List of highest-grossing mobile games
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This is a list of the highest-grossing mobile games. This is a list of mobile games that have generated at least $100 million in gross revenue. Among them, there are more than 30 mobile games that have grossed at least $1 billion. The video game company with the highest number of titles on the list is Tencent, which publishes and/or owns 12 games on the list, including three in the top ten. The highest-grossing mobile game is Honor of Kings (2015), also known as Arena of Valor internationally, a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game published by Tencent that has grossed more than $13 billion in lifetime revenue. Five other Tencent titles on the list are also from their subsidiary Supercell.
The highest-grossing mobile app of all time was previously Mixi's Monster Strike (2013), a role-playing physics puzzle/strategy video game that had grossed over $7.2 billion in worldwide revenue by October 2018. The highest-grossing mobile app before that was Puzzle & Dragons (2012), a role-playing puzzle video game from GungHo Online Entertainment that had earned $7 billion up until October 2018, when it was surpassed by Monster Strike.[1] In 2020, Honor of Kings surpassed Monster Strike as the highest-grossing mobile game.
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List[]
Game | Revenue | Initial release | Publisher(s) | Genre(s) | Ref |
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Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor | $13,384,000,000 | November 26, 2015 | Tencent Games | MOBA | [a] |
Monster Strike | $9,624,000,000 | August 8, 2013 | Mixi | Physics / RPG / Strategy | [b] |
Puzzle & Dragons | $8,217,340,000 | January 15, 2016 | GungHo Online Entertainment | RPG / Puzzle | [c] |
Clash of Clans | $7,700,000,000 | August 2, 2012 | Supercell (Tencent) | Strategy | [17] |
Pokémon Go | $7,660,000,000 | July 6, 2016 | Niantic / The Pokémon Company | Augmented reality | [d] |
PUBG Mobile / Game for Peace | $7,191,000,000 | March 19, 2018 | Tencent Games / Krafton | Battle royale | [e] |
Candy Crush Saga | $7,050,000,000 | November 14, 2012 | King (Activision Blizzard) | Puzzle | [f] |
Fate/Grand Order (FGO) | $5,533,800,000 | July 30, 2015 | Aniplex (Sony Music Entertainment Japan) | RPG | [g] |
Fantasy Westward Journey | $4,700,000,000 | March 26, 2015 | NetEase | MMORPG | [17] |
Garena Free Fire | $4,230,000,000 | December 4, 2017 | Garena | Battle royale | [h] |
Lineage M | $3,500,000,000 | June 21, 2017 | NCsoft | MMORPG | [17] |
Roblox Mobile | $3,500,000,000 | December 11, 2012 | Roblox Corporation | GCS / MMO | [i] |
Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle | $3,000,000,000 | January 30, 2015 | Bandai Namco Entertainment | RPG / Puzzle | [11] |
Clash Royale | $3,000,000,000 | March 2, 2016 | Supercell (Tencent) | Real-time strategy | [29] |
Gardenscapes | $3,000,000,000 | July 5, 2016 | Playrix | Puzzle / Decoration | [30] |
Genshin Impact | $3,000,000,000 | September 28, 2020 | miHoYo | Action RPG | [31] |
Coin Master | $2,908,000,000 | March 19, 2018 | Moon Active | Casual / Casino | [j] |
Game of War: Fire Age | $2,800,000,000 | July 25, 2013 | Machine Zone | Strategy | [33] |
Candy Crush Soda Saga | $2,000,000,000 | October 20, 2014 | King (Activision Blizzard) | Puzzle | [34] |
Lords Mobile | $2,000,000,000 | February 26, 2016 | IGG | Strategy / MMO | [35] |
Lineage 2: Revolution | $1,942,200,000 | December 14, 2016 | Netmarble Games / NCsoft | MMORPG | [k] |
Homescapes | $1,869,200,000 | September 15, 2017 | Playrix | Puzzle / Decoration | [l] |
Disney Tsum Tsum | $1,500,000,000 | January 29, 2014 | LINE | Puzzle | [43][44] |
Marvel Contest of Champions | $1,495,000,000 | December 10, 2014 | Kabam (Netmarble) | Fighting | [m] |
Knives Out | $1,485,270,000 | November 23, 2017 | NetEase | Battle royale | [n] |
AFK Arena | $1,450,000,000 | January 7, 2019 | Lilith Games | RPG | [22] |
Hay Day | $1,400,000,000 | June 21, 2012 | Supercell (Tencent) | Simulation | [29] |
Brawl Stars | $1,400,000,000 | December 12, 2018 | Supercell (Tencent) | MOBA | [50] |
Summoners War: Sky Arena | $1,350,000,000 | June 12, 2014 | Com2Us | TBS / MMO | [51] |
Pro Yakyū Spirits A | $1,300,000,000 | October 21, 2015 | Konami | Sports (baseball) | [52] |
Fortnite | $1,200,000,000 | April 2, 2018 | Epic Games | Battle royale | [47] |
Three Kingdoms Tactics | $1,200,000,000 | September 19, 2019 | Alibaba Group / Koei Tecmo | Strategy (4X) | [53] |
Onmyoji | $1,129,000,000 | June 20, 2016 | NetEase | RPG | [3] |
Boom Beach | $1,000,000,000 | November 11, 2013 | Supercell (Tencent) | Strategy | [54] |
Mobile Strike | $1,000,000,000 | July 11, 2015 | Machine Zone | Strategy | [55] |
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | $1,000,000,000 | July 11, 2016 | Moonton (ByteDance) | MOBA | [56] |
Toon Blast | $1,000,000,000 | March 3, 2017 | Peak Games | Puzzle | [57] |
Call of Duty: Mobile | $1,000,000,000 | October 1, 2019 | Activision / Tencent / Garena | Shooter / Battle royale | [58] |
Uma Musume Pretty Derby | $965,000,000 | February 24, 2021 | Cygames | Simulation / Social | [7] |
QQ Speed Mobile / Speed Drifters | $945,000,000 | June 15, 2017 | Tencent Games / Garena | Racing (Kart / MMOR) | [o] |
Fire Emblem Heroes | $929,600,000 | February 2, 2017 | Nintendo | Tactical RPG | [61] |
Dragon Quest Walk | $927,720,000 | September 12, 2019 | Square Enix | Augmented reality | [p] |
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes | $924,000,000 | November 24, 2015 | Electronic Arts | RPG | [66][67] |
Fishdom | $923,600,000 | December 10, 2015 | Playrix | Puzzle | [q] |
Township | $922,100,000 | February 24, 2012 | Playrix | Simulation (CMS) | [r] |
A Chinese Ghost Story | $860,000,000 | May 19, 2016 | NetEase | MMORPG | [68] |
Toy Blast | $820,000,000 | January 6, 2015 | Peak Games | Puzzle | [57] |
Granblue Fantasy | $754,200,000 | March 10, 2014 | Cygames | RPG | [s] |
Honkai Impact 3rd | $731,000,000 | October 14, 2016 | miHoYo | ARPG / Hack & slash | [3] |
King of Avalon | $721,000,000 | July 14, 2016 | FunPlus | Strategy | [73] |
Lineage 2 M | $707,340,000 | November 27, 2019 | NCsoft | MMORPG | [74][75] |
Clash of Kings | $700,000,000 | June 14, 2014 | Elex Tech | Strategy / MMO | [3] |
Hearthstone | $660,000,000 | April 16, 2014 | Blizzard (Activision Blizzard) | DCCG | [76] |
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage | $524,000,000 | September 3, 2015 | Bandai Namco Entertainment | DCCG / Rhythm | [t] |
Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire | $518,400,000 | June 29, 2017 | Machine Zone / Square Enix | Strategy | [80] |
Guns of Glory | $510,000,000 | September 8, 2017 | FunPlus | Strategy MMORPG | [73] |
Minecraft | $500,000,000 | November 18, 2011 | Mojang Studios | Sandbox / Survival | [81] |
CrossFire Mobile | $458,000,000 | December 3, 2015 | Smilegate / Tencent | Tactical FPS | [3] |
Bingo Blitz | $443,000,000 | August 12, 2012 | Playtika | Online Bingo | [82] |
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross | $429,000,000 | June 4, 2019 | Netmarble | RPG | [u] |
8 Ball Pool | $400,000,000 | October 15, 2010 | Miniclip | Sports (pool) | [86] |
Blade & Soul Revolution | $335,182,000 | December 6, 2018 | Netmarble | MMORPG | [v] |
Angry Birds 2 | $332,500,000 | July 30, 2015 | Rovio Entertainment | Physics / Puzzle | [90] |
FIFA Mobile / FIFA Soccer | $308,700,000 | October 11, 2016 | EA Sports (Electronic Arts) | Sports (association football) | [3] |
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery | $300,000,000 | April 25, 2018 | Jam City (Netmarble) | RPG | [91] |
Black Desert Mobile | $300,000,000 | June 15, 2019 | Kakao Games | MMORPG | [92] |
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | $284,000,000 | November 17, 2016 | Konami | Digital collectible card game | [w] |
#COMPASS | $281,000,000 | December 17, 2016 | NHN PlayArt / Dwango | MOBA | [56] |
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp | $255,700,000 | October 25, 2017 | Nintendo | Simulation (Social) | [61] |
Mario Kart Tour | $243,700,000 | September 25, 2019 | Nintendo | Racing (Kart) | [61] |
Project Makeover | $218,000,000 | November 27, 2020 | Bubblegum Games | Puzzle / Decoration | [30] |
DomiNations | $200,000,000 | April 1, 2015 | Big Huge Games | Strategy | [93] |
Candy Crush Friends Saga | $200,000,000 | October 10, 2018 | King (Activision Blizzard) | Puzzle | [25] |
Empire & Puzzles | $186,000,000 | March 1, 2017 | Small Giant Games | Puzzle / RPG | [11] |
KartRider Rush+ | $169,000,000 | May 31, 2020 | Nexon | Racing (Kart) | [60] |
Perfect World Mobile | $165,000,000 | March 5, 2019 | Perfect World Games / Tencent | MMORPG | [x] |
Dragalia Lost | $163,300,000 | October 10, 2018 | Nintendo | Action RPG | [61] |
Three Kingdoms Fantasy Land | $161,600,000 | June 20, 2020 | Alibaba Group | Strategy (auto battler) | [53] |
Candy Crush Jelly Saga | $158,000,000 | August 28, 2015 | King (Activision Blizzard) | Puzzle | [y] |
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū | $155,000,000 | December 18, 2014 | Konami | Sports (baseball) | [z] |
League of Legends: Wild Rift | $150,000,000 | October 27, 2020 | Riot Games (Tencent) | MOBA | [97] |
Slotomania | $149,000,000 | November 7, 2011 | Playtika | Simulation (Slot) | [98] |
Puzzles & Survival | $143,000,000 | August 12, 2020 | 37Games | Puzzle / RPG | [11] |
NBA Live Mobile | $140,000,000 | July 6, 2016 | EA Sports (Electronic Arts) | Sports (basketball) | [99] |
Dragon Ball Legends | $140,000,000 | May 18, 2018 | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Action RPG | [100] |
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened | $138,200,000 | September 9, 2021 | NetEase / Portkey Games | RPG | [91] |
White Cat Project | $134,000,000 | July 14, 2014 | Colopl | Action RPG | [aa] |
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! | $124,050,000 | March 16, 2017 | Bushiroad | Rhythm / Adventure | [ab] |
CSR Racing 2 | $121,500,000 | June 29, 2016 | NaturalMotion (Zynga) | Racing | [60] |
One Piece: Burning Will | $117,000,000 | September 20, 2018 | Bandai Namco / Alibaba Group | RPG | [53] |
One Piece: The Road of the Strong | $113,840,000 | January 15, 2016 | CMGE | DCCG | [ac] |
Dragon Quest Tact | $111,990,000 | July 16, 2020 | Square Enix | Tactical RPG | [104][105] |
Fallout Shelter | $100,000,000 | June 14, 2015 | Bethesda Softworks | Simulation (CMS) | [106][107] |
Mafia City | $100,000,000 | July 25, 2017 | Yotta Games | RPG | [108] |
Madden NFL Overdrive | $100,000,000 | August 15, 2018 | EA Sports (Electronic Arts) | Sports (American football) | [99] |
See also[]
- Gacha game
- List of best-selling video game franchises
- List of best-selling video games
- List of highest-grossing media franchises
- List of most-played mobile games by player count
- List of most-played video games by player count
Notes[]
- ^ Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor
- ^ Monster Strike:
- ^ Puzzle & Dragons:
- ^ Pokemon Go:
- ^ PUBG Mobile / Game for Peace
- ^ Candy Crush Saga:
- ^ Fate/Grand Order
- ^ Garena Free Fire:
- ^ Roblox Mobile:
- ^ Coin Master:
- ^ Lineage 2: Revolution
- ^ Homescapes:
- ^ Marvel Contest of Champions:
- ^ Knives Out:
- ^ QQ Speed Mobile / Speed Drifters
- ^ Dragon Quest Walk:
- ^ Fishdom:
- ^ Township
- ^ Granblue Fantasy (Japan) – ¥77.74 billion+ ($754.2 million+)[69]
- ^ The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage (Japan) – ¥54 billion+ ($524 million+)[77]
- ^ The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross
- ^ Blade & Soul Revolution:
- ^ See Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links § Reception
- ^ Perfect World Mobile:
- ^ Candy Crush Jelly Saga:
- ^ Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (Japan)
- 2017 (January–October) – ¥17.2 billion[70] ($153 million)
- ^ White Cat Project (Japan)
- 2017 (January–October) – ¥14.9 billion[70] ($133 million)
- ^ BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (Japan)
- ^ One Piece: The Road of the Strong (China)[103]
- 2016–2018 – CN¥684.008 million ($103.39 million)
- January–June 2019 – CN¥72.208 million ($10.45 million)
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