Sensor Tower has posted an update on the top-grossing mobile games so far this year. Five mobile game have brought in over $1 billion this year, with PUBG Mobile leading the pack with $2.6 billion.

With the holiday season just days away, Craig Chapple, Mobile Insights Strategist, EMEA at Sensor Tower, looks back at 2020. We join him to discuss what the passing year meant for mobile and the industry at large.

During its first week on sale, Genshin Impact became the world’s second best-selling mobile game, right behind Honor of Kings. Between September 28 and October 4, it generated $60 million across the App Store and Google Play.

Supercell’s Brawl Stars has brought in $17.5 million and 4.8 million downloads in China, where it only launched on June 9. This is according to the latest report from Sensor Tower.

Tencent’s PUBG Mobile generated over $226 million in revenue last month, which is 41 percent more than it did in May 2019. It makes the title the top-grossing mobile game of May 2020.

Mobile analyst firm Sensor Tower announce a $45 million growth investment from Riverwood Capital.

Hyper-casual titles represent an increasingly larger share of new game from year to year. This is according to the latest findings by Sensor Tower.

Players spent $23 million in Pokémon Go during the week of March 16, according to Sensor Tower. That is an increase of 66.7% compared to the week before. The uptick in the title’s revenue is taking place as stay-at-home orders are being issued globally.

Europeans will spend around $23 billion on apps in 2020 across the App Store and Google Play. Spending on mobile games will also increase from 2019, but their share of the total revenue generated on mobile will decrease compared to non-gaming apps.

While it’s been a while since we heard about any blockbusters among word games, 2020 will be a good year for the genre. Sensor Tower predicts global growth in that category driven by its popularity in emerging markets.