Pokémon GO reaches $6 billion in lifetime player spending

Developed by Niantic, Pokémon GO has surpassed $6 billion in global player spending.
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Pokémon GO has surpassed $6 billion in global player spending.

Pokémon GO, which was released by Niantic in 2016 and marked the year it was published, is one of the most lucrative mobile games in the world. The game, which earned over $6 billion in total in the past six years, has collected 1.3 billion dollars in 2021 and ranked 11th by collecting $ 198.2 million from player spending in the first quarter of 2022. Considering the global shrinkage of the gaming market, Pokémon GO is among the rare games that can achieve this.

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Top Grossing Geolocation AR Mobile Games Worldwide in Q1 2022 – Sensor Tower

The game was localized specifically to Turkey in the past months. Thanks to such support provided to emerging markets, the game maintains healthy growth and outdo its rivals.

According to Sensor Tower Game Intelligence A, Dragon Quest Walk, which is in the same category as Pokémon GO (Geolocation AR), earned $90.4 million, while Jurassic World Alive earned $7.2 million.

Other big stats for Pokémon GO are as follows;

  • The number one country for lifetime player spend in Pokémon GO is the United States, with $2.2 billion, accounting for 36.6% of total revenue. Japan is in 2nd place with 32.6%, while Germany is in 3rd place with 5.2%.
  • With $3.1 billion, 52.3% of player spending comes from Google Play, while the App Store represents 47.7% of revenue with $2.8 billion.
  • Pokémon GO has 678 million downloads worldwide to date. The US ranked #1 with 123.2 million downloads, accounting for 18.2% of total downloads. Brazil is in 2nd place while India is in 3rd place.
  • The majority of the downloads came from Google Play with 517.2 million, 76.3% of the total, while the App Store accounted for 23.7% of the total downloads with 160.8 million downloads.
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