data.ai: Best mobile games of Q3 2023
Royal Match is now the top-grossing title; Monopoly GO is everywhere.
Leaders worldwide
Subway Surfers, Garena Free Fire, and ROBLOX are the download leaders in Q3 2023. It's worth noting that Tic Tac Toe: 2 Player XO made its first appearance in the quarterly chart.
Royal Match surpassed Candy Crush Saga in revenue, taking the first position. ROBLOX is in third place. The rapidly growing Monopoly GO is in the fourth spot, and Pokemon GO has also returned to the chart.
Leaders in Monthly Active Users (MAU) for the third quarter include ROBLOX, Garena Free Fire, and Candy Crush Saga.
Worldwide growth leaders
Tic Tac Toe: 2 Player XO, My Perfect Hotel, and Real Car Driving: Race City 3D were the fastest-growing games in terms of downloads in the third quarter.
Revenue growth leaders are Monopoly GO, Royal Match, and Justice Online Mobile, which is currently only available in China. In July, I wrote that it earned $23.3 million within 5 days of its release, and its revenue has stabilized at $1.5 million per day.
The fastest MAU growth in the third quarter was seen in Pokemon Sleep (although it's more of a sleep-tracking app than a game), Battleground Mobile India, and the ubiquitous Monopoly GO.
Tencent's Arena Breakout is gaining ground - it ranks 9th in download growth and 6th in MAU growth.