PUBG Mobile earns $2.6 billion in 2020; 64% more than 2019
PUBG s Battle Royale has managed to outshine all other mobile games despite facing difficulties in the Indian market where it was banned
BusinessToday.In | December 16, 2020 | Updated 15:03 IST
PUBG Mobile is the highest-grossing mobile game of 2020, according to Sensor Tower, an app analytics firm.
The Tencent-owned game earned a revenue of around $2.6 billion from both Google Play Store and Apple s App Store, a surge of 64 percent from last year. Tencet s Honor of Kings took the second spot in the data with an estimated revenue of about $2.5 billion in user spending this year, 42.8 percent up from 2019.
PUBG Mobile highest earning mobile game of 2020, says Sensor Tower
PUBG Mobile has managed to outshine all other games this year, raking in a revenue of over $2 billion this year.
Shubham Verma | December 16, 2020 | Updated 13:58 IST
Source: Reuters
It generated a revenue close to $2.6 billion worldwide.
PUBG Mobile also saw a tough time when it was banned in India.
PUBG Mobile has emerged as the highest-grossing mobile game of 2020. The smash-hit battle royale has managed to outshine all other mobile games this year despite having a quite difficult time in India, one of the top markets. This latest data comes courtesy Sensor Tower, which is a credible app analytics firm. The Tencent-owned game raked in a revenue of close to $2.6 billion from both Google Play Store and Apple s App Store. The figure represents an increase of 64 per cent from last year. At the second spot is another Tencent-owned game called Honor of Kings.
PUBG Mobile was the top grossing mobile game of 2020 globally across Google Play Store and Apple App Store, according to data by Sensor Tower Store Intelligence. The mobile game from China’s Tencent has generated close to $2.6 billion since the start of 2020. This is up 64.3 percent from 2019. Honor of Kings was a close second, which accumulated about $2.5 billion in player spending. Also Read - PUBG Mobile new anti-cheating report: 1,813,787 accounts banned permanently
Sensor Tower attributed this “outsized success” to lockdowns due to COVID-19 pandemic that forced people to look for entertainment alternatives while at home. In 2020, the global mobile games market generated a total of $75.4 billion, which is up 19.5 percent from 2019. Also Read - PUBG Mobile official roster released by Fnatic India