Amid COVID-19 pandemic, while the smartphone market witnessed a massive decline, mobile gaming has witnessed a surge of 27 percent, according to the new estimate data released by Sensor Tower, a mobile app data analytics firm.
As per the report, in Q2 2020, mobile gaming revenue witnessed a 27 percent rise year-on-year, generating around $19.3 billion. This represents a rise of 10.3 percent compared to the previous quarter.
The peak for the revenue was in May this year, which generated $6.6 billion, registering a rise of 21.5 percent year-on-year. The report adds that while the new game installs saw a massive rise in Q1 2020, up to 38 percent YoY at 13.4 billion, downloads further grew in Q2 2020 to more than 15 billion, up by 45.2 percent year-on-year.
The top three countries for the increase in new installs include India, the United States, and Brazil. India generated 1.8 billion game downloads in Q1 2020 and 2.7 billion downloads in Q2 2020. As for the United States, it witnessed 1.4 billion downloads in Q1 and Q2. Brazil, on the other hand, saw 1.1 billion downloads in Q1 and 1.2 billion downloads in Q2 2020.
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Some of the most popular gaming titles during the lockdown period include Roblox from Roblox Corporation and Fortnite from Epic Games — both of which witnessed a surge in popularity. However, PUBG Mobile from Tencent remains the top game in terms of generating revenue with around $621 million in Q2.
The United States was the leading country in terms of game revenue for the first half of this year, generating more than $10 billion. Compared to the user spending of $4.5 billion in Q1, it saw a 24.4 percent increase in the second quarter with $5.6 billion.
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