In August, Roblox was unstoppable! It topped the App Store chart with 6.4M estimated downloads, the Google Play chart with 15.7M, and the combined global chart with 22.2M resulting in the #1 rank across the board.
Appfigures Intelligence shows Subway Surfers ranked #2 overall with 16.9M downloads, while Block Blast! came in #3 with 15.6M. Together, the three dominated global downloads much as they have all year.
At #4 overall, Pizza Ready! from Supercent added 11.8M estimated downloads, followed closely by Ludo King at #5 with 10M. Royal Kingdom climbed into #6 overall with 9.5M, building momentum after breaking into July’s top 10.
My Talking Tom Friends 2 landed at #7 combined with 9.4M estimated downloads, while Vita Mahjong returned at #9 overall with 9.2M. Free Fire x Naruto took #8 with 8.8M, showing the staying power of high-profile crossovers. Finally, Hole.io resurfaced at #10 overall with 8.4M — proof that classic hyper-casuals can still punch above their weight.
The combined top 10 reached 122M downloads for August, almost identical to July's 124M, underscoring steady global demand for mobile games.
December saw a curious split: downloads dropped 2% while revenue sat at $1.3B. ChatGPT and TikTok dominated both charts as the mobile industry enters a new maturity phase.
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