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Genshin Impact beats PUBG Mobile to become the top-grossing mobile game in September 2021


In a recent announcement made by Sensor Tower, it was revealed that MihoYo' Genshin Impact became the top-grossing mobile game for the month of September 2021, beating the top-grossing battle royale game PUBG Mobile.

Genshin Impact, which saw its release in the month of September last year, was able to become one of the most successful mobile games as it broke the dominance created by PUBG Mobile. Even beating Pokemon Go, Genshin Impact hit the 1 billion revenue milestone within 6 months of its release. Tencent Games' PUBG Mobile, which achieved the highest position for 2 consecutive months, finally lost to Genshin Impact the previous month.

Genshin Impact surpasses PUBG Mobile to become highest paying mobile gaming in September 2021

Genshin Impact beats PUBG Mobile to become the top-grossing mobile game in September 2021

According to a report by Sensor Tower, Genshin Impact recorded the highest overall revenue for the month of September 2021. It also maintained the top position in App Store and Google Play Store revenue. PUBG Mobile's position fell to third place in overall revenue. Once again, China was at the forefront while contributing to Genshin Impact's revenue, apparently 31.7% of the overall revenue came from China, followed by the United States and the Japan.

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Tencent's Honor Of Kings was placed in second place. As of now, Honor Of Kings has become the highest earning game by generating an overall revenue of $10 billion. After PUBG Mobile, Honor of Kings was Tencent's most successful game.

The growing popularity of mobile gaming is evident from the fact that September saw an 11% increase in player spending. Gamers around the world spent US$7.3 billion on mobile games. In terms of player spending, the United States took the lead as the country collected 28% of player spending.

Harry Potter:Magic Awakened nabbed the fourth position as the game recorded 2.8 million downloads since its release in China on September 9. The game was able to rack up 22.7 million in overall revenue.

Top 10 highest-grossing mobile games (September 2021)

Genshin Impact beats PUBG Mobile to become the top-grossing mobile game in September 2021
  • Genshin Impact – miHoYo
  • Honor of Kings – Tencent
  • PUBG Mobile – Tencent
  • Harry Potter:Magic Awakens – Netease
  • Candy Crush Saga – King
  • Roblox – Roblox Corporation
  • Coin Master - Moon Active
  • Nice Derby Uma Musume – Cygames

PUBG Mobile has witnessed an increase in the number of hackers in the game. Recently, the official PUBG Mobile Esports youtube channel has also been hacked. This created disappointment among gamers which made them try new games like Genshin Impact.

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