Featured December 7, 2021 “2021 in Video Games” with Sensor Tower’s Craig Chapple With 2021 almost over, Craig Chapple, Mobile Insights Strategist, EMEA at Sensor Tower, reflects on the achievements of the year and what lies ahead.
Industry News November 25, 2021 PUBG Mobile crosses $7 billion mark, generating more than $8 million per day PUBG Mobile remains the highest-grossing mobile battle royale. According to the latest data by Sensor Tower, the game recently surpassed $7 billion in revenue since its launch in March 2018.
Industry News November 2, 2021 Minecraft and Among Us see growth in usage thanks to Roblox outage Roblox has been unavailable for players for three days, which led to the decline of the average time spent in the app by 93% from October 29 to 31. A few rival apps and games, however, saw a rise in their usage rate thanks to this outage.
Industry News October 7, 2021 Genshin Impact generates $341 million in September, leaving Honor of Kings and PUBG Mobile behind Genshin Impact has become the highest-grossing mobile game globally for September 2021. The miHoYo-developed title generated almost $341.7 million on iOS and Android, which is its best result ever.
Industry News September 30, 2021 Genshin Impact reaches $2 billion in revenue on mobile alone in its first year since launch Genshin Impact remains one of the highest-grossing games globally. According to Sensor Tower, miHoYo’s title has generated $2 billion in the first year since its launch, and it is on iOS and Android alone.
Industry News September 10, 2021 Genshin Impact generated $150 million in 7 days, more than its total revenue for August On September 1, miHoYo released version 2.1 of Gensin Impact. And a new wave of interest from fans helped the game generate $150 million on App Store and Google Play in just a week. It is more than the title’s revenue was in the full month before.
Industry News September 9, 2021 Sensor Tower: mobile games generated $7.7 billion in player spending in August Sensor Tower has shared the list of the highest-grossing mobile titles for August 2021 by worldwide revenue. PUBG Mobile landed in first place with $270 million in player spending.
Industry News September 2, 2021 Imposter-themed games see 2,554% increase in player spending due to Among Us success Sensor Tower has published a new report on the most popular mobile games in the US for the first half of 2021. “Imposter” became the fastest-growing theme, all thanks to a massive success of Among Us.
Industry News August 25, 2021 Gardenscapes surpasses $3 billion in player spending, third of it generated during last year It’s been five years since Playrix released its mobile hit Gardenscapes, which has generated over $3 billion in player spending on iOS and Android by now.
Industry News August 11, 2021 10 highest-grossing mobile games ever, according to Sensor Tower The list was published of 10 highest-grossing mobile games of all time. Chinese MOBA Honor of Kings sits on top, with its total revenue approaching $10 billion.
Industry News July 30, 2021 The Witcher: Monster Slayer generated $500,000 in 7 days, with Poland leading in downloads The Witcher franchise continues its expansion to other platforms. It’s been revealed that mobile AR game The Witcher: Monster Slayer has already surpassed $500,000 in player spending on iOS and Android.
Industry News July 28, 2021 Riot Games surpasses $100 million in revenue on mobile thanks to LoL: Wild Rift success Riot Games entered the mobile market last year, and it has already achieved a significant milestone. According to Sensor Tower, the company’s three mobile games have already generated over $100 million.
Industry News July 21, 2021 Genshin Impact towers over other mobile action games in US, generating over $170 million in 6 months Mobile action games are on the rise, and it’s no surprise that Genshin Impact is the leader in this genre. During the first half of the year, miHoYo’s game generated around $174 million in the US stores.
Industry News June 30, 2021 Netmarble’s new hit Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds surpasses $100 million in revenue in just 11 days It took less than two weeks for Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds to generate over $100 million in revenue on mobile, according to Sensor Tower. It’s an impressive milestone, considering that the game is only available in a few regions.
Industry News May 26, 2021 Sensor Tower: mobile games generate $22 billion in Q1 2021 Sensor Tower released its State of Mobile Gaming 2021 report. Among other things, the study found that consumer spending surpassed $22 billion in Q1 2021, representing an all-time high and 25 percent year-over-year growth.
Industry News May 24, 2021 Sensor Tower completes its first acquisition, buys marketing intelligence platform Pathmatics Sensor Tower has bought Pathmatics, a marketing intelligence platform, for an undisclosed sum. It is the first acquisition in the company’s history, and now Sensor Tower will be able to provide insights into more platforms.
Industry News April 16, 2021 Sensor Tower: “On the App Store, mobile game installs declined 22.4% to 2.3 billion compared to Q1 2020” Sensor Tower has rolled out its Data Digest for Q1 2021 that delves into the current state of the global mobile app ecosystem.
Industry News April 15, 2021 Sensor Tower on revenue increases in mobile games following Battle Pass/Season Pass implementation A new analysis on the Sensor Tower blog delves into a few successful implementations of a Battle Pass/Season Pass in mobile games. The latest post looks at Clash of Clans, Clash of Clans, Hay Day and Lords Mobile. The latter doubled its revenue month-over-month in January 2021 after developer IGG introduced the game’s new Season Pass.
Industry News March 30, 2021 Sensor Tower: Crash Bandicoot: On the Run generates over 25 million downloads King-developed mobile runner Crash Bandicoot: On the Run has already become a huge hit. According to Sensor Tower, it has surpassed a milestone of 25 million downloads on mobile platforms in less than a week.
Industry News March 26, 2021 PUBG Mobile surpasses $5 billion in revenue, earning more than $7 million a day PUBG Mobile has just hit another record. The game reached $5.1 billion in lifetime revenue, and most of it came from China.