Pokémon GO remains one of the most successful mobile games in the world, even three years after its release. In 2019, the augmented reality game is still performing very well. It could even become the highest-grossing year of all time.
How is Pokémon GO doing? At the end of October 2019, according to the analysis company Sensor Tower, the mobile game has generated a total revenue of more than 3 billion dollars:
- A significant part of this comes from the release in 2016, during which 832 million dollars were generated in just under 7 months.
- After a low point in 2017 (only 589 million dollars), it performed better again in 2018, almost reaching the value from the release year.
- However, 2019 could see a new record. Two months before the end of the year, the revenue already stands at 774 million dollars.
The record from 2016 could easily be broken; after all, there is a worldwide event coming up, for which participation requires payment in real money.
How many players does Pokémon GO have? It is difficult to make a statement about the exact number of players. The game itself has been downloaded more than 1 billion times. However, this does not equate to the real number of players, as players may use multiple devices or have long since left the game.
According to Sensor Tower’s own data, it estimates about 541 million unique downloads. Most of these come from the USA (99.3 million) and Brazil (58.4 million).
In any case, the mobile game is still very popular in 2019, which can also be attributed to the addition of Team Rocket GO and the trainer battles that were introduced at the end of 2018.
Pokémon GO very successful in Germany as well
In which countries does the mobile game convince? Pokémon GO is a global phenomenon, but three countries alone account for more than 70% of the revenue. These countries are:
- The USA with 1.1 billion dollars, 36.2% of the revenue
- Japan with 884.5 million dollars, 29.4% of the revenue
- Germany with 181.6 million dollars, 6% of the revenue
Germany is in third place, but is far from the other two places.
The distribution of revenue between Google Play (54.4%) and the App Store (45.6%) is nearly balanced.
What awaits in the future for Pokémon GO? In the near future, Team Rocket GO will probably really get going. Just yesterday, the new Rocket Boss Arlo was presented in detail. Now only the leader Giovanni is missing, and then a larger event could begin.
In addition, it is expected that a PvP league will begin in spring 2020. There, you will be able to compete against trainers from all over the world.
Our author Noah loves Pokémon GO. Still, he has ideas on how to improve the game:
