As of September 2021, Genshin Impact became a leading mobile game worldwide by player spending. In its first year alone, after launching in September 2020, it reached a revenue of two billion U.S. dollars. The game with the second highest revenue reached within its opening year, following its launch in June 2017, was Lineage M, with 1.2 billion U.S. dollars. Pokémon Go, with a revenue of 1.1 billion U.S. dollars, was the third highest earner in its first year, after having launched in July 2016 .
Highest-grossing mobile games based on revenue within their first year of launch as of September 2021
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Sensor Tower. (September 29, 2021). Highest-grossing mobile games based on revenue within their first year of launch as of September 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271006/mobile-games-first-year-highest-revenue/
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