Block Blast continued to be the most downloaded game in the App Store in March, but it didn't stop there. Block Blast was the most downloaded game in the world across both stores in March.
I crunched the numbers and ranked the most downloaded games in the world in March, and here are the winners:
Fueled by heavy investment in user acquisition and strong viral success on social media, Block Blast's 22M estimated downloads in March pushed incumbent Subway Surfers out of first place. But it wasn't too far.
According to our App intelligence, Subway Surfers came in second in March with 20M downloads, followed by Roblox with 19M, FPS Strike Ops with 14M, and Ludo King with 13M downloads.
With the exception of Roblox, every other app changed in March, which is great to see. The less static the ranks are, the more opportunities there are for games to take off, and that's good for gamers and for publishers.
Another small trend to point out is the rise of casual cooking games. Good Coffee, Great Coffee and Pizza Ready are two titles that have been on the rise in the last few months. I have to admit, I fell in love with the genre many years ago on the web, so it's great to see these games catch on mobile.
In March, the top 10 most downloaded games in the world made their way into 146M devices, marking a double-digit increase from February, but that's not hard because February is a short month. Overall, game downloads are healthy.
The same seven apps held the same seven download spots. Revenue told a different story, and a short-drama app from Singapore crashed the top 10.
MLB app downloads jumped 43% this February while revenue climbed to $3.5M, signaling a stronger season ahead for baseball on mobile.