According to data from Sensor Tower, the mobile title developed by Niantic – Pokemon go – has earned more than $ 5 billion in revenue since its launch. In 2020, it raised a record $ 1.3 billion for the entire year. The title was played primarily on Android, with increased player spending on Apple devices.

Pokemon go has earned more than $ 5 billion in revenue since its original launch, based on reported analytics data da sensor tower. Data shows that the game made $ 641.6 million in the first half of 2021, marking its best start to the year.

According to Sensor Tower, Pokemon go made record revenue in 2020, earning $ 1.3 billion for the full year. With that first half 2021 revenue figure of $ 641.6 million, it’s on track to deliver similar results this year as well.

According to the data, the United States and Japan are by far the largest revenue generators for the game, with about 36% and 32% of total player spending coming from those countries, respectively. The third largest is Germany with 5.4%.

The data also estimates that although 77% of the total number of Pokemon go When it comes to the Android version of the game, players spend on Android only accounts for about 52.8%, which implies that Apple players spend more on average on the game. Taking all the data into account, the average amount of money spent per player on the game to date is $ 7.91.

Pokémon GO’s @NianticLabs had its best year yet in 2019 after generating nearly $ 900 million in gross player spending. #PokemonGO # Pokemon #mobile games
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Pokemon go It was released in the summer of 2016 and has continued to be successful, even during the global pandemic in which developer Niantic modified the game’s mechanics to accommodate players who were unable to leave their homes.

Earlier this year, the developer of Pokemon go, Niantic, has announced a new partnership with Nintendo to jointly develop AR mobile games using its character stable, starting with an app Pikmin it will come out later this year.