List of most-played mobile games by player count

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This is a list of the most-played mobile games ordered by their player count, which include reported player data, registered accounts, and/or monthly active users. For non-mobile games, see the list of most-played video games by player count. Mobile games are defined as games that have only been released on mobile operating systems, particularly Android and iOS.

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Most-played mobile games by player count (with at least 50 million)
GameAs ofPlayer count [lower-alpha 1] Release datePublisher(s)Ref.
Candy Crush Saga March 24, 2023500 millionApril 12, 2012 King [1]
Call of Duty: Mobile May 2021500 million downloads [lower-alpha 2] October 1, 2019 Activision [2]
Among Us November 2020485 million [lower-alpha 3] June 15, 2018 InnerSloth [3]
Mini WorldApril 2020400 millionDecember 26, 2015Miniwan [4]
Sonic Dash February 2020350 millionMarch 7, 2013 Sega [5]
Helix JumpDecember 2018334 millionFebruary 10, 2018 Voodoo [6]
Gardenscapes: New Acres May 2020324 millionAugust 2016 Playrix [7]
Homescapes May 2020312 millionAugust 2017 Playrix [7]
PUBG Mobile August 2023300 millionMarch 2018 Tencent games [8]
Super Mario Run August 2018300 millionDecember 15, 2016 Nintendo [9]
Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle August 2019300 millionJanuary 30, 2015 Bandai Namco Entertainment [10]
Township May 2020274 millionFebruary 24, 2012 Playrix [7]
Knives OutSeptember 2018250 millionNovember 2017 NetEase [11]
Angry Birds 2 December 2019230 millionJuly 30, 2015 Rovio Entertainment [12]
Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor December 2017200 million peak monthly players November 26, 2015 Tencent Games [13]
QQ Speed Mobile / Speed Drifters January 2020200 millionDecember 29, 2017 TiMi Studios / Tencent Games / Garena [14]
Fishdom May 2020173 millionJune 18, 2008 Playrix [7]
Rise UpDecember 2018162 million2018Serkan Özyılmaz [15]
PES 2018 Mobile August 2018150 millionSeptember 12, 2017 Konami [16]
War Robots January 2020150 millionApril 14, 2014 Pixonic [17]
World of Tanks March 2016140 millionAugust 12, 2010 Wargaming [18]
Mario Kart Tour October 2019123.9 millionSeptember 25, 2019 Nintendo [19]
Ice Age Village 2013120 millionApril 5, 2012 Gameloft [20]
FIFA Mobile (Now EA FC)January 2018113 millionOctober 1, 2016 EA Sports [21]
Subway Surfers July 2019100 million monthly players May 24, 2012 SYBO Games [22]
Tiao Yi TiaoJanuary 2018100 million peak daily players December 2017 Tencent Games [23]
Drag RacingFebruary 2013100 millionApril 2011 Creative Mobile [24]
Junior Three KingdomsJanuary 2018100 millionMarch 2015 Youzu Interactive [25]
Ludo King December 2018100 millionDecember 17, 2016Gametion Technologies Pvt Ltd [26]
One Piece Treasure Cruise February 2019100 millionMay 12, 2014 Bandai Namco Entertainment [27]
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes November 2021100 millionNovember 24, 2015 Electronic Arts [28]
White Cat Project June 2016100 millionJuly 14, 2014Colopl [29]
Hearthstone November 2018100 millionMarch 11, 2014 Blizzard Entertainment [30]
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links October 2019100 millionNovember 17, 2016 Konami [31]
Love Nikki-Dress UP QueenMay 2019100 millionMay 20, 2015 Tencent Games [32]
Sky: Children of the Light July 2021100 millionJuly 18, 2019 thatgamecompany [33]
Mr Love: Queen's Choice July 201990 millionDecember 14, 2017Elex [34]
The Battle Cats August 202384 millionSeptember 17, 2014 PONOS [35]
Disney Tsum Tsum November 201880 millionJanuary 29, 2014 Line Corporation [36]
Puzzle & Dragons January 201980 millionFebruary 20, 2012 GungHo Online Entertainment [37]
The Simpsons: Tapped Out April 202080 millionFebruary 29, 2012 Electronic Arts [38]
Marvel: Avengers Alliance March 201570 millionMarch 1, 2012 Disney Interactive [39]
Genshin Impact February 202365 millionSeptember 28, 2020 Hoyoverse
Angry Birds Friends August 201360 millionFebruary 13, 2012 Rovio Entertainment [40]
Seven KnightsFebruary 202160 millionFebruary 5, 2016 Netmarble Japan [41]
Fate/Grand Order February 202157 millionJuly 30, 2015 Aniplex / Type-Moon [42]
Bleach: Brave Souls February 202155 millionJuly 23, 2015KLab [43]
Gods of Boom October 201855 millionMay 18, 2017 Game Insight [44]
Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire January 201951 millionJune 29, 2017 MZ [45]
Clash Royale September 201850 million daily playersMarch 2, 2016 Supercell [46]
Flappy Bird February 201450 millionMay 24, 2013 dotGears [47]
LINE RangersMarch 201850 millionFebruary 28, 2014 Line Corporation [48]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Does not include figures solely from app download counts.
  2. ↑ We should not use download counts. Another reference is needed
  3. ↑ Mobile version accounts for 97% of roughly 500 million total players.

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