8/10 Top Grossing F2P Games in 2020 Were Mobile vs 6/10 in 2020

Mobile gaming is taking up a larger and larger share of the gaming market according to Newzoo and now accounts for 52% of the $175.8B global gaming market. Not surprisingly, this means more and more of the highest grossing games are mobile games.

In 2019 PC games took 4 of the top 10 spots for highest grossing games. Fortnite, Dungeon Fighter Online, League of Legends, and Crossfire all made the cut and each earned over $1 billion.

In 2020 only League of Legends and Dungeon Fighter Online made the cut. While Roblox is technically available on PC, the vast majority of revenues are generated on tablets and mobile devices. According to Sensortower iOS and Android accounted for a little over $2b of Roblox's $2.45B in revenues.

Given the continued success of mobile games globally, this trend will likely continue. Especially since games like Genshin Impact are making splashes in the U.S. and Europe. Gacha games have traditionally only been wildly successful in Asia with Genshin Impact being one of the first to succeed globally (alongside perhaps Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle).

Source for both tables: Superdata Research Year in Review 2019 & 2020