By the end of July App2Top.ru Together with AppMagic, I have prepared a report on the most popular and earning mobile games in the world.

The analytical company GameRefinery summed up the results of the second quarter and told about the main mobile genres and publishers in the USA, Japan and China. For example, American gamers like to play puzzles and give a lot of money to Roblox — it accounts for over 5% of the country’s gaming revenue.

Last year, Riot Games began actively releasing full—fledged mobile games – previously it had only mini-applications on its account. The analytical company Sensor Tower found out that to date, mobile has brought developers $ 108.4 million *.

The analytical company Newzoo has published an analysis of the mobile market of Saudi Arabia. It contains the gaming demographics of the country, the payment habits of local gamers and the most popular genres.

Mobile action games were the fastest-growing genre at the box office in the United States, according to analysts at Sensor Tower. In the first half of 2021, their total revenue jumped by half. More than a third of the amount was generated by Genshin Impact.

Analysts from Sensor Tower told which games were downloaded the most in the second quarter (ended June 30). In Europe and the USA, hyper-casual titles are leading — only some games managed to overtake them in terms of downloads. But in Asian stores, the situation is slightly different from global trends.Hair Challenge

App Annie analysts told about the most popular and popular mobile games in Russia in the second quarter (April-June). Brawl Stars, released three years ago, became the leader at the box office, and the new Fidget Toys 3D was the best in downloads.

Analysts from GameRefinery told about the main trends of casual games this year. Developers are looking for new ways to engage users and actively add elements from other genres to projects. Among them are meta-gameplay, social functions and seasonal passes.Meta elements

In Africa, as in most other regions, the pandemic and lockdowns provoked an explosive growth of mobile gaming. Compared to the first quarter of last year, local users have become more active in downloading games and making more in-app purchases. This is reported by AppsFlyer in a joint report with Google.Note: The study covers the period from the first quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2021 (ended March 31).

Dmitry Ilyinov, Senior Customer Relations Manager at App Annie, spoke at the WN St. Petersburg’21 conference today. He told what is happening now in the global and Russian mobile gaming markets, and also presented an updated classification of mobile games.

The analytical company Newzoo shared an analysis of the Latin American mobile market. In a recent study, she talked about the gaming demographics in the region, how much local gamers are willing to spend on games and what genres they prefer.

Mobile market revenue is steadily growing. In the first half of 2021, it reached $44.7 billion – $6.8 billion more than at the same time a year ago. But things are not so good with downloads, according to Sensor Tower analysts.

Sports games for mobile devices are becoming one of the highest-grossing genres in the United States. According to Sensor Tower, over the past 12 months, the total revenue of titles in this category amounted to almost $ 650 million. At the same time, 20% of the total amount falls on Golf Clash, the authors of which were acquired by Electronic Arts yesterday.Note: All data are taken from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021.

App Annie, together with IDC, presented a new study of the gaming market based on the results of the first quarter. The revenue growth that began during the pandemic continued. During the reporting period, gamers spent an average of $1.7 billion on mobile games per week.Mobile market data

LoopMe and IDC presented a joint study on the prospects of mobile gaming after the end of the pandemic. Companies have concluded that record activity will fall by a quarter in the next couple of years. Mobile market revenue growth is also expected to slow significantly after a record 2020.The study is based on a survey that involved 3,850 smartphone users from the United States, Great Britain, Japan, Germany, Brazil and Singapore.

Chinese match-3 pro zombie Puzzles & Survival earns $23 million a month. It can already be called one of the highest-grossing puzzles on the market. And she is far from the only match-3 dedicated to the post-apocalypse and the living dead.

App Annie together with the publication PocketGamer.biz I have prepared a small report on the mobile strategy market for the first quarter of 2021. Analysts told about the highest-grossing projects, and also noted that the total revenue of all games of the genre reached $ 2.5 billion.Star Trek Fleet Command

GameRefinery has published a large study of the American match-3 market as of May 2021. The company talked about the main trends, the highest-grossing projects and the most important mechanics. Also, for the first time in several years, the top 5 highest-grossing games have changed in the genre — Project Makover got into it. In just a few months, it has become one of the biggest hits on the match-3 market.Key data

Sensor Tower analysts told how things were going with the monetization of App Store games in 2020. Among the observations is the strengthening of the subscription model and the growth in the number of teams earning exclusively from advertising.