Revenue of Candy Crush franchise games exceeded $1 billion in 2020

Candy Crush Friends Saga became the third in the list of the highest-grossing games of the franchise this year, earning $ 68 million;

• The original Candy Crush Saga brought King more than $720 million for the period from January 1 to September 28;
• Candy Crush Friends Saga became the first game of the franchise, which generates more profit every month than its predecessor (in this case Jelly Saga);
• in the USA, the first three lines in the list of the highest-grossing match-3 projects in the period from January 1 to September 28 were occupied by the games King: Candy Crush Saga, Soda Saga and Friends Saga.
• Jelly Saga also got into the top 10 on the eighth line;if we talk in general about the niche of puzzles, then in the USA the leadership also belongs to Candy Crush Saga.
• Soda Saga is on the fifth line, and Friends Saga is on the 15th.Highest-grossing match-3 games in the USA (January 1 — September 28, 2020)

Data on Candy Crush Friends Saga

Friends Saga, which was released in 2018, generated approximately $213 million. 66% of revenue ($141 million) came from the United States, and Britain and Japan ranked second and third in this indicator.;

• 51% of the revenue was generated by Google Play users.
• Android users also accounted for most of the installations — 75%;the total number of downloads of Friends Saga was 62 million.
• The majority of installations are from the USA (12 million or 19%). India and Brazil are on the second and third lines, despite the fact that these countries are not among the most profitable markets of the project;Friends Saga has consolidated the success of the franchise, while bringing a new element to its formula — a variety of characters that help players pass levels (the appearance of the characters can be customized).
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