January Global Mobile Game Revenue Rankings Released

According to data from Appmagic, the following are the global mobile game revenue rankings for last month (January 2025) based on in-app purchase earnings.

Note: The revenue statistics in this article cover only in-app purchase (IAP) revenue. They do not include advertising revenue, web channel spending, the 30% cut taken by Apple and Google stores, or revenue from China’s Android ecosystem. Below, we will analyze the revenue trends of top-performing products, highlights from the top 20 list and beyond.

For real-time data, you can visit the Appmagic official website at any time to view global game revenue and download rankings.

Trends Among Top Performers

Honor of Kings saw significant volatility in its IAP revenue, surging from approximately $79 million in December to over $172 million in January, representing a sharp month-on-month increase. This achievement is close to the historical monthly peak for Tencent’s MOBA giant (set in October 2021 at $184 million).

Monopoly Go! (Scopely) returned to the $120 million+ range in January after hovering around the $100 million mark for several months. It also showed year-on-year growth compared to the $104 million recorded in January 2025.

Last War has experienced notable revenue fluctuations since November 2024. Its estimated revenue for January was $120 million, a decline from December’s substantial total of nearly $139 million.

Royal Match (Dream Games) saw a month-on-month rebound in January, reaching $109 million and surpassing the $100 million mark for the first time since October last year, following several months of gradual overall decline.

Roblox experienced an expected revenue drop in January, falling from around $125 million in December to $107 million last month—roughly the same level as in January 2025.

PUBG Mobile nearly doubled its IAP revenue month-on-month, rising four places in the rankings after posting $53 million in IAP revenue in December and nearly $103 million in January. This marks a significant recovery from the previous few months, during which it earned “only” $40–50 million. Approximately 80% of this revenue came from players in China.

Whiteout Survival maintained its revenue around the $100 million mark for another month but was overtaken by several other games on the rise. Meanwhile, Candy Crush Saga remained fairly stable, with its IAP revenue showing slight month-on-month growth for four consecutive months.

Gossip Harbor achieved another record high in IAP revenue, surpassing $80 million in monthly earnings for the first time. A similar trend was observed for the relatively new title King Shot, which continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace than Gossip Harbor, reaching nearly $72 million in IAP earnings in January—another all-time high.

Rankings 11–20 Details

Coin Master (Moon Active): $54 million

Last Z: Survival Shooter (Florere): $49 million

Delta Force (Tencent): $44 million

Genshin Impact (HoYoverse): $43 million

Township (Playrix): $40 million

MapleStory: Idle RPG (Nexon): $37 million

Royal Kingdom (Dream Games): $36 million

eFootball (Konami): $34 million

Free Fire (Garena): $34 million

Pokémon TCG Pocket (The Pokémon Company): $34 million

Highlights Analysis

Genshin Impact posted its best IAP revenue since June 2025, but its monthly earnings remain volatile and are far from the peak levels seen in 2020–2023.

Nexon’s MapleStory: Idle RPG has performed strongly since its launch in November, with IAP revenue reaching around $33 million for the second consecutive month.

Township, Royal Kingdom, eFootball, and Free Fire all posted notable month-on-month revenue growth, while Pokémon TCG Pocket experienced a slight decline for the third consecutive month.

Observations Beyond the Top 20

Pokémon GO recorded IAP revenue of only $26 million in January, its lowest since November 2017 (though some revenue may have been generated through its web store). The game ranked 25th in the revenue chart for January.

Supercell’s Clash Royale saw a sharp drop in revenue, with January’s IAP earnings of approximately $26 million nearly halving compared to December’s total. This marks its lowest monthly revenue since May 2025.