PUBG Mobile Falls From Grace, Genshin Impact Rises To Fame

PUBG Mobile is no longer the runner-up in terms of the highest-earning games in October, according to a report from Sensor Tower.

According to a report from Sensor Tower, PUBG Mobile is no longer the runner-up in terms of the highest-earning games in October. The popular battle royale title has fallen from its long-time ranking to third place in this list, and more unfortunately, wasn’t even found in the top ten grossing games on Google's Play Store. However, the Tencent-backed game somehow still took over the second spot on Apple’s App Store.

Pubg Mobile Poster 2 — PUBG Mobile is no longer the runner-up position in terms of the highest-earning games in October.

Genshin Impact, a newly released game from miHoYo, started rising to fame thanks to total revenue of $239 million last month, with China, Japan, and the USA were marked as the most generous markets when it comes to player spending. In particular, players from these countries respectively generated approximately 31%, 24.5%, and 19% of the total revenue.

In October, Honor of Kings already replaced PUBG Mobile to become the second most profitable game worldwide. To your surprise, both the games are now under Tencent Games’ control, making the tech giant maintain its dominant position in not only China but also around the world.

Another name in Tencent’s lineup, Moonlight Blade, meanwhile entered the realm of highest-earning games for that month despite that it just went live on October 15th. In other words, Moonlight Blade brought Tencent Games nearly $86 million within two weeks.

Top Mobile Games Worldwide Revenue October 2020 — Courtesy of SensorTower.

Pokemon Go finished at fourth place, followed by Coin Master and Lilith Games’ Rise of Kingdom. The list witnessed the absence of Candy Crush Saga in the top ten, which seems to be a piece of bad news for many casual gamers.