In 2018, Russian users will download mobile games over 2 billion times. According to the number of game downloads on mobile, Russia will take the 5th place in the world. This is stated in the forecast of the analytical company App Annie.
Compared to last year, the number of game downloads in Russia will increase by 12%.
Top 5 countries in the world by the number of mobile game downloads in 2017-2022, App Annie
App Annie assumes that the mobile gaming market of our country will continue to develop, and by 2022 the number of downloads of mobile titles will exceed 3 billion.
China is the absolute leader
China is the world leader in mobile game downloads and player spending on mobile titles.
App Annie predicts that Chinese users will download mobile games more than 29 billion times this year and spend $34.4 billion on them — 42% more than they spent in 2017.
Top 5 countries in the world by user spending in mobile games in 2017-2022, App Annie
China’s mobile gaming market is ahead of its nearest competitors by a margin in terms of key indicators.
For comparison, it is more than 5 times higher than India in terms of the number of downloads, and more than 2 times ahead of the United States in terms of mobile player spending.
App Annie’s forecast is based on sales data from the App Store, Google Play and other mobile app stores.
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