This statistic presents the average number of monthly active users (MAU) of mobile games worldwide in the fourth quarters of 2015 and 2016. Between the measured periods, number of mobile game MAU worldwide grew by four percent from 2.7 billion in the last quarter of 2015.
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Average number of monthly active users (MAU) of mobile games worldwide in 4th quarters 2015 and 2016 (in billions)
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This statistic presents the average number of monthly active users (MAU) of mobile games worldwide in the fourth quarters of 2015 and 2016. Between the measured periods, number of mobile game MAU worldwide grew by four percent from 2.7 billion in the last quarter of 2015.
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This statistic presents the average number of monthly active users (MAU) of mobile games worldwide in the fourth quarters of 2015 and 2016. Between the measured periods, number of mobile game MAU worldwide grew by four percent from 2.7 billion in the last quarter of 2015.
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Statistics on "Gaming monetization"
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The most important statistics
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- Distribution of digital games market revenue worldwide in 2017, by monetization model Distribution of digital games market revenue 2017, by monetization model
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- Percentage of consumers who purchased additional video game content in the United States as of September 2016Share of U.S. consumers purchasing additional gaming content 2016, by type
- 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
- Digital games industry revenue in the United States in 2016, by game category (in million U.S. dollars)Digital games industry revenue in the U.S. 2016, by category
- Share of free and paid mobile game apps on Google Play Store as of December 2016Share of mobile games on Google Play 2016, by monetization type
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The most important statistics
- In-game consumer spending worldwide in 2015 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)In-game consumer spending worldwide 2015-2020
- Free-to-play (F2P) PC games market revenue worldwide from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)F2P PC games revenue worldwide 2012-2022
- Free-to-play (F2P) PC games revenue worldwide in 2016, by region (in billion U.S. dollars)Free-to-play (F2P) PC games revenue worldwide 2016, by region
- 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
- 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
- Amount spent on in-game purchases according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016Amount spent on in-game purchases according to U.S. gamers 2016
- Leading free-to-play (F2P) massively multiplayer online (MMO) games worldwide in 2017, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars)Leading F2P MMO games worldwide 2017, by revenue
- Paid games
The most important statistics
- Average annual expenditure on video games per consumer unit in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by type (in U.S. dollars)U.S. household expenditure on video games 2011-2017, by type
- Leading sources used to purchase or download video games according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016Leading locations for video game purchases in the U.S. 2016
- Leading mobile payment methods used by digital gamers to buy console game content worldwide in 2017Leading mobile payments methods used for console game content worldwide 2017
- Frequency of pre-ordering video games according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016Game pre-order frequency according to U.S. gamers 2016
- Number of paid PC games owned by gamers in the United States as of December 2016Paid PC games possession in the U.S. 2016
- Number of paid home console games owned by gamers in the United States as of December 2016Paid home console games possession in the U.S. 2016
- 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
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- Most popular advertising software development kits (SDKs) used by Android gaming and non-gaming apps in 1st half 2017, by share of voiceTop advertising SDKs used by Android gaming and non-gaming apps 2017
- Distribution of mobile in-app advertising impressions worldwide between January and November 2017, by ad formatIn-app advertising impression share worldwide in 2017, by ad format
- Monthly average in-app purchase amount per gaming app user worldwide as of May 2016, by platform (in U.S. dollars)Monthly in-app gaming spend per user 2016, by platform
- 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
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- Distribution of worldwide mobile application revenues in 2017, by channel
- Leading mobile payment methods used by digital gamers to buy console game content worldwide in 2017
- Leading paid game titles on Steam in 2017, by number of units sold (in 1,000s)
- Worldwide in-app advertising and app store revenues of mobile apps and games in 2015 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Leading markets in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) based on share of mobile game sessions as of January 2015
- Leading markets in Asia Pacific based on share of mobile game sessions as of January 2015
- Leading markets in the North and South Americas based on year-on-year growth in mobile game session as of January 2015
- Leading markets in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) based on year-on-year growth in mobile game session as of January 2015
- Leading markets in Asia Pacific based on year-on-year growth in mobile game session as of January 2015
- Leading markets in the North and South Americas based on share of mobile game sessions as of January 2015
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- Revenue generated by free-to-play and pay-to-play massively multiplayer online (MMO) games worldwide as of June 2016, by region (in million U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of digital games market revenue worldwide in 2017, by monetization model
- Percentage of consumers who purchased additional video game content in the United States as of September 2016
- Percentage of mobile users making in-game purchases on a monthly basis worldwide as of May 2016, by platform
- Digital games industry revenue in the United States in 2016, by game category (in million U.S. dollars)
- Share of free and paid mobile game apps on Google Play Store as of December 2016
- In-game consumer spending worldwide in 2015 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Free-to-play (F2P) PC games market revenue worldwide from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Free-to-play (F2P) PC games revenue worldwide in 2016, by region (in billion U.S. dollars)
- In-game mobile gaming revenue in the United States from 2013 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Percentage of freemium mobile gamers who made in-game purchases in February 2016, by number of purchases
- Amount spent on in-game purchases according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016
- Leading free-to-play (F2P) massively multiplayer online (MMO) games worldwide in 2017, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars)
- Average annual expenditure on video games per consumer unit in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by type (in U.S. dollars)
- Leading sources used to purchase or download video games according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016
- Frequency of pre-ordering video games according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016
- Number of paid PC games owned by gamers in the United States as of December 2016
- Number of paid home console games owned by gamers in the United States as of December 2016
- Number of paid smartphone or tablet games owned by gamers in the United States as of December 2016
- Mobile gaming app monetization methods used worldwide as of September 2017, by OS
- Most popular advertising software development kits (SDKs) used by Android gaming and non-gaming apps in 1st half 2017, by share of voice
- Distribution of mobile in-app advertising impressions worldwide between January and November 2017, by ad format
- Monthly average in-app purchase amount per gaming app user worldwide as of May 2016, by platform (in U.S. dollars)
- Average annual in-game spending of mobile gamers in the United States in 2016, by game title (in U.S. dollars)
- Share of mobile free to download game apps on Google Play Store as of December 2016, by monetization model
- Number of Google Play games using selected monetization models as of December 2016
- Distribution of Android and iOS top grossing games in the United States as of August 2016, by ad content
- Average daily time spent playing mobile games worldwide in 4th quarters 2015 and 2016 (in minutes)
- Leading iPad gaming apps in Finland in January 2019, by number of downloads (in 1,000s)
- Leading iPhone gaming app titles in the Apple App Store in Norway in January 2019, by revenue (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
- Leading mobile gaming app publishers in the Google Play Store in the United States in September 2018, by number of downloads (in millions)
- Leading mobile gaming app publishers in the Google Play Store in Denmark in January 2019, by revenue (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
- Leading mobile gaming app titles in the Google Play Store in Austria in April 2018, by number of downloads (in 1,000s)
- Leading mobile gaming app titles in the Google Play Store in the Netherlands in October 2018, by revenue (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
- Expected average monthly revenue per paying user (ARPPU) of mobile games in Eastern Europe and Europe in 2014 (in U.S. dollars)
- Revenues from mobile gaming in Turkey from 2013 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Expected average monthly conversion rate of mobile games in Eastern Europe and Europe in 2014
- Revenues from mobile gaming in Russia from 2013 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
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