Spending on mobile games reached 116 billion dollars worldwide last year • Eurogamer.net
Roblox generates the most money.
Consumer spending on mobile games reached $ 116 billion worldwide in 2021, according to a new State of Mobile 2022 report from App Annie.
This represents an increase of $ 42.22 billion since 2018. In addition, the total App Store spend was $ 170 billion for all apps, meaning that games are a significant proportion of spending. total on mobile.
In terms of consumer spending, Roblox leads the global rankings, followed by Genshin Impact and Coin Master. For monthly active users, PUBG Mobile ranks first with Roblox and Candy Crush Saga.
Pokémon Go is also high for spending, while Among Us has a lot of active users.
Strategy games, MMORPGs, and team-based fighting games have emerged with the highest consumer spending. These types of games are preferred by younger gamers while older gamers prefer puzzle games.
The report proves just how high consumer spending for mobile games is – and it continues to rise.
Earlier this week, publisher Take Two bought mobile game company Zynga for a whopping $ 12.7 billion – the most expensive video game acquisition ever.
Sony is also looking to get into mobile gaming by adapting the most popular PlayStation franchises, which has already proved lucrative for Nintendo.
