App Annie, a mobile application analytics firm, reported that mobile consumers worldwide will have downloaded 120 billion apps and spent $90 billion on them by the end of 2019. These figures represent a significant increase from the 2018 record, given that these numbers do not include re-installation or app updates. Check out their lists of most downloaded and profitable mobile games of 2019 below:
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Top 10 Mobile Games by Downloads
This year, we have seven new entries on the list of most downloaded mobile games, including Call of Duty: Mobile from the battle royale category and the super simple 3D racing game from Good Job Games.
1. Free Fire by Sea
2. PUBG MOBILE by Tencent
3. Subway Surfers by Kiloo
4. Color Bump 3D by Good Job Games
5. Fun Race 3D by Good Job Games
6. Run Race 3D by Good Job Games
7. My Talking Tom 2 by Outfit7
8. Homescapes by Playrix
9. Stack Ball by Azur Interactive Games
10. Call of Duty: Mobile by Activision Blizzard
Top 10 Mobile Games by Consumer Spend
For the mobile games that saw the highest spike in revenue growth, we have role-playing games on the two top spots, followed by the classic match-three puzzle video game Candy Crush Saga.
1. Fate/Grand Order by Sony
2. Honour of Kings by Tencent
3. Candy Crush Saga by Activision Blizzard
4. Monster Strike by mixi
5. Lineage M by NCSOFT
6. Pokémon GO by Niantic
7. Fantasy Westward Journey by NetEase
8. Clash of Clans by Supercell
9. Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle by BANDAI NAMCO
10. PUBG MOBILE by Tencent
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Top 10 Breakout Mobile Games by Downloads
App Annie also introduced a new category called the Breakout Mobile Games of the Year. These are the mobile game applications that saw the largest growth in both downloads and consumer spend between 2018 and 2019.
For this category, Good Job Games had the most downloaded games, taking the first three spots on the list. The list also has seven hyper-casual titles and two new releases, one from Nintendo and one from Activision Blizzard.
1. Color Bump by Good Job Games
2. Fun Race 3D by Good Job Games
3. Run Race 3D by Good Job Games
4. Stack Ball by Azur Interactive Games
5. Call of Duty: Mobile by Activision Blizzard
6. aquapark.io by Voodoo
7. Tiles Hop: EDM Rush by Amanotes
8. Mario Kart Tour by Nintendo
9. Crowd City by Voodoo
10. Sand Balls by SayGames
Top 10 Breakout Mobile Games by Consumer Spend
Meanwhile, Tencent has the most number of breakout mobile games, taking the first three spots on the list. These are followed by Supercell's multiplayer online battle arena game and Moon Active's single-player casual mobile game.
1. Game for Peace by Tencent
2. PUBG MOBILE by Tencent
3. Perfect World by Tencent
4. Brawl Stars by Supercell
5. Coin Master by Moon Active
6. Rise of Kingdoms by Lilith
7. Homescapes by Playrix
8. Dragon Quest Walk by SQUARE ENIX
9. Last Shelter: Survival by Long Tech Network
10. Blade & Soul by Netmarble
The analytics firm also released a list of its top mobile apps in 2019. Click here to see which apps made it to their lists.
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