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The timeline presents forecasted data on the global mobile game revenue from 2017 to 2021, broken down by device. The source estimated that the tablet gaming revenue would amount to six billion euros in 2017, and further grow to 10.4 billion in 2021.
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Statistics on "Mobile gaming in the U.S."
- Global industry overview
The most important statistics
- Mobile contents market value worldwide from 2011 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)Mobile contents market value worldwide 2011-2019
- Mobile gaming app revenue worldwide in 2015, 2016 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)Global mobile gaming app revenue 2015-2020
- Global mobile gaming revenue from 2017 to 2021, by device (in billion euros)Global mobile gaming revenue 2017-2021, by device
- Leading mobile gaming markets worldwide as of 2nd quarter 2016, by share of game installsLeading global mobile gaming markets Q2 2016, by game installs
- Leading mobile gaming markets worldwide in 2015, by mobile revenue (in million U.S. dollars)Leading mobile gaming markets worldwide 2015, by revenue
- Percentage of internet users who use a smartphone to play games worldwide as of 2nd quarter 2016, by regionShare of internet users playing mobile games via smartphone worldwide 2016, by region
- Percentage of mobile users making in-game purchases on a monthly basis worldwide as of May 2016, by platformShare of global mobile users making in-game purchases 2016, by platform
- Market reach of the most popular Android gaming app genres worldwide as of September 2017Leading Android gaming app genres reach worldwide 2017
- U.S. industry overview
The most important statistics
- Mobile contents market value in North America from 2011 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)Mobile contents market value in North America 2011-2019
- Mobile gaming revenue in the United States from 2013 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. mobile gaming revenues 2013-2016
- Distribution of mobile gaming revenue in the United States from 2013 to 2016, by typeU.S. mobile gaming revenue distribution 2013-2016, by type
- Number of mobile gamers in North America from 2014 to 2016, by device (in millions)Number of mobile gamers in North America 2014-2016, by device
- Average annual consumer spending on mobile games per capita in the United States from 2014 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars)Consumer spending on mobile games in the U.S. 2014-2016
- Monthly revenue generated by mobile games in the United States in July 2016, by genre (in million U.S. dollars)Leading mobile game genres in the U.S. 2016, by monthly revenue
- Market leaders
The most important statistics
- Distribution of gamers of selected mobile game publishers in the United States in September 2017, by involvement typeDistribution of U.S. gamers of selected mobile game publishers 2017, by involvement
- Annual revenue generated by Zynga from 2008 to 2017, by segment (in million U.S. dollars)Zynga's revenue from 2008 to 2017, by segment
- Digital revenue generated by Electronic Arts from fiscal 1st quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2018, by type (in million U.S. dollars)Electronic Arts' quarterly digital revenue Q1 2016 - Q4 2018, by type
- Revenue generated by Supercell from 2012 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Supercell annual revenue 2012-2017
- Annual revenue of King.com from 2010 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)King annual revenue 2010-2017
- Annual revenue generated by Rovio Entertainment's games division from 2013 to 2017 (in million Euros)Revenue generated by Rovio's games division 2013-2017
- Activision Blizzard's revenue from 2015 to 2017, by platform/segment (in million U.S. dollars)Activision Blizzard's revenue from 2015-2017, by platform
- Leading mobile game titles worldwide in 2017, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars)Leading mobile games worldwide 2017, by revenue
- Player demographics
The most important statistics
- Number of mobile phone gamers in the United States from 2011 to 2020 (in millions)Mobile phone gamers in the U.S. 2011-2020
- Mobile phone gaming penetration in the United States from 2011 to 2020Mobile gaming penetration in the U.S. 2011-2020
- Percentage of mobile phone users who are mobile phone gamers in the United States from 2013 to 2020Mobile phone gamers share among U.S. mobile phone users 2013-2020
- Number of tablet gamers in the United States from 2011 to 2020 (in millions)Number of tablet gamers in the U.S. from 2011 to 2020
- Game usage
The most important statistics
- Frequency of playing mobile games in the United States as of July 2017Frequency of playing mobile games in the U.S. 2017
- Leading mobile game genres played by frequent gamers in the United States in 2016Types of mobile games played most often in the U.S. in 2016
- Potential interest in playing mobile versions of console games among consumers in the United States as of March 2016, by platformPotential interest in mobile versions of console games in the U.S. 2016
- Market reach of the most popular Android gaming app genres in the United States as of September 2017Leading Android gaming app genres reach in the U.S. 2017
- Number of paid smartphone or tablet games owned by gamers in the United States as of December 2016Paid mobile games possession in the U.S. 2016
- Average number of mobile games played daily and monthly in the United States as of April 2016Daily and monthly average number of mobile games played in the U.S. 2016
- Number of monthly active users (MAU) of mobile games in the United States in July 2016, by genre (in millions)Leading mobile game genres in the U.S. 2016, by MAU
- Children & mobile games
The most important statistics
- Children's mobile game industry revenue in the United States from 2015 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Children's mobile game revenue in the U.S. 2015-2017
- Mobile game industry revenue generated by premium children's games in the United States from 2014 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Children's premium mobile game revenue in the U.S. 2014-2017
- Mobile game industry revenue generated by free-to-play (F2P) children's games in the United States from 2014 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Children's F2P mobile game revenue in the U.S. 2014-2017
- Gaming devices used by children in the United States in 2015Gaming devices used by children in the U.S. 2015
- Frequency with which children in the United States play their favorite gaming apps in 2015Frequency with which children in the U.S. play mobile games in 2015
- Most important gaming app features according to children in the Unites Stated in 2015, by genderMost important mobile game features for U.S. children in 2015, by gender
- Share of teenagers who play games on their mobile phone or tablet in the United States from spring 2013 to fall 2016U.S. teenagers who play games on their mobile phone or tablet 2013-2016
- Share of teenagers who buy virtual gaming goods while playing mobile games in the United States from spring 2013 to fall 2016U.S. teenagers who buy virtual gaming goods in mobile games 2013-2016
- Monetization
The most important statistics
- Percentage of freemium mobile gamers who made in-game purchases in February 2016, by number of purchasesNumber of in-game purchases made by freemium mobile gamers 2016
- Penetration of in-app advertising in top grossing games in the United States as of August 2016, by genreShare of mobile games in the U.S. containing ads in 2016, by genre
- In-game mobile gaming revenue in the United States from 2013 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. in-game mobile gaming revenue 2013-2016
- Distribution of mobile download and in-app revenues in the United States from 2013 to 2016, by type (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. mobile download and in-app revenue distribution 2013-2016
- Average annual in-game spending of mobile gamers in the United States in 2016, by game title (in U.S. dollars)Annual mobile in-game spending in the U.S. 2016, by game
- Share of mobile free to download game apps on Google Play Store as of December 2016, by monetization modelShare of free mobile games on Google Play 2016, by monetization model
- Number of Google Play games using selected monetization models as of December 2016Google Play games using selected monetization models 2016
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