Eight years after its release, Pokémon GO remains the highest-grossing mobile AR game in the world. The AppMagic analytical service estimated that the total user spending in it exceeds $ 8 billion* with 656.6 million downloads.

Niantic commented on the data of the AppMagic service, according to which in April the monthly revenue of Pokémon Go fell to $34.7 million — the lowest level in five years. According to the company, this information is incorrect.

Pokémon Go revenue is declining. According to MobileGamer with reference to AppMagic data, in April the Niantic AR-game earned $34.7 million. This is a monthly minimum since February 2018.

Pokémon Go came out six years ago and is still making great money. On average, a game about pocket monsters receives $ 1 billion per year, according to Sensor Tower analysts.

Pokémon GO developers can boast of a new achievement. In total, in the five years since the release, the game’s revenue has reached $ 5 billion, according to analysts from Sensor Tower. Thus, the Niantic AR project manages to generate an average of $1 billion annually, while regularly increasing revenue.Key data

Niantic, known for the Pokémon GO game, continues to invest in augmented reality technology. The studio showed an image of its AR-glasses, but the timing of the release of the device is still unknown.The image was shared on Twitter by Niantic CEO John Hanke.

Nintendo has announced a long-term collaboration with Niantic, the developers of Pokémon Go. Now the American studio will make AR games based on well-known brands of the Japanese corporation. The first title will be released this year.Nintendo and Niantic announced the start of cooperation on March 23, according to Bloomberg.

This year turned out to be the most successful for Pokémon GO by many indicators. In the last ten months alone, the game has earned $1 billion, and its total revenue has exceeded $4 billion, according to Sensor Tower.Niantic was able to achieve record figures for itself largely due to the timely response to the pandemic-related quarantine, allowing players to participate in events and catch Pokemon without leaving home.

According to analysts, worldwide users have spent $36.8 billion on mobile games. The increase is observed in almost all categories and is largely related to the pandemic and quarantine measures.The analytical company Sensor Tower has published a study of the mobile games market for the first two quarters of 2020.

During the total quarantine, Niantic made changes to Rockemop GO. Pokemon began to appear more often at the player’s home, and baits for them fell by 99%. After that, sales of the game jumped noticeably. In total, from March 16 to 22, she earned $23 million — 66.7% more than a week earlier.

Niantic‘s substantial income comes from real-world competitions among Pokémon GO players. In 2019, the studio earned $249 million from such events.

In 2019, Rockemop GO earned $894 million. This is the fifth most profitable mobile game on the planet, and the first among geolocation games. Sensor Tower showed how much she beat her colleagues in the genre.

Released in August, Pokémon Masters became a box office hit. Her income for the first month was $33.3 million. Nevertheless, players massively criticize its game design. The producer of the project personally had to apologize for this.

In August, Pokémon GO earned $110 million. It was the most profitable month for the title in the last three years.

The coveted title of the second largest geolocation game on iOS was unexpectedly snatched by Let’s Hunt Monsters from Tencent. Since April, the game has earned $50 million.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is a month old. During this time, players downloaded the geolocation game from Niantic 15 million times and spent $12 million in it. Within the genre, this launch in its release month is second only to Pokémon GO.

On June 21, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite was released — a free-to-play novelty from Niantic. In three days, she earned $534 thousand in the App Store and Google Play.

Niantic has acquired London-based startup Sensible Object. His team specializes in creating AR titles and linking them to physical objects.

The version of Pokémon GO for Apple Watch will soon cease to exist. On July 1, Niantic will stop supporting software for smartwatches.