Most Popular Mobile Games (2025)

David Curry

Updated: January 30, 2025

Mobile games make up the majority of video games released each year, with thousands of new additions to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store every year.

By the mid-2010s, mobile games had surpassed console and PC in volume and revenues, and that gap has continued to widen into the 2020s, with mobile games accounting for over 50 percent of game revenues.

In terms of popularity, hundreds of mobile games have surpassed 500 million cumulative downloads, with over a dozen even breaching the one billion mark. Candy Crush Saga, Garena Free Fire, PUBG Mobile, and Subway Surfers are just a few of the games to break the billion mark.

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As mobile games have matured, the amount of game genres has expanded to include everything from shooters to adventure to racing. Mobile has also opened the door to new sub-genres of games, such as merge, match-3, idle simulators, and hypercasual.

Unlike console and PC, the vast majority of games launched on mobile are free to play. For a lot of games, revenue comes in the form of micro-transactions for cosmetics and other improvements, alongside ads.

While this may have created a substandard experience for competitive gameplay, it has also enabled millions of people in lower income countries to enjoy the experience of playing shooters and RPGs, which were previously mostly played in Western countries.

Developers of popular PC and console games now look at mobile as a bridge to new markets, with Activision, EA Games, Riot Games, and Ubisoft all launching titles specifically for mobile which mimic their console releases, but with lower computational requirements.

We have collected data and statistics on the most popular games. Read on below to find out more.

Most Popular Games Key Statistics

  • Roblox was the most popular game in 2024 with 205 million downloads
  • Block Blast was the most popular game on iOS, while Subway Surfers was most popular on Google Play
  • Block Blast was the most popular game in the US and UK in 2024
  • Ludo King remained the most popular game in India

Most Popular Games

Roblox finally snatched the title of most popular mobile game from Subway Surfers, after three years of being stuck in second place.

AppDownloads (mm)
Subway Surfers304
Stumble Guys254
Roblox208
Candy Crush Saga138
Race Master 3D128
8 Ball Pool120
FIFA Mobile111
Merge & Fight110
Garena Free Fire109
Bridge Race107

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Games by Platform

Google Play is responsible for more downloads than the Apple App Store, but iOS users spend more.

Most Popular Games on Apple App Store 2024

Block Blast was the most popular game on the Apple App Store, with 67 million downloads.

AppDownloads (mm)
Block Blast67
Roblox51
PUBG Mobile40
Brawl Stars38
Last War: Survival37
Subway Surfers36
Township35
Pizza Ready30
Honor of Kings30
Whiteout Survival29
Royal Match 28
Monopoly Go27
8 Ball Pool26
Magic Tiles 324
Eggy Party 23

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Games on Google Play Store 2024

Subway Surfers still held the title of most popular game on the Google Play Store, with 167 million downloads.

AppDownloads (mm)
Subway Surfers167
Roblox154
Ludo King150
Pizza Ready138
Block Blast131
Free Fire Max128
Free Fire 126
My Talking Tom 2104
Offline Games - JindoBlu103
Build a Queen92
8 Ball Pool88
My Talking Tom Friends 87
Candy Crush Saga86
Royal Match 84
Car Race83

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Games by Country

China, India and the United States are the three largest countries for mobile game downloads.

Most Popular Games in United States 2024

Block Blast was the most popular game in the United States in 2024, with 10 million more downloads than second place Roblox.

AppDownloads (mm)
Block Blast37
Roblox27
Monopoly Go21
Township15
Last War: Survival14
Brawl Stars13.2
Royal Match13.1
Subway Surfers12.9
Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile12
Pizza Ready11

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Games in United Kingdom 2024

Block Blast was the most popular game in the UK as well, and with an even larger margin on second place Roblox.

AppDownloads (mm)
Block Blast10
Roblox3.2
Monopoly Go3.1
Offline Games - JindoBlu2.8
Last War: Survival2.4
Township2.3
Pizza Ready2.3
Whiteout Survival2.2
Zen Word2.2
Royal Match2.2

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Games in India 2024

Ludo King was the most popular game in India for another year, with over 125 million downloads.

AppDownloads (mm)
Ludo King125
Free Fire Max86
Zupee54
Indian Bikes Driving 3D48
WinZO: Snakes and Ladders45
Subway Princess Runner43
Pizza Ready41
Cricket League40
Carrom Pool40
Hunter Assassin 38

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Games by Category

There are many categories of games, with some a blend of three or more sub-categories.

Most Popular Hypercasual Games 2024

Pizza Ready was the most downloaded hypercasual game in 2024. Build a Queen, another new entry, was second with 101 million downloads.

AppDownloads (mm)
Pizza Ready169
Build a Queen101
Wood Nuts & Bolts Puzzle93
Race Master 3D88
Car Race83
Going Balls84
Magic Tiles 383
Wood Screw80
Bridge Race81
My Perfect Hotel78

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Midcore Games 2024

Roblox was the most downloaded midcore game in 2024. The Free Fire shooter games were second and third in the charts.

AppDownloads (mm)
Roblox205
Free Fire146
Free Fire Max135
PUBG Mobile96
Brawl Stars92
EA Sports FC86
Moto Rider81
Last War: Survival80
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang79
Football League 202575

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Arcade Games 2024

Subway Surfers remains the most popular arcade game, with 203 million downloads.

AppDownloads (mm)
Subway Surfers203
Pizza Ready169
Build a Queen101
Going Balls84
Magic Tiles 383
Bridge Race81
My Perfect Hotel78
Hole.io78
Hunter Assassin74
Mob Control 73

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Puzzle Games 2024

Block Blast surged in popularity in 2024, knocking some of the mainstays Royal Match and Candy Crush Saga down a peg.

AppDownloads (mm)
Block Blast198
Royal Match112
Candy Crush Saga109
Wood Nuts & Bolts Puzzle93
Wood Screw80
Brain Test: Tricky Puzzles71
Thief Puzzle58
Fishdom55
Words of Wonders51
Gardenscapes50

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Casino Games 2024

Monopoly Go was the most popular casino game in 2024, with 60 million downloads.

AppDownloads (mm)
Monopoly Go60
Coin Master36
Rummy Circle34
Animals & Coins25
A23 Rummy24
Dice Dreams19
Indian Rummy by Junglee16
Teen Patti Gold 314
Higgs Domino Global13
777 Casino Slot Machines11

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular RPG Games 2024

Genshin Impact was the most popular RPG game in 2024, but has seen its downloads fall quite heavily over the past two years.

AppDownloads (mm)
Genshin Impact37
Hero Wars: Alliance27
Solo Leveling: Arise26
Legend of Mushroom22
Honkai: Star Rail22
Little Hero: Survival.io21
Survivor!.io20
Hero Clash20
Cup Heroes18
Zenless Zone Zero18

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Simulation Games 2024

Gardenscapes was the most popular simulation game in 2023, with 83 million downloads.

AppDownloads (mm)
Roblox205
My Talking Tom 2114
My Talking Tom Friends94
My Talking Angela 285
My Supermarket Simulator 3D74
My Talking Tom71
Township68
Indian Bikes Driving 3D62
Block Craft 3D60
Vehicle Masters55

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Adventure Games 2024

School Party Craft, a game with a similar look and feel to Roblox, topped the adventure games section with 51 million downloads.

AppDownloads (mm)
Granny70
Payback 249
Spider Fighting 44
Granny 341
Rope Hero: Vice Town35
Granny 234
Scary Teacher 3D33
Gangster Game Mafia City31
The Baby in Yellow28
Schoolboy Runaway 26

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Action Games 2024

Roblox was the most popular action game in 2023 with 198 million downloads. Free Fire came second, with 127 million downloads.

AppDownloads (mm)
Free Fire146
Free Fire Max135
PUBG Mobile96
Agent Hunt: Hitman Shooter69
Sniper 3D52
Call of Duty: Mobile45
Bowmasters 43
Blood Strike41
1945 Air Force39
Pure Sniper38

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Strategy Games 2024

Lords Mobile was the most popular strategy game in 2023 with 45 million downloads, just in front of Chess.com’s mobile app.

AppDownloads (mm)
Last War: Survival80
Whiteout Survival65
Plants vs Zombies60
Tower War 50
Lords Mobile49
Pokemon TCG Pocket46
Evony: The King's Return38
Plants vs Zombies 237
Clash of Clans36
Doomsday x Pacific Rim33

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Trivia Games 2024

Brain Test was the most popular trivia game in 2023, with 60 million downloads.

AppDownloads (mm)
Quizzland20
Kahoot!19.8
Millionaire19.2
Guess Their Answer14
Trivia Master12
Trivia Crack10
Triviascapes9
Millionaire 20258.3
Stop 28.1
GeoGuessr 7

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Word Games 2024

Word of Wonders was the most popular game in the word category in 2023, far exceeding the downloads of any other word-based game.

AppDownloads (mm)
Words of Wonders56
Zen Word31
Wordscapes30
Word Search Explorer27
Word Search - Word Puzzle Game18.9
Word Search!18.5
Cryptogram: Word Brain Puzzle18
Cryptogram Letters and Numbers16
NYT Games15
Assocations Word Connections14

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Tabletop Games 2024

Ludo King was the most downloaded tabletop game by far, with almost triple the downloads of second place Uno.

AppDownloads (mm)
Ludo King157
UNO!67
Tic Tac Toe60
Zupee54
Carrom Pool52
Tic Tac Toe 2 Player45
Vita Mahjong44
Chess.com32
Chess 30
Ludo 28

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Racing Games 2024

Race Master 3D was the most popular racing game in 2024, surpassing Car Race.

AppDownloads (mm)
Race Master 3D88
Car Race83
Moto Rider81
Traffic Rider80
Hill Climb Racing77
Ramp Car Games67
Asphalt 8 50
Street Racing 3D46
Hill Climb Racing 243
Dr. Driving 41

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Party Games 2024

Stumble Guys retained its spot as the most popular party game in 2024, but its total downloads more than halved.

AppDownloads (mm)
Stumble Guys77
Among Us70
Stickman Party 23468
2 Player Games67
2 3 4 Player Mini Games60
Eggy Party44
Relax Mini Games38
1 2 3 4 Player Games30
Super Sus27
STAR: Super Tricky Run21

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Games Publishers

AZUR Games, which is one of the largest publishers of popular hypercasual titles, was the most popular publisher of 2023 with 1.5 billion downloads on all its titles.

PublishersDownloads (mm)
Azur Games1,412
Supersonic Studios979
SayGames 941
BabyBus879
BabyBus882
Miniclip735
Voodoo709
Outfit7696
iKame Games672
Supercent 495

Source: AppMagic

Previous Years Most Popular

Most Popular Games 2023

AppDownloads (mm)
Subway Surfers218
Roblox198
Candy Crush Saga149
Ludo King143
Royal Match140
8 Ball Pool129
Block Blast 3D127.8
Free Fire127.6
My Talking Tom 2111
EA Sports FC108

Sources: Appfigures, AppMagic

Most Popular Games 2022

AppDownloads (mm)
Subway Surfers304
Stumble Guys254
Roblox208
Candy Crush Saga138
Race Master 3D128
8 Ball Pool120
FIFA Mobile111
Merge & Fight110
Garena Free Fire109
Bridge Race107

Source: Apptopia

Most Popular Games 2021

AppDownloads (mm)
Subway Surfers191
Roblox182
Bridge Race169
Garena Free Fire154
Among Us152
Hair Challenge138
Join Clash136
8Ball Pool130
Ludo King125
Candy Crush Saga119

Source: Apptopia

Most Popular Games 2020

AppDownloads (mm)
Among Us264
Subway Surfers227
Garena Free Fire218
PUBG Mobile175
Roblox171
Hair Challenge158
Join Clash155
8Ball Pool151
Ludo King149
Candy Crush Saga138

Source: Apptopia

Most Popular Games 2019

AppDownloads (mm)
Garena Free Fire327
PUBG Mobile268
Subway Surfers227
Fun Race 3D210
Color Bump 3D205
My Talking Tom 2162
Run Race 3D158
Sand Balls154
Homescapes153
Stack Ball152

Source: AppMagic