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This figure represents a 2.2 percent increase compared to the same period in the previous year. The market experienced modest growth.
The global mobile gaming market experienced modest growth in June 2022, reaching 4.6 billion total downloads across the Apple App Store and Google Play. This figure represents a 2.2 percent increase compared to the same period in the previous year. India emerged as the leading market for mobile game installations, accounting for 844.8 million downloads, or 18.4 percent of the global total, followed by the United States and Brazil.
Subway Surfers secured the top position as the most downloaded mobile game worldwide, recording over 26 million installs—a 63.5 percent increase year-over-year. Garena Free Fire followed in second place with 24.7 million installs, reflecting a 26.9 percent growth over the prior year. The top five list was completed by Stumble Guys, Bridge Race, and Dessert DIY. Notably, Stumble Guys achieved its strongest performance to date, reaching 22.5 million installs, which marked a significant 7.4-fold increase compared to the previous year, driven largely by high adoption rates in Indonesia.
The data is derived from the Store Intelligence platform, which tracks unique installs across the App Store and Google Play worldwide. The analysis covers the period of June 2022, with year-over-year comparisons extending back to June 2021. The methodology excludes pre-installed apps and third-party Android stores, focusing on aggregate installs of all app versions to provide a comprehensive view of consumer demand within the mobile gaming sector.
Mobilegamer.biz · 2026