Mobile Gaming Milestone: 26.7% Boom in Q3 2020
Riding the Mobile Wave
SafeBettingSites.com’s latest research reveals that global spend on mobile games leapt by 26.7% in Q3 2020, hitting a whopping $20.9 billion. It’s a steady climb from the earlier part of the year: $17.5 billion in Q1 2020 and $19.3 billion in Q2 2020. Guess what? Your pocket‑sized gaming console just got a serious paycheck.
More Time, More Spending
- App Annie’s report shows a 25% jump in weekly time spent on mobile apps during the third quarter.
- By year’s end, the forecast predicts that mobile app spending will eclipse desktop and console spending by a wide margin: 2.8 times desktop and 3.1 times console.
Why the Surge?
It’s simple: games are now on demand, on tap, on your phone. Whether you’re swiping through a new dungeon, battling across the globe, or cheering for your favorite team, your device is the new arena. Time and money flow hand in hand, and everyone’s getting in on the action.
Bottom Line
Spreadsheet numbers aside, the real story is that mobile gaming is not just a hobby, but a thriving economy that’s reshaping how and where we play. The next quarter? Expect even more coins, more screens, and a few more thumbs clicking.
First-Time Mobile Game Installs Soar by 28% in Q3 2020
Game‑App Gold Rush: Q3 2020 Snapshot
*Mobile gamers went wild. In the third quarter, the Apple App Store not only pulled in more than half of all mobile gaming spend but also saw a 24 % jump YoY, hitting $12.4 billion. Meanwhile, Google Play didn’t lag behind, earning $8.5 billion with a hefty 30.8 % YoY rise.
Quarter‑wide totals
- App Store: $19 billion (up 31 %)
- Play Store: $10.3 billion (up 33.8 %)
New game installs – the numbers that matter
First‑time downloads spiked 28 % YoY, totaling 14.2 billion.
- Play Store: 11.9 billion (36.8 % growth)
- App Store: 2.4 billion (down 4.2 %)
According to App Annie, weekly downloads averaged a 15 % YoY increase. For the second straight month, we were talking about ≈1 billion downloads per week.
Top games – who’s the king?
Honor of Kings reigned supreme, thanks to a 65 % jump in player spend YoY.
PUBG Mobile slipped from #1 to #2 with a modest 28 % spend jump.
But watch out— Genshin Impact entered the scene from September 28 to October 4, beating PUBG with a $60 million haul compared to PUBG’s $56 million. Still, Honor of Kings kept the crown with $64 million.
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