April 2026 Global Mobile Game Revenue Chart: Honor of Kings Leads Strongly, 4X Strategy Titles Shine

In April 2026, the global mobile game market continued its fierce competition at the top. According to estimates from thirdparty data firms Appmagic and Appfigures Intelligence, Tencent’s Honor of Kings once again topped the global revenue chart, followed closely by several 4X strategy games and casual blockbusters.

Top Tier Pattern: Tencent Holds Firm, Three Strategy Giants Battle

Honor of Kings, despite being available only in the Chinese market, posted remarkable revenue in April. Appmagic data showed its inapp purchase (IAP) revenue at approximately **138million∗∗,upabout138million∗∗,upabout5 million from March. Appfigures estimated net revenue after store fees at $144 million, indicating that this MOBA evergreen had returned to its peak form after a brief dip in March.

Whiteout Survival (Century Games) ranked second with an estimated **131million∗∗innetrevenue(Appfigures),whileAppmagic’sIAPestimatewasaround131million∗∗innetrevenue(Appfigures),whileAppmagic’sIAPestimatewasaround110 million, showing stable performance. Last War: Survival (FirstFun) rose to third thanks to a 9% monthonmonth increase, generating 112million∗∗innetrevenue(Appfigures).Appmagicdata,however,showeditsAprilIAPat∗∗112million∗∗innetrevenue(Appfigures).Appmagicdata,however,showeditsAprilIAPat∗∗114 million – a second consecutive monthly decline, but still far above most competitors.

Royal Match (Dream Games) and Monopoly Go! (Scopely) both fell below the 100millionmark.Appmagicestimatedthatbothgames’IAPdippedunder100millionmark.Appmagicestimatedthatbothgames’IAPdippedunder100 million in April, though the former continued to lead the match3 casual genre.

• Other Highlights in the Top 10: PUBG Mobile Retreats, Delta Force ReboundsPUBG Mobile(Tencent/Krafton) saw its IAP drop to **92million∗∗inAprilafterpeakingat92million∗∗inAprilafterpeakingat129 million in February. Still, this is healthy compared to the drastic drop to around $50 million between October and December last year.
• Royal Matchcontinues to lead the casual puzzle segment with monthly revenue around $100 million.
• Robloxand Gossip Harbor each saw slight monthonmonth declines but remained broadly in line with their usual earnings.

Candy Crush Saga, Monopoly Go!, and Kingshot formed a steady trio in the top 10, with Kingshot being the only one to grow monthonmonth.Rankings 11–20: Multiple Veteran Games Rebound

According to Appmagic’s April IAP estimates, the 11th to 20th positions were as follows:

• Notable trends:Tencent’s Delta Forcequietly climbed to 12th place, crossing the $50 million mark again and rising four spots monthonmonth.
• Honkai: Star Railstaged another “habitual rebound” – after earning only 6millioninJanuary,ithasgrowneverymonthsince,reachingapproximately∗∗6millioninJanuary,ithasgrowneverymonthsince,reachingapproximately∗∗37 million** in April.
• Konami’s eFootballhas been steadily rising since 2022, surpassing 36millioninAprilandapproachingitsalltimepeakofabout36millioninAprilandapproachingitsalltimepeakofabout40 million achieved in July 2025.
• Toon Blast, another veteran title, has seen strong growth since a big boost in late 2023. It returned to earning over 30million,notfarfromitsalltimehighof30million,notfarfromitsalltimehighof34 million set in January.
• Outside the Top 20: Pokémon Go Slips, Two Japanese Titles Surge
• Pokémon Goonce again dipped just below the $30 million mark in April and fell nine places monthonmonth.
• Japanese players spent heavily on Xflag’s Monster Strikeand Bandai Namco’s SD Gundam G Generation Eternal, with each game posting a substantial monthonmonth earnings increase – 28.4millionand28.4millionand28 million respectively in April.

China’s Market Continues to Dominate; Top 10 Net Revenue Totals Nearly $900 Million

According to Appfigures Intelligence, the combined net revenue (after store fees) of the world’s top 10 highestearning games in April reached $898 million. Although this total was somewhat lower than March’s haul, analysts expect the market to pick back up as summer approaches and soon cross the “billiondollar” threshold.

Once again, China’s dominance was on display: Chinese publishers accounted for four of the top 10 spots on the App Store, and three of the top 10 overall across both stores (with Honor of Kings available only in China and Google Play not operating in the country).

Data Notes

The revenue data in this report are primarily based on Appmagic’s IAP estimates (excluding ad revenue, web shop spending, the 30% Apple/Google cut, and revenue from China’s Android ecosystem), supplemented by net revenue estimates from Appfigures Intelligence. Due to different methodologies, figures may vary slightly between sources, but the overall trends are consistent.

For more indepth monthly revenue, download statistics, and industry reports, please visit Appfigures or Mobilegamer.biz. Historical lifetime earnings data can be found on the Video Game Sales Wiki.