Global gaming app downloads 2027

The global indicator 'Downloads' in the 'Games' segment of the app market was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2027 by in total 25.7 billion downloads (+17.09 percent). After the tenth consecutive increasing year, the indicator is estimated to reach 176.07 billion downloads and therefore a new peak in 2027. Notably, the indicator 'Downloads' of the 'Games' segment of the app market was continuously increasing over the past years.

Number of mobile gaming app downloads worldwide from 2017 to 2027 (in billions)

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Data provided by Statista Market Insights are estimates.

Definition:

The Games market is the largest and highest earning category for mobile apps and generates approximately 50% of total app revenue worldwide. Mobile games have long dominated the computer gaming landscape and are far ahead of console games and PC games in terms of revenue and number of gamers.

Structure:

We include fifteen submarkets under the Games category (Action, Adventure, Board, Card, Casino, Casual, Music, Puzzle, Racing, Role-Playing, Simulation, Sport, Strategy, Trivia, and Word) which are found in both Apple Inc.'s App Store and the Google Play store. Since games can contain numerous themes and game mechanics simultaneously, it is not unusual for a game to be included in several categories at the same time.

Additional Information:

We consider three different sources of revenue:

Revenue from in-app purchases (IAP) that comes from the purchase of features, upgrades, and subscriptions within an app
Paid app revenue from the one-time purchase of an app
Advertising revenue obtained from showing ads within an app

Our statistics include the revenue earned by developers and also the revenue earned by stores through commissions.

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