Observed Signal · Jul 28, 2026 · Market Report · Source: Mobilegamer.biz · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
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.
Mid-year revenue rankings and IAP trends for leading mobile game studios inform mobile UA, in-app monetization and ad inventory strategies but do not represent platform policy or major industry shifts.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- AppMagic revenue estimates are based on publisher payout and exclude Apple/Google store cuts, ad revenue, webshops, and some China Android IAPs.
- Honor of Kings reached a record monthly IAP revenue of around $194M in January 2026 and has generally earned $140–160M monthly, falling to $110M in June.
- Century Games’ Whiteout Survival and FunFly’s LastWar occupy second and third place; LastWar fell to approximately $71M in June after monthly $120–135M in 2025.
- Dream Games’ Royal Match has generated just over $100M per month in IAPs throughout the first half of 2026.
- Scopely’s Monopoly Go IAP revenue dropped in February 2026 and has since been earning around $85M per month in IAPs.
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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.
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.
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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