Observed Signal · Aug 19, 2026 · Earnings Report · Source: Mobilegamer.biz · Impact: 4/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
July 2026 Top-Grossing Mobile Games
Monthly AppMagic estimates show major shifts in July 2026 in-app purchase (IAP) revenue across top mobile games. Honor of Kings returned to over $150M, Roblox surpassed $100M (its best since Dec 2025), and Gossip Harbor reached its highest chart position at just under $100M. PUBG Mobile and Pokémon Go each climbed to about $100M in IAPs, with Pokémon Go jumping from roughly $30M monthly since April to ~$100M driven by 10th‑anniversary events. The article lists ranked IAP earnings for games 11–20 (e.g., Konami’s eFootball at $68.7M) and notes other notable movers including titles from Playrix, Moon Active, Garena, Tencent, Mihoyo, and NetEase.
Monthly IAP revenue rankings reveal material revenue movements among major mobile games and publishers—data relevant to monetization, user acquisition and ad/commerce strategies in the mobile gaming and interactive entertainment sector.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Honor of Kings earned over $150 million in July 2026 (AppMagic IAP estimates).
- Roblox exceeded $100 million in IAP revenue in July 2026, its first month above $100M since December 2025.
- Gossip Harbor reached just under $100 million in July 2026 and achieved its highest ever chart position (its all-time monthly IAP record of $104M was in March).
- PUBG Mobile generated around $100 million in IAPs in July 2026 after a drop in June.
- Pokémon Go's IAP revenue rose from roughly $30M monthly since April to about $100M in July 2026, making it the game's best month for IAPs since June 2022.
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11 Entities mapped“Here are last month’s top grossing mobile games based on in-app purchase earnings, according to Appmagic data....”
“(It is, according to Sensor Tower, also earning a pretty penny through its webshop.)...”
“But perhaps the biggest story of the month is Scopely’s success with its suite of 10th anniversary events in Pokémon Go....”
“11. eFootball (Konami): $68.7m...”
“13. Coin Master (Moon Active): $54.2m...”
“14. Township (Playrix): $45.8m...”
“16. Delta Force (Tencent): $41.3m...”
“20. Genshin Impact (Mihoyo): $32.5m...”
“Tencent’s Goddess of Victory: Nikki ($26m earned in July) and NetEase’s Eggy Party ($22m)also saw notable rises, jumping up 27 and 35 places...”
“19. Toon Blast (Take-Two): $32.6m...”
“it is still way out ahead of EA FC Mobile, which is down in 42nd place with $17m earned in July....”
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June 2026 Top-Grossing Mobile Games
Appmagic data shows June 2026 in-app-purchase (IAP) rankings for mobile games, led by Tencent’s Honor of Kings with nearly $111M despite a month-on-month $50M drop. Whiteout Survival (~$110M) and Royal Match (~$100M) remain highly consistent. Microfun’s Gossip Harbor dipped to just under $93M after crossing $100M in March. Several previously larger earners — including Candy Crush Saga, LastWar and PUBG Mobile — posted notable month-on-month declines (Candy Crush fell to ~$77M, its weakest monthly haul since April 2022). The report lists IAP figures for games #1–#20 and notes Appmagic’s estimates exclude ad revenue, app store fees and China’s alternate Android ecosystem revenue.
Top 10 Grossing Mobile Games H1 2026
A mid-year analysis using AppMagic estimates ranks the top-grossing mobile games of 2026 so far. Tencent’s Honor of Kings leads, hitting a record monthly IAP of about $194M in January and remaining the top earner despite a June dip. Chinese studios occupy the top three slots with Century Games’ Whiteout Survival and FunFly’s LastWar; LastWar saw a sharp revenue decline to $71M in June after stronger 2025 numbers. Dream Games’ Royal Match and other titles such as PUBG Mobile, Microfun’s Gossip Harbor, Scopely’s Monopoly Go, King’s Candy Crush Saga, Roblox and Kingshot show varying IAP performance and volatility. AppMagic’s estimates exclude store fees, ad revenue, webshops and some China Android IAPs, so figures represent publisher payout-estimates only.
Mobile Games Earn $6.6B in July; Honor of Kings Leads
Sensor Tower data shows global mobile game consumer spending reached $6.6 billion in July 2026 across the App Store and Google Play, an almost 8% increase from June. Downloads hit 3.7 billion worldwide, up 2% month-over-month. Honor of Kings was the top grossing title in July, followed by Pokémon Go and Gossip Harbor, while Roblox was the most-downloaded game. Sensor Tower highlighted growing monetisation outside app stores: Monopoly Go generated $52.6m via its US webstore in June in addition to $90.1m from app-store IAPs, and miHoYo's US webstore share rose from 7% in H1 2024 to 57% in H1 2026. The report notes webstore revenue and ad monetisation can meaningfully change the competitive picture beyond app-store rankings.
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