App Annie: Russian Mobile Gaming Market in 2020 and H1 2021
It's in top-5 markets in the world by downloads.
In H1 2021 Russian users generated 1.34B downloads. It’s the 5th result in the world.
During the same period, mobile games earned $478M in Russia. In terms of revenue, the region is in 11th place
During 2020 mobile games downloads in Russia increased by 17% YoY and revenue increased by 25% YoY. The revenue growth rate is exceeding the average worldwide numbers (+17% YoY).
Top downloaded games in 2020 in Russia were My Talking Tom and Friends, Brawl Stars, and PUBG Mobile. In H1 2021 it’s DOP 2: Delete One Part, Brawl Stars, and Among Us
The top games by revenue in 2020 in Russia were Hero Wars, Brawl Stars, and Gardenscapes. In H1 2021 - Brawl Stars, PUBG Mobile, and Homescapes.
Games with the best Active Users / Revenue ratio in H1 2021 were Brawl Stars, PUBG Mobile, Homescapes, Gardenscapes, Standoff 2, and Roblox.
The game with the longest game sessions was Empires & Puzzles.