List of most-played mobile games by player count explained

This is a list of the most-played mobile games ordered by their player count, which include reported player data, registered accounts, and/or monthly active users. For non-mobile games, see the list of most-played video games by player count. Mobile games are defined as games that have only been released on mobile operating systems, particularly Android and iOS.

List

Most-played mobile games by player count (with at least 50 million)
GameAs ofPlayer countRelease datePublisher(s)
Candy Crush Saga millionKing[1]
million downloadsActivision[2]
Among Us millionInnerSloth[3]
Mini World millionMiniwan[4]
millionBandai Namco Entertainment[5]
Sonic Dash millionSega[6]
Helix Jump millionVoodoo[7]
millionPlayrix[8]
Homescapes millionPlayrix
PUBG MobileAugust 2023300 million monthly playersMarch 2018Tencent games[9]
Super Mario Run millionNintendo[10]
Township millionPlayrix
Knives Out millionNetEase[11]
Angry Birds 2 millionRovio Entertainment[12]
Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor million peak monthly playersTencent Games[13]
QQ Speed Mobile / Speed Drifters millionTiMi Studios / Tencent Games / Garena[14]
Fishdom millionPlayrix
Rise Up millionSerkan Özyılmaz[15]
PES 2018 Mobile millionKonami[16]
War Robots millionPixonic[17]
World of Tanks millionWargaming[18]
Mario Kart Tour millionNintendo[19]
Ice Age Village millionGameloft[20]
FIFA Mobile (now EA FC) millionEA Sports[21]
Subway Surfers million monthly playersSYBO Games[22]
Tiao Yi Tiao million peak daily playersTencent Games[23]
Drag Racing millionCreative Mobile[24]
Junior Three Kingdoms millionYouzu Interactive[25]
Ludo King millionGametion Technologies Pvt Ltd[26]
One Piece Treasure Cruise millionBandai Namco Entertainment[27]
millionElectronic Arts[28]
White Cat Project millionColopl[29]
Hearthstone millionBlizzard Entertainment[30]
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links millionKonami[31]
Love Nikki-Dress UP Queen millionTencent Games[32]
millionthatgamecompany[33]
millionElex[34]
The Battle Cats millionPONOS[35]
Disney Tsum Tsum millionLine Corporation[36]
Puzzle & Dragons millionGungHo Online Entertainment[37]
millionElectronic Arts[38]
millionDisney Interactive[39]
Genshin ImpactFebruary 202365 millionSeptember 28, 2020HoYoverse
Angry Birds Friends millionRovio Entertainment[40]
Seven Knights millionNetmarble Japan[41]
Fate/Grand Order millionAniplex / Type-Moon[42]
Bleach: Brave Souls millionKLab[43]
Gods of Boom millionGame Insight[44]
millionMZ[45]
Clash Royale million daily playersSupercell[46]
Flappy Bird milliondotGears[47]
LINE Rangers millionLine Corporation[48]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Call of Duty®: Mobile Surpasses 500 Million Downloads . 2022-04-21 . www.callofduty.com . en . November 18, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221118185211/https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2021/05/Call-of-Duty-Mobile-Milestone-500-Million-Downloads . live .
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  5. News: 世界170以上の国と地域で配信中のスマートフォン向けゲームアプリケーション「ドラゴンボールZ ドッカンバトル」世界累計ダウンロード数3億5,000万突破 . August 28, 2021 . May 9, 2024 .
  6. News: Forde . Matthew . Nearly seven years on, Sonic Dash is showing no signs of slowing down . 20 May 2020 . . February 14, 2020 . February 16, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200216184407/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/72598/why-sonic-dash-is-showing-no-sign-of-slowing-down-nearly-seven-years-on/ . live .
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  8. Web site: Chapple. Craig. Gardenscapes and Homescapes Power Playrix Past 1 Billion Downloads. 2020-06-28. Sensor Tower Blog. June 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628104553/https://sensortower.com/blog/playrix-downloads-one-billion. live.
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  12. News: How Angry Birds broke the limits for mobile games . 4 April 2020 . . . 11 December 2019 . May 20, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200520202906/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-11-how-angry-birds-broke-the-limits-for-mobile-games . live .
  13. News: Tencent is bringing China's biggest game to the rest of the world . . December 18, 2017 . October 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219081138/https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/18/16469736/tencent-arena-of-valor-honor-of-kings-north-america-launch . December 19, 2017 . live .
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  16. Web site: Pro Evolution Soccer . . . August 27, 2018 . October 24, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190210221540/https://twitter.com/officialpes/status/1034062981091319808 . February 10, 2019 . live .
  17. Web site: War Robots hit 150 million installs! . Pixonic . February 29, 2020 . January 22, 2020 . January 28, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128141149/https://pixonic.com/en/posts/500 . live .
  18. News: With 140 million players fueling World of Tanks, where does it trundle next? . . March 26, 2016 . October 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181028232726/https://www.pcgamesn.com/world-of-tanks/with-110-million-players-fueling-world-of-tanks-where-does-it-trundle-next . October 28, 2018 . live .
  19. News: Williams . Katie . Mario Kart Tour Has a Rocket Start With 123.9 Million Downloads in Its First Month . 20 May 2020 . Sensor Tower . 28 October 2019 . May 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200511204102/https://sensortower.com/blog/mario-kart-tour-first-month-downloads . live .
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  21. News: EA results remind the industry that sports, not just Battlefield, pushes profits . . October 31, 2017 . October 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181025110222/https://venturebeat.com/2017/10/31/ea-results-remind-the-industry-that-sports-not-just-battlefield-pushes-profits/ . October 25, 2018 . live .
  22. Web site: Forde . Matthew . Editor . Deputy . Seven years on: How SYBO Games ran up 2.5 billion downloads for Subway Surfers . pocketgamer.biz . 4 July 2019 . 6 March 2023.
  23. News: This addictive mobile game hooked 100 million users in just two weeks . . January 16, 2018 . October 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180712052259/https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-tech/article/2128364/tencent-gets-china-hopping-wechats-jump-jump-game-goes-viral . July 12, 2018 . live .
  24. News: Drag Racing dev: We expected players to abandon us for CSR Racing...but they didn't . . February 28, 2013 . October 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181010095657/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/48930/drag-racing-dev-we-expected-players-to-abandon-us-for-csr-racingbut-they-didnt/ . October 10, 2018 . live .
  25. News: "Junior Three Kingdoms" Initiates Third-Anniversary Junior Project: Make Your Own Classic . . January 19, 2018 . December 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181227040815/https://www.yoozoo.com/products_en/5143852.html . December 27, 2018 . live .
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  27. Web site: One Piece Treasure Cruise Game Celebrates Four Years with Bonuses. Luster. Joseph. Crunchyroll. 9 February 2019 . en-gb. September 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190920235446/https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2019/02/09-1/one-piece-treasure-cruise-game-celebrates-four-years-with-bonuses. September 20, 2019. live.
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  29. 【白猫攻略】一億$$$のルーンを効率よく集めよう! 14-2"サークルコース"をSSクリアーする方法【100億トライドル】 . Famitsu App . July 3, 2016 . ja . December 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181223082045/https://app.famitsu.com/20160703_764345/ . December 23, 2018 . live .
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  32. News: ☆★5月13日(月)、『ミラクルニキ~ニキのおきがえダイアリー~③』発売!!★☆ . . May 13, 2019 . July 28, 2020 . July 28, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200728132019/http://nakayosi.kodansha.co.jp/news/20161201133.html . live .
  33. News: Sky Surpasses 100 Million Downloads Worldwide and Celebrates the 75th Anniversary of Le Petit Prince! . www.thatskygame.com . July 9, 2020 . en . September 22, 2021 . September 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928211132/https://www.thatskygame.com/news/sky-surpasses-100-million-downloads-worldwide-and-celebrates-the-75th-anniversary-of-le-petit-prince/ . live .
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  35. News: August 4, 2023 . ポノス、『にゃんこ大戦争』がシリーズ累計8400万DLを突破! 期間限定記念イベントを本日11時より開始 . ja . Social Game Info . live . August 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230805031234/https://gamebiz.jp/news/372950 . August 5, 2023.
  36. 『ツムツム』が世界累計8000万ダウンロード突破!"今日のミッション"報酬が10倍になるイベント実施 . Famitsu App . November 28, 2018 . December 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190210221540/https://app.famitsu.com/20181128_1386148/ . February 10, 2019 . live .
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  43. News: 「BLEACH Brave Souls」が全世界で5500万DL達成。春節キャンペーンも開催 . . February 10, 2021 . ja . February 11, 2021 . February 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210210074305/https://www.4gamer.net/games/288/G028830/20210210058/ . live .
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  45. News: Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire Made $375 Million in 2018 . March 3, 2019 . Sensor Tower . January 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190511234208/https://sensortower.com/blog/final-fantasy-xv-a-new-empire-revenue-2018 . May 11, 2019 . live .
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  47. News: No, Flappy Bird developer didn't give up on $50,000 a day . . February 11, 2014 . October 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181026225509/https://www.cnet.com/news/no-flappy-bird-developer-didnt-give-up-on-50000-a-day/ . October 26, 2018 . live .
  48. News: 「LINE レンジャー」,累計5000万DLを記念したプロモーションムービー"RHYME レンジャー"を公開 . . March 15, 2018 . ja . March 10, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180723051501/http://www.4gamer.net/games/249/G024935/20180315111/ . July 23, 2018 . live .