The top grossing mobile game worldwide for January 2021 was Honor of Kings from Tencent with $267.3 million in player spending, which represented close to 22 percent growth from January 2020. Approximately 97 percent of Honor of Kings’ revenue was from China, followed by 1 percent from Thailand. The full ranking of the top grossing mobile games for January 2021 is above. Game revenue estimates are from Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence platform.

The most downloaded game in May 2021 on the App Store was Bounce and Collect, according to data released by AppFigures.
The game scored over 4.6 million new users last month.

The number of publishers on iOS exceeded 581 while Google Play had 325 publishers scoring significantly higher for revenues this year.
It’s likely that lockdowns in light of the pandemic played a role in the increase.
However, the number of publishers surpassing $1 million in net income in 2021 is predicted to drop when compared to last year.

Mobile gaming apps are probably the most loved ones by both developers and users. As a result of this love, the number of gaming apps increases every single day in both app stores. The COVID-19 pandemic continues and supply chains remain choked. Isolation may not be the norm, but for many, it is still the default. The release schedule felt altogether calm, as an increasing number of blockbuster video games moved out of this year and into the next.

Some games were about combating self-doubt. Another was about crushing rich people in Argentine wineries. My personal favorite was about storytelling itself, and our ability to weave our own interior narratives out of emergent fantasy adventures.

While 2020 was a landmark year for the gaming industry thanks to the release next-gen consoles and PC graphics cards, there are plenty of exciting new games to play 2021. From highly-anticipated sequels like Halo Infinite and Resident Evil Village to brand-new experiences such as New World and Deathloop, there are plenty of titles to try.

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