Throughout April, the mobile gaming market saw a continued emphasis on casual games as the mainstay for advertising efforts. Casual games remained at the forefront in terms of ad volume and the number of apps, with Puzzle games following closely behind. Both categories saw over 18% of new apps in the month. According to AppGrowing's analysis based on advertising data from 50 countries/regions and 25 global media platforms, in April, 9 Chinese developers made it to the top 30 list of mobile game developers in terms of number of ads, primarily focusing on mid/hard-core game categories. IGG and Yotta Games secured spots in the Top 5, both being leading developers in the strategy game (SLG) market. Looking at the Top […]

Here is AppGrowing's analysis of the global mobile App advertising markets in March 2024, based on advertising data from 25 global media platforms in 50 countries/regions.   01 Advertising Trends   In March 2024, the weekly ad volume of global apps was stable, basically above 4M. App volume showed a growing trend, with close to 50K products in week 5. Creative volume has grown significantly compared to February, above 1M per week. In terms of a single day, the peaks of App ad volume and App volume both appeared in the latter half of the month. The peak of ad volume was on March 18th at 3.45M+. The peak of App volume was on March 21st at nearly 50K. By region, the Top 3 in ad volume this month were North […]

Here is AppGrowing's analysis of the global mobile game advertising markets in March 2024, based on advertising data from 25 global media platforms in 50 countries/regions.   01 Advertising Trend   In March, the weekly mobile game ad volume was above 2M. App volume remained above 25K, with increased competition. Creative volume was stable and grew slightly, above 500K in a single week. Both ad volume and app volume peaked at the beginning of the month. Over 1.77M ads on March 3, a significant increase from February. App volume peaked at 22,870 on March 4th. Looking at the markets, the Top 3 are North America, Southeast Asia, and Western Europe. North America accounted for 33.9% of ad volume. Latin America, Japan & Korea also accounted for more […]

Here is AppGrowing's analysis of the global mobile App advertising markets in February 2024, based on advertising data from 25 global media platforms in 50 countries/regions.   01 Advertising Trends   Weekly, February 2024 saw fluctuations in global App Ad Volume. Week 4 showed the most, close to 4M, and also the most in terms of App Volume, over 44K. Creative Volume grew marginally, at over 800K per week. In terms of a single day, the peak in Ad Volume and App Volume occurred in the latter part of the month, both on February 24th. Ad Volume amounted to 261M and App Volume was 41,075. Regionally, the Top 3 regions in terms of Ad Volume are North America, Western Europe, […]

Here is AppGrowing's analysis of the global mobile game advertising markets in February 2024, based on advertising data from 25 global media platforms in 50 countries/regions.   01 Advertising Trend   Game developers are well-motivated heading into Q1 2024. The weekly mobile game Ad Volume remained above 2M and the App Volume was above 20K in February. The Creative Volume was stable at above 500K in a single week. The peak of Ad Volume was in the early days, with more than 1.52M ads on Feb. 4, down from January. App Volume peaked in the later part of the month, with more than 20K mobile games being advertised on February 29th. In terms of market, the Top 3 regions are […]

Since the sudden success of ReelShort last year, the "short drama app" has become a new trend, triggering numerous developers to explore for gold. The market scale is rapidly expanding and the media competition is white-hot. Today, content strategy and marketing campaigns are especially important for developers to win the short drama app category. Short drama apps are seeing new growth in 2024. Based on the global digital advertising data of short drama apps from January to February 2024 tracked by AppGrowing, this article analyzes the recent global advertising and market trends of short drama apps in terms of advertising trends, leading apps' competition and ad creatives. Based on the data, we have identified the following key trends and conclusions: […]

Here is AppGrowing's analysis of the global mobile game advertising markets in January 2024, based on advertising data from 25 global media platforms in 50 countries/regions.   01 Advertising Trend   The global mobile games advertising market in the first month of 2024 continues the high heat of the end of 2023. Except for Week 5, mobile game weekly ad volume remained above 2M in January, the same as in December. App volume exceeded 22K, up more than 10% MoM. Weekly creative volume remained steady at over 500K. In terms of a single day, the peak of ad volume appeared in Week 1, exceeding 1.66M on January 23. The peak of app volume appeared in Week 4, with 19,970 mobile […]

The global mobile gaming market returns to a positive state in 2023 compared to 2022, when advertising contracted. According to AppGrowing, global game ad volume grew a whopping 26.5% YoY in 2023, as the game industry returned to a high-input & high-output pattern. Specifically for categories and publishers, in 2023, we see more developers and games breaking through the red ocean of competition. For example, Century Games' Whiteout Survival has pioneered the "icy survival theme + light SLG" genre. Scopely's mobile game MONOPOLY GO! has become the dark horse of the casual category in 2023, with revenues of more than $1 billion in seven months. In addition to category innovation, more publishers have broken the growth bottleneck with the creative […]

Here is AppGrowing's analysis of the global mobile game advertising markets in December 2023, based on advertising data from 25 global media platforms in 50 countries/regions.   01 Advertising Trend   The year-end sprint of game publishers is continuing. Except for Week 1, the Mobile Game Ad Volume remained above 2M every week in December. The App Volume remained above 16K, down from November, and the weekly trend of Creative Volume was stable, basically above 500K. On a single-day basis, Ad Volume peaked in the early days, with more than 1.34M on December 10th. App Volume peaked in the later days, with 18,607 mobile game ads on December 26th. In terms of markets, the Top 3 regions were North America, […]

Here is AppGrowing's analysis of the global mobile App advertising markets in November 2023, based on advertising data from 25 global media platforms in 50 countries/regions.   01 Advertising Trends   Global App Ad Volume and App Volume remain high scale in November. For the first 3 weeks, ad volume was at 3M+ and App volume stayed above 30K. Creative volume was steady, at 700K+ per week. On a single day, consistent with mobile game's, the peaks of App Ad Volume and App Volume both appeared in the early days of the month, with November 1st being No. 1 for both, at 2.23M+ and 33,674, respectively. By region, the Top 3 in terms of Ad Volume are North America, Latin […]