When Cupertino bet on Apple Arcade, the gaming subscription platform, it made him realize that the mobile gaming industry is a money-making machine, the revenues of which are increasing every year and 2020 was no exception.
The problem is that most income generated by in-app purchases, purchases that we can’t find in Apple Arcade. And as proof, the high revenues achieved this year by the mobile video game industry, thanks to included purchases.
According to Sensor Tower data, this year was the best ever in the world of mobile video games, overtaking previous years, an increase that clearly the containment caused by the coronavirus contributed in almost all countries.
The highest grossing mobile game in 2020 is PUBG Mobile (including the Chinese version Game For Peace) a year older, with revenue of $ 2.6 billion, which is an increase of 64.3% over last year. It seems that the demise of PUBG in India did not affect the earnings of this title.
In second position, we find Honor of kings with $ 2,500 million, with an increase of 43%. The first two games belong to Asian giant Tencent. In third position we find Pokémon GO with $ 1,200 million. Of these three titles, this is the one that makes the least sense. Master of coins, is in fourth position as is Roblox with $ 1,100 million.
This Sensor Tower report does not specify the amount of income It has generated both the Play Store and the App Store, but most likely, as has always happened in the past, Apple will continue to be the main source of revenue in this industry.
