Mobile Video Game Statistics
Last Updated on: November 20th, 2020
Here is a collection of some of the most interesting mobile video game statistics and fun facts I have stumbled across in my internet travels. These posts cover both the games and the industry as a whole.
Stat posts here are edited and updated almost daily, so be sure to check back often!
Mobile Video Game Statistics and Fun Facts:
Number of mobile gamers in the world:
2.4 billion
Last updated 5/15/19
Number of new mobile games added to Google Play in 2018:
Number of new mobile games added to the App Store in 2018:
Mobile games’ share of all time users spend in apps:
Last updated 6/11/19
Number of mobile gamers in Asia:
Last updated 5/15/19
Number of mobile gamers in China:
Last updated 5/15/19
Number of mobile gamers in Germany:
Last updated 7/16/19
Percentage of the global population that play mobile video games:
Last updated 5/15/19
Projected market size of the mobile gaming industry at the end of 2019:
Percentage of American adult gamers that play games on their smartphones:
Last updated 5/9/19
Percentage of total mobile app downloads that are games:
Last updated 6/11/19
Percentage of total mobile app revenue that are games:
Last updated 6/11/19
Estimated number of smartphone gamers in the US:
Last updated 9/12/17
Estimated number of PC online and mobile gamers in the Southeast Asia:
Last updated 11/6/17
Global mobile game revenue(annual):
- 2018: $54.7 billion
- 2017: $47.4 billion
- 2016: $38 billion
Number of global mobile game downloads in 2018:
Number of global mobile game downloads in 2017:
Women reportedly make in-app purchase in mobile games at a 79% higher rate than men.
Percentage of female US mobile gamers that play mobile games daily:
Last updated 9/1/17
Percentage of male US mobile gamers that play mobile games daily:
Last updated 9/1/17
Percentage of mobile app revenue in 2015 that went to video games:
Projected amount of revenue for the mobile gaming industry in 2020:
Amount Kim Kardashian reportedly earned from her mobile video game:
Average amount spent monthly by mobile gamers:
Last updated 3/23/16
Percentage of mobile gamers that pay for in-game content:
Last updated 3/23/16
Percentage of mobile spending that goes to video games:
Last updated 3/29/16
Percentage of mobile gamers that say watching video ads is their preferred way to pay for in-game content:
Last updated 4/8/16
Percentage of mobile gamers that are open to engaging with rewarded video ads:
Last updated 4/8/16
Projected number of mobile gamers in China by 2023:
Last updated 5/15/19
Percentage of gamers in China that play mobile games:
Last updated 5/15/19
Mobile game revenue in China in 2018:
Projected mobile game revenue in China by 2023:
Biggest revenue day ever for US mobile gaming:
Black Friday 2018 ($60 million)
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