Most Popular Games Key Statistics
- Roblox was the most popular game in 2024 with 205 million downloads
- Block Blast was the most popular game on iOS, while Subway Surfers was most popular on Google Play
- Block Blast was the most popular game in the US and UK in 2024
- Ludo King remained the most popular game in India
Most Popular Games
Roblox finally snatched the title of most popular mobile game from Subway Surfers, after three years of being stuck in second place. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Games by Platform
Google Play is responsible for more downloads than the Apple App Store, but iOS users spend more.
Most Popular Games on Apple App Store 2024
Block Blast was the most popular game on the Apple App Store, with 67 million downloads. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Games on Google Play Store 2024
Subway Surfers still held the title of most popular game on the Google Play Store, with 167 million downloads. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Games by Country
China, India and the United States are the three largest countries for mobile game downloads.
Most Popular Games in United States 2024
Block Blast was the most popular game in the United States in 2024, with 10 million more downloads than second place Roblox. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Games in United Kingdom 2024
Block Blast was the most popular game in the UK as well, and with an even larger margin on second place Roblox. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Games in India 2024
Ludo King was the most popular game in India for another year, with over 125 million downloads. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Games by Category
There are many categories of games, with some a blend of three or more sub-categories.
Most Popular Hypercasual Games 2024
Pizza Ready was the most downloaded hypercasual game in 2024. Build a Queen, another new entry, was second with 101 million downloads. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Midcore Games 2024
Roblox was the most downloaded midcore game in 2024. The Free Fire shooter games were second and third in the charts. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Arcade Games 2024
Subway Surfers remains the most popular arcade game, with 203 million downloads. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Puzzle Games 2024
Block Blast surged in popularity in 2024, knocking some of the mainstays Royal Match and Candy Crush Saga down a peg. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Casino Games 2024
Monopoly Go was the most popular casino game in 2024, with 60 million downloads. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular RPG Games 2024
Genshin Impact was the most popular RPG game in 2024, but has seen its downloads fall quite heavily over the past two years. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Simulation Games 2024
Gardenscapes was the most popular simulation game in 2023, with 83 million downloads. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Adventure Games 2024
School Party Craft, a game with a similar look and feel to Roblox, topped the adventure games section with 51 million downloads. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Action Games 2024
Roblox was the most popular action game in 2023 with 198 million downloads. Free Fire came second, with 127 million downloads. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Strategy Games 2024
Lords Mobile was the most popular strategy game in 2023 with 45 million downloads, just in front of Chess.com’s mobile app. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Trivia Games 2024
Brain Test was the most popular trivia game in 2023, with 60 million downloads. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Word Games 2024
Word of Wonders was the most popular game in the word category in 2023, far exceeding the downloads of any other word-based game. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Tabletop Games 2024
Ludo King was the most downloaded tabletop game by far, with almost triple the downloads of second place Uno. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Racing Games 2024
Race Master 3D was the most popular racing game in 2024, surpassing Car Race. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Party Games 2024
Stumble Guys retained its spot as the most popular party game in 2024, but its total downloads more than halved. Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic
Most Popular Games Publishers
AZUR Games, which is one of the largest publishers of popular hypercasual titles, was the most popular publisher of 2023 with 1.5 billion downloads on all its titles. Source: AppMagic
Previous Years Most Popular
Most Popular Games 2023
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Most Popular Games 2022
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Most Popular Games 2021
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Most Popular Games 2020
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Most Popular Games 2019
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