AppMagic: Top Mobile Games by Revenue and Downloads in January 2026
Honor of Kings reclaimed the top grossing leadership; Kingshot scaling is close to reaching the ceiling.
AppMagic reports revenue net of store fees and taxes. Revenue from Android stores in China is not included.
Revenue
Honor of Kings reclaimed the top spot, generating $172.4 million in January from iOS in China alone. Other countries account for less than 2% of total revenue.
MONOPOLY GO! had its strongest month in the past six months. The game earned $125 million in January.
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PUBG Mobile ($102.9 million, 6th place) and Genshin Impact ($43.4 million, 14th place) also performed well in January.
Revenue growth for Kingshot has nearly stalled. The game earned $71.5 million in January.
Downloads
The downloads ranking remains stable: Block Blast! (28 million installs), Garena Free Fire (25.8 million installs) and Roblox (22.5 million installs) lead the chart.
A notable January newcomer is Heartopia, a casual life simulation game from X.D. Network. The game launched globally in January and was downloaded more than 12 million times in two weeks. January revenue exceeded $7 million.