The world of mobile games does not stand still, and the rankings change every month. Analysts from AppMagic have collected data on the highest grossing and most downloaded games of January 2025. Who was the king of revenue and who exploded in downloads? Let's find out!
Cash desk of the month: who collects the most?
The money in the world of mobile gaming is huge. So, the leaders in terms of revenue (excluding sales commission and taxes) look like this:
- Honor of Kings has regained the throne - $193.19 million in a month! By the way, this is the first time the game has brought a net million in the US market.
- Last War: Survival ($148.3 million) and Royal Match ($144.8 million) are confidently in the top.
- PUBG Mobile shot to $135.1 million, and this is its best result in the last two years!
- Genshin Impact is not lagging behind either: $66.6 million, and Teamfight Tactics earned $49.9 million.
- CrossFire: Legends unexpectedly surprised with $57.9 million, which is a record figure for a game that has been around since 2015. All the revenue came from China, which is logical: The Chinese New Year brought profits again.
What is downloaded the most?
Here are the games that have captured the attention of gamers around the world:
- Block Blast! is again the leader with 32.5 million installations. Yes, people love puzzles.
- Roblox also remains popular with 23.3 million downloads.
- Another big hit is Cat Chaos: Prankster from the Vietnamese studio Mirai Studio is a new big hit. The game, where you wreak havoc as a cat, collected 18.7 million downloads in a month. Who would have thought that players would enjoy the mess so much?
- Squid Game: Unleashed also started well (10.8 million installs), but by the end of the month, it lost momentum. The daily number of downloads dropped to 75-80 thousand, although at the end of December it was 6-8 times higher.
What's next?
Trends are changing, but one thing is clear: service games and familiar hits continue to bring in huge box office, while new titles have a chance to explode thanks to interesting mechanics or cool marketing.
Will a new unexpected leader emerge in February? Or will market veterans retain their positions? We will find out very soon!
Will a new unexpected leader emerge in February? Or will market veterans retain their positions? We will find out very soon!