Making Money
PUBG Mobile generated $176.3 million in revenue in January 2020
The top grossing game of the month
Huge Growth
New Zealand's games industry doubles in revenue over two years
63 per cent of titles created are mobile apps
Ubi-down
Ubisoft's Q3 revenue drops, mobile accounts for 7% of net bookings
26 per cent decrease year-over-year
Stuck The Landing
Glu Mobile returns to profitability with $8.9 million net income for 2019
Revenue increased by 12 per cent to $411.4 million for 2019
Sony Financials Q3 Fy19
Fate/Grand Order sales stalling despite clearing $4 billion in lifetime revenues
No real impact on Sony's overall figures, of course
Capcom Financials Q3 Fy19
Capcom sales fall to $485 million despite growth in mobile revenues
Shift from physical to digital taking a toll, but profits still growing
Financials
EA's mobile digital net revenue decreased by $51 million last quarter
Company still "conscious" of Nintendo Switch
Sensor Tower
Sony's Fate/Grand Order accumulates over $4 billion in lifetime revenue
Top grossing title in Japan for 2019
Interview
A decade on, MAG Interactive CEO Daniel Hasselberg discusses the firm's growth
"We decided to focus the company around social multiplayer games at the end of 2018"
Here's The Facts
Coin Master was the top-earning mobile title in Europe in 2019
Overall mobile games brought in $7.4 billion
Nintendo's Billion
Nintendo's mobile games have cleared $1 billion in revenue combined
Fire Emblem Heroes still leads the pack at $656 million
Keep Clashing
Clash of Clans had its best month for revenue ever in December 2019
Generates $158.2 million in revenues for the month
Seeing Stars
Stardew Valley clears 10 million sales in just under four years
Not bad for a mostly solo-developed indie game
Financials
MAG Interactive sees 17% revenue jump but a 40% drop in active users
Interim report detailed September to November 2019
Pgc London 2020
Mobile makes up 40% of all games revenue in Brazil
Industry is worth $2.24 billion
Pgc London 2020
Black Desert Mobile reaches 20 million installs, series crosses $1.5 billion revenue
"One of the most popular MMORPGs in the Asian market"
Npd Group
US and Canada mobile games revenue grows 24% in 2019
$11.82 billion spent in the two countries
Bang Bang Into The Bank
Moonton's Mobile Legends crosses $500 million in gross revenue
281.3 million downloads since 2016, says Sensor Tower
Billions And Billions
App Annie: Mobile gaming is on track to surpass $100 billion in 2020
59 per cent more companies are earning $100 million annually
Higher And Higher
Mobile games revenue increased by 13% to $61.7 billion in 2019
Honor of Kings tops the list for worldwide spending at $1.43 billion
No Slowing Down
Pokemon GO evolves to best year ever at $894 million in revenue from 2019
Over $3.1 billion in lifetime revenue
New Year's Day
Apple App Store revenue soars to new record of $386 million in one day
$1.42 billion accumulated between Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
Gold Pass Success
Clash of Clans achieves first year-over-year revenue increase since 2015
27 per cent increase over 2018
Gunning For The Top
PUBG Mobile fires to top of worldwide mobile revenue for December 2019
Honor of Kings settles for second spot
Superdata 2019 Summary
Pokemon GO, Candy Crush Saga and Honor of Kings push mobile to $64.4 billion revenue in 2019
Free-to-play model continues to grow across all platforms
Christmas Cheer
Mobile games spending reached $210 million this Christmas, increasing by 8% year-on-year
76 per cent of all revenue across the mobile platform
Rising And Rising
Star Wars mobile games force their way to $1 billion in revenue
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes from EA tops the group at $924 million
Money Grows On Trees
Gardenscapes grows to $1.5 billion in lifetime revenue
213 million downloads accumulated since August 2016
Oh My Stars
Supercell's Brawl Stars generates $422 million from first year
South Korean players make up $93 million of the overall total
Surfin' Success
App Annie: Subway Surfers was the most downloaded mobile game of the decade
Clash of Clans tops consumer spend for the last 10 years
Data
Mobile games generated $41.5 billion in 12 months
Liftoff research
Accelerating
Mario Kart Tour downloads slump but revenue shows reasons for optimism
Player spending per download nearly doubled since first month
$$$
PUBG Mobile shoots through $1.5 billion in lifetime revenue
China brought in 40 per cent of total earnings
Happy Holidays
US Black Friday mobile game spending up 25% to $70 million
A new record
Wizards Disband
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is already in sharp decline
Just $22 million in lifetime revenue
It’s Over 9000
Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle does $2 billion in revenue
Fighter makes $1 billion in 19 months
Sweet Success
Candy Crush Soda Saga surpasses $2 billion in lifetime revenue
410 million downloads in over five years
Play Your Cards Right
Gwent mobile made up 68% of CD Projekt Red's revenue following launch
Witcher 3 card game is due to arrive on Android in Q1 2020
Still Growing
Roblox grosses $1 billion in mobile revenue
From 290 million downloads
Bugtastic
Seriously launches Best Fiends Stars as franchise crosses $285 million in revenue
First release since Playtika acquisition
On The Up
Majority mobile developer InnoGames surpasses $1 billion in revenue
Hardcore success
Big Up
Tencent’s revenue grows by 21% thanks to Call of Duty and PUBG Mobile
Total revenue for the quarter came in at $14 billion
Seed Funding
Wappier raises $4 million to enhance revenue and dataviz platform
Financing was led by New York-based venture group Counterview Capital
Home Sweet Home
Playrix’s Homescapes surpasses $1 billion in lifetime revenue at $4.60 per download
More than 223 million downloads in just over two years
Overtakes Mario Kart
Call of Duty: Mobile racks up almost $60 million in launch month
Also does 148 million downloads
Super Smashed It
Switch sells over 41 million as Nintendo's profits jump 53%
The power of Switch Lite
Nothing Simulated
The Sims surpasses $5 billion in lifetime revenue
Monthly players up 40 per cent year-on-year
Victory Road
Pokemon Go collects $3 billion in lifetime revenue
2019 on track for highest revenue year to-date
Mind The Gap
EA's mobile Q2 2019 revenue falls 20% to $177 million
No new games to boost sales
Tour De Force
Mario Kart Tour drives 124 million downloads in first month
Generates $37 million