Most Popular Mobile Games (2022).
Mobile games make up the majority of video games released each year, with thousands of new additions to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store every year.
By the mid-2010s, mobile games had surpassed console and PC in volume and revenues, and that gap has continued to widen into the 2020s, with mobile games accounting for over 50 percent of game revenues.
In terms of popularity, hundreds of mobile games have surpassed 500 million cumulative downloads, with over a dozen even breaching the one billion mark. Candy Crush Saga, Garena Free Fire, PUBG Mobile, and Subway Surfers are just a few of the games to break the billion mark.
As mobile games have matured, the amount of game genres has expanded to include everything from shooters to adventure to racing. Mobile has also opened the door to new sub-genres of games, such as merge, match-3, idle simulators, and hypercasual.
Unlike console and PC, the vast majority of games launched on mobile are free to play. For a lot of games, revenue comes in the form of micro-transactions for cosmetics and other improvements, alongside ads.
While this may have created a substandard experience for competitive gameplay, it has also enabled millions of people in lower income countries to enjoy the experience of playing shooters and RPGs, which were previously mostly played in Western countries.
Developers of popular PC and console games now look at mobile as a bridge to a new market, with Activision, EA Games, Riot Games, and Ubisoft all launching titles specifically for mobile which mimic their console releases, but with lower computational requirements.
We have collected data and statistics on the most popular games. Read on below to find out more.
Most Popular Games by Country.
China, India, the United States, and Japan are the three largest countries for mobile game downloads.
Most Popular Games 2022.
Subway Surfers was the most popular game for the second year in a row. Stumble Guys saw the most growth in 2022, reaching second place with over 250 million downloads.
| App | Downloads (mm) |
|---|---|
| Subway Surfers | 304 |
| Stumble Guys | 254 |
| Roblox | 208 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 138 |
| Race Master 3D | 128 |
| 8 Ball Pool | 120 |
| FIFA Mobile | 111 |
| Merge & Fight | 110 |
| Garena Free Fire | 109 |
| Bridge Race | 107 |
Most Popular Games in United States 2022.
Subway Surfers was the most popular game in the United States as well, with 51 million downloads in 2022. Roblox edged out Stumble Guys for second place.
| App | Downloads (mm) |
|---|---|
| Subway Surfers | 51.4 |
| Roblox | 51 |
| Stumble Guys | 34 |
| Wordle! | 33 |
| Parking Jam 3D | 28 |
| Pull the Pin | 24 |
| 8 Ball Pool | 23.3 |
| Fill the Fridge | 23.1 |
| Among Us | 22.7 |
| Fishdom | 22.5 |
Most Popular Games in United Kingdom 2022.
A clone of the New York Times popular word game, Wordle, was the most popular game in the United Kingdom, reaching 5.1 million downloads.
| App | Downloads (mm) |
|---|---|
| Wordle! | 5.1 |
| Subway Surfers | 4.8 |
| Fill The Fridge | 3.8 |
| Roblox | 3.2 |
| Stumble Guys | 2.7 |
| 8 Ball Pool | 2.7 |
| Color Match | 2.6 |
| Count Masters | 2.4 |
| Magic Tiles 3 | 2.2 |
| Text or Die | 2.1 |
Most Popular Games in India 2022.
Ludo King was the most popular game in India with over 100 million downloads in 2022. Free Fire MAX, a new version of Garena Free Fire, came second with 82 million downloads.
| App | Downloads (mm) |
|---|---|
| Ludo King | 107 |
| Free Fire MAX | 82 |
| Carrom Pool | 79 |
| Bubble Shooter | 64 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 63 |
| Subway Surfers | 56 |
| Subway Princess Runner | 54 |
| Temple Run | 50 |
| Bridge Race | 49 |
| Hill Climb Racing | 48 |
