Russian mobile games market in 2024: revenue growth to $247.2 mln and new trends
By ForGeeks According to a recent report by analysts at Sensor Tower, the Russian mobile gaming market has shown steady growth in 2024. Revenues from gaming apps in the national App Store and Google Play segments reached $247.2 million, up 12% year-on-year. In the global ranking, Russia ranks 5th in terms of game app downloads and 36th in terms of monetization through in-game purchases.
Russia is the 5th largest country in the world in terms of game app downloads and 36th in terms of monetization through in-game purchases.
Four key genres were the monetization leaders:
- Puzzles (puzzles)
- Strategic games
- First-person shooters
- Life Cycle Simulators
It is interesting to note that strategy and simulation games showed stable revenue growth for the third year in a row, while shooters remain popular due to regular content updates and cybersport integrations.
It is interesting to note that strategy games and simulation games showed stable revenue growth for the third year in a row, while shooters remain popular due to regular content updates and cybersport integrations.
The most popular games in each category are as follows:
- Royal Match;
- Age of Origins: Tower Defense ;
- PUBG Mobile ;
- Roblox.
Vengeance Games studio co-founder Konstantin Sakhnov called the 12% growth a good indicator. The market is gradually recovering, but it’s hard to talk about a full recovery now. Despite the increase in revenue, the number of downloaded apps in the Russian App Store and Google Play decreased by 9% to 2.4 billion downloads by the end of 2024.
The number of apps downloaded in the Russian App Store and Google Play decreased by 9% to 2.4 billion downloads.
