Players Revolt Against Always Online Games - The Most Downloaded Games in the World
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The numbers have been pored over and the results are in on July's most downloaded games, which we've ranked below.
Topping the combined ranking is Offline Games - No Wi-Fi Games with 29 million downloads across iOS and Google Play. As the title suggests, this is a collection of games that don't require an internet connection (unlike an increasing majority of top games, which are unplayable in many underdeveloped regions around the world). This ad-supported collection was actually launched a year ago in August 2023 and offers a single $5.99 in-app purchase to disable ads.
Perennial download champ Subway Surfers might have been knocked down a rung to 2nd after ranking 1st in June, but that doesn't mean it lost traction with players. In fact, it scored 22 million downloads, the same amount as the month before.
Yes, Subway Surfers wasn't the most downloaded game for the first time since April, and that was a blip in Subway Surfers' domination, which dates back to 2022.
Looking at the rest of the top five, Roblox gained a position to reach 3rd, while Pizza Ready delivered 16 million downloads, sliding from 2nd in June to 4th last month. Meanwhile, the tongue-twistingly titled Manage Supermarket Simulator remained in the top five, rounding it out after being ranked 3rd in June.
Summing up downloads for the top 10 overall, our estimates show a total of 167 million globally for July, just slightly surpassing June's total. We'll be watching to see if this growth trend continues unabated through the end of 2024.
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