Observed Signal · Oct 4, 2026 · Market Signal · Source: Sensor Tower · Impact: 2/5

Top 10 Worldwide Mobile Games By Revenue and Downloads in September 2026

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Honor of Kings maintained its position as the world’s highest-grossing mobile game in September 2026. ROBLOX, Gossip Harbor, Candy Crush Saga, and MONOPOLY GO! rounded out the global top five.

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Primary Reporting: Sensor Tower•Published: Oct 4, 2026

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Market IntelligenceOct 4, 2026

Top 10 Worldwide Mobile Games By Revenue and Downloads in September 2026

Honor of Kings maintained its position as the world’s highest-grossing mobile game in September 2026. ROBLOX, Gossip Harbor, Candy Crush Saga, and MONOPOLY GO! rounded out the global top five.

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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.

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