely to spend on mobile games
Getting Comfortable
PUBG Mobile takes top spot in December 2021 at $244 million
China makes up over half of all revenue for the battle royale
Best Year Yet
App Store developers earned $260 billion since launch
Up $60 billion from start of 2021
Million Makers
Over 900 apps and games generated first $1 million in 2021
Games publishers make up the lion's share
Tencent On Top
More than $1 billion generated by eight mobile games each in 2021
PUBG Mobile is the highest-grossing for a second year
Back And Forth
PUBG Mobile reaches $254 million revenue, Genshin Impact $207 million in November 2021
Coin Master has its best month ever
Games Take Gold
Consumer spending on mobile games and apps will reach $135 billion
Google Play accounts for majority of downloads at over 100 billion
Revenue Riser
Developers on Flexion's platform see a 10% boost in revenue
Google Play games can be brought to Huawei, Amazon, Samsung and more
Still Rising
Mobile games will generate $89.6 billion by the end of 2021
Honor of Kings earns $2.9 billion
Match Madness
Match-3 games drive almost $1 billion in consumer spend in Q3 2021
However, the popular puzzle genre is the fifth most popular sub-genre according to App Annie
Arising Africa
95 per cent of gamers in Africa choose mobile, says Newzoo
South Africa leads the way for player spending across the continent
Seasonal Spending
90% of top 100 grossing mobile games feature seasonal events
Game Refinery crunches the numbers
4x Success
US annual spend on mobile strategy games rises 24%, surpassing $4 billion
4X subcategory dominates the space
A Slow Bloom
Pikmin Bloom generated $473,000 from two million downloads
The seedling is growing
Fantastic Fifth
20% of global game downloads come from India
Battlegrounds Mobile India soars to success during Q3 2021
Back Again
Honor of Kings snatches back first place for October worldwide revenue, reaching $329 million
Global player spending reaches $7.5 billion
Happy Campers
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp surpasses $250 million
Nintendo’s second best performing mobile title
Accio Revenue
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened surpasses $228 million in less than two months since launch
Has best first month for Harry Potter mobile game
Genshin Strikes Gold
Genshin Impact has best month ever, generating $342 million in September 2021
Generated highest monthly revenue for a mobile game this year
Moba Cash In
Mobile MOBAs generate $300 million a month
Honor of Kings leads the way
Making An Impact
Genshin Impact generates $2 billion on mobile in its first year
China, Japan and US are top three spenders
Continue Spending
Weekly consumer spend on mobile games increases 35% in Q3 2021
Led by Roblox, Genshin Impact and Pokémon Go
11% Cagr
Global mobile gaming market to exceed $116 billion by 2024
Still going strong
Jackpot
Annual US mobile casino game spending reaches $4.8 billion
Coin Master was #1 title with $651 million
Bigger Boost
New update boosts Genshin Impact spending 5x to $151 million in 7 days
Floating World Under the Moonlight is a winner
Bang Bang Bank
PUBG Mobile does $270 million, Honor of Kings $256 million during August 2021
Shooting to the top
Looking Ahead
Netmarble revenue falls by 16% as Marvel Future Revolution looms
"We’re optimistic the launch of Marvel Future Revolution will fortify Netmarble’s competitive edge..."
One Block At A Time
Roblox sees Q2 2021 revenue up 127% to $454 million
Player growth particularly strong in APAC
Royale Figures
Clash Royale generates highest monthly revenue for two years
The game has also seen a recent boost in downloads over the past few months
That's Very Twisty
Internet-obsessed Merge Mansion closes in on $40 million revenue
10 million downloads since September 2020
Winner Winner
PUBG Mobile dethrones Honor of Kings for July global revenue
The battle royale jumped ahead by almost $70 million
41 Million Dau
Zynga Q2 revenue up 59% to $720 million
Net income equalled to $28 million
On The Up
EA Mobile bookings rise by 20% to $272 million in Q1
Figures include Glu Mobile but not yet Playdemic
$2.3 Billion
Activision Blizzard sees mobile boom as King and Call of Duty hit record sales
Call of Duty: Mobile on track to generate $1 billion in 2021
Survey Success
Pocket Gems drives player engagement with rewarded surveys
Pocket Gems partnered with TapResearch to bring a new rewarded format to players which drove engagement and increased average revenue
Led By League
League of Legends: Wild Rift pushes Riot Games to $100 million revenue on mobile
The developer currently only has three live mobile games
Belief In The Sword
The Witcher: Monster Slayer grabs one million downloads in first week
More than half a million revenue
Profit Up 93%
Apple sees revenue grow by 36% to $81.4 billion in third quarter
The company reports new revenue records in each geographic sector
World Not An Oyster
Dr. Mario World becomes Nintendo's worst-performing mobile game to-date
Less than $14 million in revenue in two years
Bitter Pill
Nintendo to close Dr. Mario World after barely two years live
Worst performing mobile game from Nintendo to-date
Call To Action
Genshin Impact spurs mobile action games to $435 million in US for H1 2021
The figure shows a 104 per cent rise for the genre year-over-year
Fifth Annual
Pokémon GO Fest 2021 generated over $20 million in two days
$731.3 million in global spending from 2021 alone
On The Right Track
PGC Digital: Pixel Federations' Train Station 2 has accumulated $25 million in lifetime revenue
The milestone was confirmed by Pixel Federation's Martin Gajarsky
Honourable
Mobile games spending reached $7.3 billion in June 2021
Honor of Kings, PUBG mobile and Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds lead the show
Victory Road
Pokémon GO shows no signs of slowing down with $5 billion revenue in five years
Another $1 billion in seven months