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Top Grossing Mobile Games in South Korea (2025 & 2026)

South Korea represents the fourth-largest mobile gaming market globally, characterized by a distinct bifurcation between high-revenue titles and high-volume download games.

• South Korea is the world's fourth-largest mobile gaming market, generating approximately $5.3 billion in 2025 from a population of 51 million.
• While 2025 H2 revenue grew 8.3% over the first half to $2.8 billion, annual download volume fell by roughly 21%, indicating a shift toward monetizing existing players rather than acquiring new ones.
• Nexon’s 'MapleStory: Idle RPG' surged to the top of the 2026 grossing charts with $135.4 million in revenue, highlighting the rapid rise of the idle RPG sub-genre, which grew from 2% of RPG revenue in 2020 to 16% by 2024.