Top Mobile Games of 2024 by Downloads: Early Trends
With early 2024, the most downloaded mobile games include a mix of the old favorite and new 'entrants' that are causing excitement.
Top Android Games:
Monopoly Go!
Help Me: Tricky Story
Roblox
Match Frenzy: 1 Line Draw
Block Blast!
Traffic Escape!
Royal Match
Dice Dreams
Last War: Survival Game
Wood Nuts & Bolts Puzzle
Top iOS Games:
Monopoly Go!
Twisted Tangle
Royal Match
Wood Nuts & Bolts Puzzle
Roblox
Last War: Survival
Block Blast!
Outlets Rush
Call of Duty: Mobile
We Are Warriors!
These rankings represent the most downloaded games as of early 2024. Note that download figures can vary wildly based on heavy spending by game publishers via advertising.
Among them is the 2023 Monopoly Go! that stormed both charts and immediately reached the top. Another recent entrant, less than a month old, Wood Nuts & Bolts Puzzle, is doing great in the download charts. It will be exciting to find out whether these games keep up the pace.
Top Games Performance: Downloads vs. Engagement
Although downloads are a key metric, they are not the only indicator of the best games in 2024. Equally important are user engagement and active player counts, plus any additional purchases made in-game. Moreover, a game should attract new users and keep the existing ones engaged over time. This mix of installs and revenue provides a fuller picture about a game's performance.
Historically, only the cream of the crop, such as Subway Surfers, Clash of Clans, and Call of Duty, remained relevant and continued generating revenue long after their initial release.
Insights into iOS and Android Markets
Even though iOS accounts for merely 20% of global downloads, more than half of mobile in-app revenue comes from iOS due to its strong leading position in more affluent markets of North America and Europe. On the other hand, Android is leading in terms of the overall installs of apps, mainly driven by heavily populated countries like India.
In our ranking of the top games, we are considering only US-centric data. This gives greater weight to revenue as opposed to downloads in terms of ranking the top titles.