This year saw considerable profits for the world’s top mobile games as eight of them have crossed the billion-dollar ceiling. In the last decade, mobile games have succeeded to secure a position in the immensely profitable video gaming industry and to widely spread among gaming enthusiasts, making billions of dollars every year.

The 8 Most Profitable Mobile Games of 2021 Announced

Fez – This year saw considerable profits for the world’s top mobile games as eight of them have crossed the billion-dollar ceiling. In the last decade, mobile games have succeeded to secure a position in the immensely profitable video gaming industry and to widely spread among gaming enthusiasts, making billions of dollars every year.

The following list contains the top eight highest-grossing mobile games of 2021. It includes the most popular games such as PUBG Mobile, Honor of Kings, Pokemon Go, and Free Fire. Since their release, these games have been immensely popular among users, resulting in record downloads and leading the charts in their categories.

PUBG Mobile, the famous battle royale game that has garnered widespread attention in the gaming industry, managed to cross the billion-dollar ceiling, with $2.8 billion (MAD 25,8 billion) generated in 2021.

Since its release in 2018, the battle royale game has retained its appeal among mobile gamers. Many predicted that the popularity of PUBG Mobile would decline in 2021. Yet, in contrast to those predictions, the famous mobile game annual statistics have shown a 9 % year-over-year increase.

Honor of Kings, Tencent’s most successful mobile game, has gained an immense 14.7% year-over-year increase, generating $2.8 billion (MAD 25,8 billion) this year.

The online battle arena game was launched in 2015, and ever since its popularity has steadily increased among mobile gaming enthusiasts.

Genshin Impact, miHoYo’s first-ever free-access mobile game, secured the third position in the list with a revenue of $1.8 billion (MAD 16,6 billion). The anime-styled online game was released in 2020 and has since managed to secure a spot among the world’s top mobile games, grossing over $2 billion (MAD 18,4 billion) in its first year.

Roblox, developed by Roblox Corporation, earned the fourth position with $1.3 billion in annual revenues. This is the first mobile game developed by a non-Chinese game studio to make it to the list of 2021 top-grossing mobile games.

Coin Master, developed by Israeli studio Moon Active in 2015, ranked fifth with $1.3 billion (MAD 12 billion) in annual revenue. The casual mobile game has been the top-grossing mobile game in several European countries, such as Germany and the United Kingdom.

The mobile game went viral among gaming enthusiasts in 2019 for its engaging content, as it is built around the idea of using a slot machine mechanism to win coins so that they can upgrade their village or raid other players’ villages.

Pokemon Go, developed by US developers Niantic in partnership with Nintendo, secured the sixth position, generating $1.2 billion (MAD 11 billion) this year.

The mobile game was a blockbuster success upon its release in 2016. The game created an “augmented reality” by combining GPS data and the camera on the users’ mobile devices, allowing them to capture digital Pokemon characters in real-world locations.

Candy Crush Saga has generated $1.2 billion (MAD 11 billion) in sales, ranking seventh in the list of 2021 top-grossing mobile games. The free-to-play puzzle video game was developed by Maltese company King and released back in 2012 but still features as one of the all-time favorites among gaming lovers.

Garena Free Fire, known as Free Fire, secured the eighth and last position in the billion-dollar list, with a revenue of $1.1 billion (MAD 10 billion) this year. Free Fire was developed by 111dots Studio from Vietnam and was released by Singapore-based Garena in 2017.

The battle royal game gained widespread popularity in 2019, becoming the world’s most downloaded game. During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, the game set a record with over 80 million daily active gamers around the globe.

Since their first days, mobile games have become part and parcel of the video gaming industry, generating billions of dollars and keeping users entertained. Through mobile games, gaming enthusiasts are provided with the chance to play their favorite games wherever they are without much complication; only a smartphone and good-quality internet are required.