Digit NewsDesk | Published on 20 Dec 2020
While PUBG Mobile may be banned in India, it still earned a LOT of money. According to a report by Sensor Tower, PUBG Mobile (along with its Chinese localized version, Game for Peace) topped the list for the most revenue generated in 2020. This amounts to about $2.6 billion. The report notes that this includes revenue generated across the Apple App Store and Google Play Store and was an increase of 64.3% from 2019. Another game developed by Tencent, Honor of Kings, generated $2.5 billion this year.
Interestingly, the third spot was taken by Niantic’s Pokemon Go, a game that pretty much required players to travel as much as possible. Something that became quite difficult in 2020 during the Coronavirus pandemic. However, the game rose up to the challenge and added a string of updates to make it playable during quarantines and restrictions. Sensor Tower notes that the game earned $1.2 billion this year, and increase of 31.5% from 2019. Rounding out the top 5 was Coin Master and Roblox, both of which generated close to $1.1 billion.