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STORE INTELLIGENCE · CRAIG CHAPPLE · FEBRUARY 2020
Top Mobile Games by Worldwide Revenue for January 2020
See the top grossing games worldwide for January 2020 according to Sensor Tower data.
The top mobile game by worldwide revenue for January 2020 was PUBG Mobile from Tencent with more than $176.3 million in user spending, which was nearly four times more than the title generated in January 2019. Approximately 52.8 percent of PUBG Mobile’s revenue was from China, where it’s known as Game For Peace, followed by 13.7 percent from the United States and 5.5 percent from Turkey. The full ranking of the top mobile games for January 2020 is above. Mobile game revenue estimates are from Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence platform.
Honor of Kings from Tencent was the second highest earning mobile game by worldwide revenue for January 2020 with more than $151.3 million in gross revenue, which represented 25 percent year-over-year growth from January 2019. About 94.6 percent of Honor of King’s revenue was from China, followed by 1.9 percent from Thailand. The next top grossing mobile games were Candy Crush Saga from King, followed by AFK Arena from Lilith Games and Clash of Clans from Supercell.
AFK Arena was one of January’s fastest risers, generating $88.3 million following its launch in China last month. That was nearly three times the revenue of its previous best ever month in August 2019, when it accumulated $31.2 million. About 70.8 percent of user spending in January came from China, nearly overtaking lifetime revenue of the game’s current top grossing country to date, the U.S.
Another of Lilith Games’ titles, Rise of Kingdoms, also had its best month ever in January, earning $63.1 million. It means the Chinese publisher stands alongside Tencent as the only company to have two games in the top 10 overall revenue rankings worldwide. It serves as a reminder of just how much influence the Chinese market has on global user spending levels.
Want to see how the rankings compared to the previous month? Check out the Top Mobile Games by Worldwide Revenue for December 2019 here.
Store Intelligence users can see app revenue and app download estimates for the above apps in addition to historical performance metrics on the Sensor Tower platform. Our revenue estimates are from the App Store and Google Play worldwide between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2020 and represent gross user spending. These rankings do not include app revenue from third-party Android stores.
