Top 10 Most Downloaded Mobile Games of 2025

Krafton and Tencent's PUBG Mobile generated $2.8 billion in revenue in 2024 with 100 million daily active users, primarily from China (via Game for Peace rebranding), India, and Southeast Asia. Its 90fps mode on flagship Android devices and aggressive seasonal collaboration events with Lamborghini and McLaren kept its install base growing.

King's Candy Crush Saga defied all expectations by remaining in the global top-5 grossing charts in 2025 — thirteen years after launch — generating over $1 billion annually for Microsoft/Activision Blizzard. Its casual match-3 gameplay and aggressive social mechanics (level gifting, life requests) proved enduringly effective across all age demographics.

Garena's Free Fire retained its dominant position in Latin America, South and Southeast Asia with 100 million peak daily active users, despite a ban in India since 2022. Its low device requirements — running on smartphones with just 1GB RAM — made it the battle royale of choice for the hundreds of millions of players using budget Android hardware.

Tencent's Honor of Kings (Arena of Valor globally) dominated the MOBA genre on mobile with 100 million daily players in China and a growing international presence after a revamped global launch in 2024. Its esports league rivaled Riot's LoL in viewership within Asia, with the World Champion Cup drawing 60 million peak viewers.

Roblox's mobile client drove 72% of its 88.9 million daily active users in 2025, as younger players increasingly accessed the platform via smartphone rather than PC. The mobile app's integration with spatial audio, updated avatar system, and the Economy Simulator and Brookhaven RP user-created games made it a persistent daily habit for users under 17.

Supercell's Clash of Clans continued generating $500M+ annually in 2025 despite launching in 2012, sustained by the Town Hall 16 update, Builder Base overhaul, and Clan Capital multiplayer mode. Its 13-year retention rate is studied by mobile game economists as the gold standard of live-service game longevity.

Niantic's Pokémon GO maintained 80 million monthly active players in 2025 via regular regional events, Community Days, and the introduction of Dynamax raids that required in-person coordination. Its AR+ mode with AI-enhanced Pokémon interaction previewed the spatial computing features being built for Apple Vision Pro and Android XR headsets.

miHoYo's Genshin Impact was equally dominant on iOS and Android as on PC, generating $1.7 billion of its $5 billion lifetime revenue through mobile in-app purchases. Version 5.0's new Natlan region launch triggered peak concurrent download spikes across 190 countries, demonstrating that console-quality RPGs could succeed on smartphones.

Scopely's Monopoly GO! became the fastest mobile game to reach $3 billion in lifetime revenue (achieving this in under 2 years after its 2023 launch) and maintained top-10 grossing positions globally in 2025. Its dice-roll board game loop, aggressive sticker album social mechanics, and constant limited-time events drove extraordinary retention among casual players.

Krafton and Tencent's PUBG Mobile generated $2.8 billion in revenue in 2024 with 100 million daily active users, primarily from China (via Game for Peace rebranding), India, and Southeast Asia. Its 90fps mode on flagship Android devices and aggressive seasonal collaboration events with Lamborghini and McLaren kept its install base growing.

King's Candy Crush Saga defied all expectations by remaining in the global top-5 grossing charts in 2025 — thirteen years after launch — generating over $1 billion annually for Microsoft/Activision Blizzard. Its casual match-3 gameplay and aggressive social mechanics (level gifting, life requests) proved enduringly effective across all age demographics.

Garena's Free Fire retained its dominant position in Latin America, South and Southeast Asia with 100 million peak daily active users, despite a ban in India since 2022. Its low device requirements — running on smartphones with just 1GB RAM — made it the battle royale of choice for the hundreds of millions of players using budget Android hardware.

Tencent's Honor of Kings (Arena of Valor globally) dominated the MOBA genre on mobile with 100 million daily players in China and a growing international presence after a revamped global launch in 2024. Its esports league rivaled Riot's LoL in viewership within Asia, with the World Champion Cup drawing 60 million peak viewers.

Roblox's mobile client drove 72% of its 88.9 million daily active users in 2025, as younger players increasingly accessed the platform via smartphone rather than PC. The mobile app's integration with spatial audio, updated avatar system, and the Economy Simulator and Brookhaven RP user-created games made it a persistent daily habit for users under 17.

Supercell's Clash of Clans continued generating $500M+ annually in 2025 despite launching in 2012, sustained by the Town Hall 16 update, Builder Base overhaul, and Clan Capital multiplayer mode. Its 13-year retention rate is studied by mobile game economists as the gold standard of live-service game longevity.

Niantic's Pokémon GO maintained 80 million monthly active players in 2025 via regular regional events, Community Days, and the introduction of Dynamax raids that required in-person coordination. Its AR+ mode with AI-enhanced Pokémon interaction previewed the spatial computing features being built for Apple Vision Pro and Android XR headsets.

miHoYo's Genshin Impact was equally dominant on iOS and Android as on PC, generating $1.7 billion of its $5 billion lifetime revenue through mobile in-app purchases. Version 5.0's new Natlan region launch triggered peak concurrent download spikes across 190 countries, demonstrating that console-quality RPGs could succeed on smartphones.

Scopely's Monopoly GO! became the fastest mobile game to reach $3 billion in lifetime revenue (achieving this in under 2 years after its 2023 launch) and maintained top-10 grossing positions globally in 2025. Its dice-roll board game loop, aggressive sticker album social mechanics, and constant limited-time events drove extraordinary retention among casual players.