The gaming industry has been growing over the last decade, and mobile gaming has been breaking records. While hardcore gamers will tell you that mobile games aren’t as good or fun as desktop or console games, statistics don’t lie. The amount of money mobile games have brought in the last few years is extraordinary. Globally mobile games saw revenue over $116 billion in 2021. These numbers show that more and more people are invested in mobile games.
This article will check out some of the top mobile games with the most downloads and active players that bring in the most money from consumer spending.
The Best Mobile Games
The games we are about to discuss will show you how mobile gaming has improved in the past couple of years. For example, six of this list’s ten games generated over $1 billion in revenue only last year. So without further ado, here is our list of some of the top mobile games:
1. Candy Crush Saga
This year Candy Crush Saga will celebrate its 10th birthday. The game was originally released at the end of 2012. Currently, the game stands as the fifth most downloaded mobile game of all time. With well over 2.7 billion downloads it doesn’t appear to be slowing in its popularity. This free-to-play game has captured the eye of billions of people. here are over 273 million daily active players. For online casino enthusiasts, Candy Crush Saga is even available at a few trusted online casino sites as a slot game.
2. Roblox
Even though Roblox has been available since 2006, the years of 2020 and 2021 were the peak regarding revenue, active members, and consumer spending. In 2021, Roblox took first place in consumer spending. Overall, in 2021, Roblox pulled in $1.9 billion in revenue, making it one of the best-earning mobile games. That was a 107% increase from the previous year, showing what 50 million active players can do.
3. PUBG Mobile
PUBG Mobile was the highest-earning mobile game in 2021. The battle-royal shooter managed to pull in $2.8 billion in revenue in 2021. Currently, it has over 730 million downloads and more than 30 million daily players.
4. Pokémon Go
When Pokémon Go was released to the public in 2016, it seemed like the whole world went on their mobile devices and downloaded the game. Within a year of its release, more than 250 million people downloaded the game. However, over the next few years, the trend started to taper off. There has been a resurgence lately as evident from the $1.2 billion revenue the game had in 2021.
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5. Genshin Impact
Another mobile game that is part of the $1 billion revenue club is Genshin Impact. With annual revenue of $1.8 billion, it is not a mistake that Genshin Impact ranks second place for the most consumer spending in a mobile game. As of 2022, players have spent more than $3 billion on the game.
6. Garena Free Fire
At the beginning of 2022, it was announced that Garena Free Fire was the most downloaded mobile game across Google Play and the App Store. In 2021, the mobile game racked up $1.1 billion in revenue, giving it a place in the over $1 billion club.
7. Subway Surfers
Subway Surfers is one of the few mobile games that has managed to surpass 2 billion downloads. This goal was achieved in April 2022, the same month it was ranked the most downloaded mobile game worldwide with over 26.6 million downloads.
8. Coin Master
Because it is a casino game, Coin Master was one of the top-grossing games in 2021, with players spending close to $1.3 billion. This was a 13.8% boost from the previous year. At the beginning of 2022, it was also in the top 3 grossing mobile games worldwide, which is a considerable achievement for a casino game.
9. Honor of Kings
In the first quarter of 2022, Honor of Kings broke the record for the highest earning mobile game across both Google Play and App Store, having more than $10 billion in consumer spending. The annual revenue that was generated in 2021 was $2.8 billion.
10. Call of Duty: Mobile
When Call of Duty: Mobile was first released in 2019, within the first week, it got over 100 million downloads, surpassing Pub G mobile’s 28 million. For the first quarter of 2022, Activision Blizzard reported Call of Duty: Mobile has 372 million monthly active players.
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According to the statistics stated above, it is clear that the mobile gaming market will continue growing in revenue. There is no limit for game developers to continue producing and publishing new games every day.
