SuperData's 2015 Stats Place League of Legends And Clash Of Clans At The Top
Another year has passed which means it's time for new stats from SuperData Research. The year 2015 saw an impressive 8% year-over-year increase in the "worldwide digital games market" with total revenues of $61 billion—a record high. Digital console games are up 34% year-over-year. Mobile is up 10% year-over-year, accounting for a staggering $25.8 billion of that revenue. "Social games" saw only a 0.8% decrease, while subscription games are down another 4%.
The top grossing game in 2015 was League of Legends with $1.6 billion towed in on its own. Clash of Clans secured the first place mobile game spot with a $1.3 billion of its own. CrossFire came second on the top grossing PC list with $1.1 billion while Dungeon Fighter came third with $1.0 billion. Other notable inclusions are World of Warcraft in fourth with $814 million and Lineage I, still hanging in at sixth with $339 million. The second top grossing mobile game was Game of War: Fire Age, nearly 50% lower than Supercell's Clash of Clans at $799 million.
It seems that 2015 was an impressive and surprising year for video games. You can see the full list of stats on SuperData's website.
Top Grossing PC Games by Revenue, 2015 (Mil $)
#1 League of Legends | Riot Games | $1,628 |
#2 CrossFire | SmileGate | $1,110 |
#3 Dungeon Fighter Online | Neople | $1052 |
#4 World of Warcraft | Activision Blizzard | $814 |
#5 World of Tanks | Wargaming | $446 |
#6 Lineage 1 | NCSoft | $339 |
#7 MapleStory | Nexon | $253 |
#8 Dota 2 | Valve | $238 |
#9 Counter Strike Global Offensive | Valve | $221 |
#10 Grand Theft Auto V | Take-Two Interactive | $205 |
Top Grossing Mobile Games by Revenue, 2015 (mil $)
#1 Clash of Clans | Supercell | $1,345 |
#2 Game of War: Fire Age | Machine Zone | $799 |
#3 Puzzle & Dragon | Gungho Online | $729 |
#4 Candy Crush Saga | King Digital | $729 |
#5 MonsterStrike | Mixi | $674 |
#6 Candy Crush Soda Saga | King Digital | $518 |
#7 Fantasy Westward Journey | NetEase | $451 |
#8 Colopl Rune Story | COLOPL NI Inc | $356 |
#9 Disney Tsum Tsum | LINE Corp | $326 |
#10 Boom Beach | Supercell | $297 |
Top Grossing Console Games by Revenue, 2015 (mil $) (These are DIGITAL sales ONLY)
#1 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Activision Blizzard | $355 |
#2 FIFA 15 | Electronic Arts | $332 |
#3 Grand Theft Auto V | Take-Two Interactive | $322 |
#4 Destiny | Activision Blizzard | $291 |
#5 Call of Duty: Black Ops III | Activision Blizzard | $224 |
#6 FIFA 16 | Electronic Arts | $212 |
#7 Fallout 4 | Bethesda Softworks | $108 |
#8 Star Wars Batlefront | Electronic Arts | $106 |
#9 Madden NFL 16 | Electronic Arts | $76 |
#10 Madden NFL 15 | Electronic Arts | $73 |