The market research institute SuperData regularly publishes lists of particularly popular and successful games. This time it’s mobile games. Therefore, we have compiled a top 5 list of the most popular games for smartphones and tablets.
SuperData has taken a look at the most successful mobile games for February 2019. The success was measured by sold units and the revenue generated in-game.
We have looked at the list for February and picked the best 5 mobile games from it. Learn here everything about the most successful games worldwide on mobile devices.
5. Clash of Clans
| Release date | August 2, 2012 |
| Developer studio | Supercell |
| Genre | Strategy |
| Website | Clash of Clans Website |
| Platforms and download | Android, iOS |
How does it play? Clash of Clans is a popular real-time strategy and building game. You take control of a tribe of cute fantasy creatures and have to build a base and recruit troops. You then raid AI opponents or the bases of other players.
With them, you can also form alliances and join clans. In the clan, troops and resources are exchanged, and you can play even more effectively.
What interesting changes have occurred in Clash of Clans? Clash of Clans regularly releases updates with changes, new skins, and the latest season challenges. However, major significant changes have been rather absent lately.
A controversy around Clash of Clans arose when the Iranian government once wanted to ban it, claiming it glorified tribal wars.
This is why Clash of Clans is so successful
How does the title make money? In Clash of Clans you can spend real money mainly on gems. The game is essentially free-to-play, and all aspects are accessible for free. But if you want to save time, for instance by shortening building times and recruitment times of buildings and units, you have to spend gems.
The gems can be earned in small amounts in the game, but those who want to make significant use of them will likely spend some euros in Clash of Clans’ cash shop. This made Clash of Clans a great financial success for the developer Supercell.
In 2018, the game made over 140 million US dollars outside of China. In the Middle Kingdom, nearly 89.2 million dollars were collected in the first half of 2018 alone.
In which region is the game popular? As already mentioned, Arena of Valor is immensely popular in China. There are far more fans than anywhere else. However, the game has also established itself worldwide and justly holds the number 1 spot among the most successful mobile games.
Even if the peak of Clash of Clans was in 2015, in 2018, an average of 1.5 million US dollars flowed into the developers’ accounts daily.
In which region is the game popular? Clash of Clans has fans all over the world. On every platform, the game has hundreds of millions of downloads, and tens of thousands of players are online every day battling against each other or the AI.
Clash of Clans is particularly popular according to the analysis website ClashofClansForecaster in the USA, China, and Iran. There, daily player numbers reach six to seven digits.
On page 2, we continue with more mobile games.
