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STORE INTELLIGENCE · CRAIG CHAPPLE · SEPTEMBER 2020

Top Mobile Games Worldwide for August 2020 by Downloads

See the top mobile games worldwide for August 2020 by downloads, according to Sensor Tower data.

Top Mobile Games Worldwide for August 2020 by Downloads

Scribble Rider from Voodoo was the most downloaded mobile game worldwide for August 2020 with an estimated 44.6 million installs. The countries with the most installs of the game during this period were India at 16.7 percent of its total downloads and the United States at close to 12 percent. The full top 10 ranking of mobile games worldwide by downloads for August 2020 is above. Game download estimates are from Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence platform.

Brain Wash from SayGames was the second most installed mobile game worldwide last month with approximately 30 million downloads. The countries with the largest number of Brain Wash installs were India at 17.2 percent, followed by the U.S. at just over 12 percent. Cube Surfer from Voodoo, Subway Surfers from Sybo Games, and Tie Dye from Crazy Labs rounded out the top five most installed mobile games worldwide for the month.

One of gaming’s biggest hits right now, mobile or otherwise, Among Us from InnerSloth, increased downloads month-over-month by 661 percent to 18.4 million in August, ranking No. 9 in the world for installs. The title was originally released in 2018, with its recent success driven by a surge in interest from content creators on platforms like YouTube and Twitch.

Want to see how the rankings compared to the previous month? Check out the Top Mobile Games Worldwide for July 2020 by Downloads here.

Store Intelligence users can see app download estimates for the above apps in addition to historical performance metrics on the Sensor Tower platform. Our estimates include downloads for the App Store and Google Play worldwide between August 1, 2020 and August 31, 2020. Apple apps and Google pre-installed apps are excluded. We report unique installs only. Android estimates do not include third-party stores. Figures represent aggregate installs of all app versions, ex: Facebook and Facebook Lite.


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Craig Chapple

Written by: Craig Chapple, Mobile Insights Strategist, EMEA

Date: September 2020