The first month at Pokémon GO has been impressive – Several records have been set.
Although Pokémon GO was only released about a month ago, it has already won the hearts of many fans. In this first month, several records have already been set. The millions of fans around the world ensure that the augmented reality game achieves these records. According to information from SuperData (one of the leading providers of game data and statistics), the Guinness Book can now officially confirm that Pokémon GO has already broken 5 records since its launch in July.
1. Pokémon GO achieved the highest revenue in the first month
Pokémon GO generated an impressive $206.5 million in its first month since release. It should be noted that the game was not released simultaneously in all countries. The game was gradually released for specific countries – but even that was too much strain for the servers of Pokémon GO. Countries with a strong gaming culture like China or Korea are still waiting for the game’s release. A release in these countries will likely boost Pokémon GO’s statistics even further.
2. Pokémon GO has the most downloads in the first month
So far, the popular Pokémon game for mobile devices has been downloaded over 130 million times since July 6. To put this into perspective: Russia currently has about 146 million inhabitants.
3. The most simultaneous top rankings (international) in the download charts in the first month
Pokémon GO has generated such a huge hype that it has reached #1 in the download charts in several countries. At its peak, Pokémon GO was at the top of the download charts in 70 countries simultaneously! The free game attracted so many fans that other games were pushed out of the top rankings.
4. The most simultaneous top rankings (international) in the revenue charts in the first month
Although Pokémon GO is available for free to play, it offers various items in the in-game shop that can be purchased with real money. This includes items like Poké Balls or lures to attract wild Pokémon to a PokéStop. In addition to download charts, app stores also offer rankings for the highest-grossing games. Pokémon GO was the highest-grossing game in 55 countries simultaneously across various app stores.
5. Pokémon GO made $100 million in record time
It only took 20 days for Pokémon GO to generate $100 million in revenue. This is the shortest time ever for a game to achieve such revenue in the first month after release. On July 26, Pokémon GO reached this milestone.
Maybe the game will also break a record for banning cheaters. Even though the feature comes “too late” for many players, the developers are now increasingly starting to ban players. The first waves of bans are already reaching many players who have gained unfair advantages in the game.
