Breaking Records
Consumer spending on mobile reached $50 billion in H1 2020
There were 64 billion app installs
Financials
NetEase generated $2.6 billion in revenue for Q2 2020
"We saw healthy gains across our business in the second quarter"
Financials
Rovio's games revenue increases 2.2 per cent year-on-year in Q2 2020
"We had an eventful Q2 and continued delivering on our strategy on multiple fronts"
It's A Battle
Fortnite generated just $10 million in revenue from Google Play before its removal
It secured 11 million downloads in four months through Google's store
Financials
Netmarble experiences great growth in Q2 2020 as Seven Deadly Sins continues to perform well
"Netmarble had a very strong second quarter with strong performances from games launched in the first half of the year"
Financials
Tencent's revenue up 28 per cent year-on-year as it generates $31.5 billion
"We achieved generally robust operating and financial results in the second quarter"
Financials
Stillfront Group revenue up 148% year-on-year in Q2 2020
The growth has been attributed to recent acquisitions
Money Money Money
PUBG Mobile shoots through the most mobile games revenue in July 2020
Lineage M had its best month since April 2018
Money Money Money
US games spending hits a quarterly high with $11.6 billion in Q2 2020
"During the pandemic, many have turned to video games not only to keep them preoccupied, but also to stay in touch with family and friends"
Milestone
Summoners War breaches $2 billion in lifetime revenue
It also broke 116 million downloads
Financials
Sega Sammy experiences a loss in Q1 FY2021 despite increase in free-to-play revenues
F2P titles generated $98 million
Financials
DeNA's game profits are on the rise earning $200.5 million in Q1 FY2020
Overall revenue dropped four per cent year-on-year
You Larvitar To See It
Pokémon Café Mix generates 2.9 million downloads in first month, tops $1 million revenue
Pokémon Smile accumulates over half a million installs
Financials
Nexon has its best Q2 to date as it generates $610.4 million
"Nexon is performing exceptionally well"
Financials
Zynga generates a record $452 million in Q2 2020 though suffers a net loss of $150 million
"We delivered tremendous results in Q2"
Money Money Money
No More Robots sees $5 million in revenue for its third year
It will bring half a dozen games to Nintendo Switch in the next year
Financials
Nintendo experiences strong year-on-year growth in Q1 FY21 as it generates $3.4 billion in net sales
"The mobile business showed steady growth compared to the same period of the previous year"
Financials
Glu Mobile's Q2 2020 revenue increases 40 per cent year-on-year to $133.3 million
"The second-quarter financial results were the best in Glu's history"
Financials
Activision Blizzard experiences a record breaking second quarter as it hits $1.9 billion in revenue
King boasted 271 million monthly active users in Q2
Sony Financials
Sony kicks off its fiscal year with $17.9 billion in revenue for Q1
Visual Media and Platform segment accounted for $419.7 million
Financials
Take-Two grows revenues 54 per cent year-on-year as it generates $831.3 million in Q1 FY21
"Fiscal 2021 is off to a terrific start with first-quarter operating results that significantly exceeded our expectations"
Clipping Cash
Clipwire Games sees 500% increase in revenue since teaming with AppLovin
"We're thrilled to see the impact of our investment"
$100 Million Rise
Mobile games revenue grew by $135 million across Malaysia and Singapore
Partly due to a rise in esports
27% Increase Yoy
Mobile games revenue hit $19.3 billion in Q2 2020
PUBG Mobile generated the most revenue across both the App Store and Google Play
Apple Financials Q3 Fy20
Apple revenues grow 11% to $59.7 billion for Q3 2020
Incremental growth across every segment and region offset increased costs
Money Money Money
EA generated $378 million in revenue for Q1 of its 2021 fiscal year
"This was an extraordinary quarter, and we're deeply proud of everything our teams at Electronic Arts are doing for our players and communities"
Money Money Money
Roblox developers are on track to bring in $250 million this year
"The accomplishments of our developer community have eclipsed even our loftiest expectations"
Money Money Money
Digital games made $10.46 billion in June 2020
Game or Peace was mobile's top-grossing title
Money Money Money
My.Games sees a revenue increase of 46% year-on-year for Q2 2020
Mobile accounts for 67 per cent of all revenue
Bouncing Back
The UK games industry is showing resilience against the coronavirus
45 per cent of businesses have increased revenue
Mobile Is Alive
Nintendo's mobile earnings hit $474 million for its last fiscal year
Mobile is a "target area" for the company moving forward
Random Dice
Unique gameplay, intelligent marketing fuels the growth of 111 Percent's Random Dice
How the dice-focused defence game found success
Money Money Money
Honor of Kings was the top-grossing mobile game in June 2020
PUBG Mobile came in at second
Royale Flush
Trivia Royale scores over three million downloads in less than a month
"We were honestly blown away by the reception"
Clash Cash
Clash Royale fights its way through $3 billion in lifetime revenue
Still behind Clash of Clans
Rofl
Disney Emoji Blitz lines up $100 million in revenue as it celebrates fourth anniversary
Match-three puzzler has accumulated over 25 million installs
Run Out Of Steam?
Sonic Dash has generated more revenue than the last five Sonic games combined
Free-to-play releases generated less than $9 million from player spending
Big Money
Mobile games consumer spending hit $19 billion in Q2 2020
Overall there were 14 billion installs
Money Money Money
Animoca Brands hits record breaking revenue in the first four months of 2020
It earned A$10.5 million
Not A One Trick Ponyta
Four years on and Pokémon GO is still flying high
Niantic's AR title nearly replicates its first-year earnings
Join The Fight
PUBG Mobile shoots through $3 billion in lifetime revenue
It has made $1.3 billion so far this year
Financials
RuneScape subscriptions hit all-time high as Jagex revenues hit $137.6 million
"2019 was an extraordinary year," says CEO Phil Mansell
Celebrate
Roblox Mobile hits $1.5 billion in lifetime revenue
The US brought in over $1 billion
Bitter Pill To Swallow
What happened to Dr. Mario World?
Nearly one year on, how has the plumber turned medical professional fared?
On The Rise
There will be 2.5 billion mobile gamers worldwide at the end of 2020
Overall gamer count expected to hit three billion in 2023
Join The Fight
Call of Duty: Mobile shoots through 250 million downloads
Eight months after release
No Go Phoenix Rangers
Rovio cancels in-development puzzle RPG Phoenix Rangers after seven months in soft launch
Team will be reassigned to different projects within the studio
Digital Data
SuperData: Digital games spending dropped 3% to $10.2 billion in May 2020
A 14 per cent year-on-year increase for mobile
Have A Brawl
Supercell's Brawl Stars shoots through $17.5 million revenue in China
It launched in China on June 9th
Big Money
The App Store generated $458 billion through physical sales and advertising in 2019
$63 billion was generated through digital sales