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44 pages
Digital Market Index: Q1 2024
Global mobile app spending reached a record $45 billion in Q1 2024, a 9.5% year-over-year increase driven primarily by an 11.5% growth in the iOS ecosystem.
Total app downloads declined by 3.5%, marking the third consecutive quarterly drop, even as iOS achieved its highest download volume since 2020.
Monopoly GO set a new mobile gaming record with $770 million in quarterly spend, becoming the only title to surpass $600 million in a single quarter.
Market Analysis
Global
Mobile
+1
Sensor Tower
Jan 2024
Report
44 pages
State of Performance Marketing for Videogames
First-party data integration is essential for efficiency, yielding conversion lifts of up to 63% in Meta-based campaigns.
Influencer marketing currently outperforms traditional ad networks, achieving a 4.25% conversion rate and a 38.95% Day 7 retention rate.
Meta and YouTube remain the primary media planning channels, utilized in 75% and 44% of campaigns respectively, while Twitch leads in conversion efficiency at 12%.
Advertising
Market Analysis
Global
+2
Gamesight
Jan 2024
Report
16 pages
The State of Games Media Buying United States Spotlight
The U.S. mobile gaming ad market is maturing, evidenced by a marginal 0.25% growth in active advertisers and a 29% decline in new market entrants during the first half of 2024.
Publishers are prioritizing established assets over experimentation, as total ad purchases grew by only 0.46% while the volume of new ad creatives dropped by 12%.
Genre dominance is shifting, with Puzzle games now leading in ad impressions, while Sports and Shooting genres saw the fastest growth, rising six and four places respectively.
Market Analysis
In-Game Advertising
Mobile
+2
Mintegral
Jan 2024
Report
30 pages
Insight into 2024 Marketing Trends for Japanese Mobile Games
Japanese firms dominate the domestic market, holding nine of the top ten revenue spots on the App Store, while Chinese developers account for 30% of the top 100 grossing titles.
RPG titles are the most lucrative genre in Japan, representing 32% of the top 100 revenue-generating games on Google Play.
Marketing in Japan is characterized by low creative turnover, with only 62.23% of advertisers using new creatives and a total new creative volume of 29.77%, both significantly below global averages.
Marketing
Advertising
User Acquisition
+2
SocialPeta
Jan 2024
Report
48 pages
Mobile App Trends: 2024 Edition
Fintech and e-commerce drove significant market growth in 2023, with fintech seeing a 42% increase in installs and a 118% surge in in-app revenue.
E-commerce performance remained strong with a 43% year-over-year rise in installs and a 34% increase in revenue.
Banking sector efficiency improved significantly as eCPIs dropped from $2.33 to $1.37, enabling faster return on investment for marketers.
Market Analysis
Marketing
Advertising
+2
Adjust
Jan 2024
Report
42 pages
Insights into Marketing Trends of Global Mobile Games: Q3 2023
Frequent creative turnover is a primary strategy for mitigating ad fatigue and sustaining click-through rates in competitive mobile gaming markets.
Deploying fresh creative assets can improve cost-per-install (CPI) benchmarks by up to 12% compared to static creative pools.
High-volume creative production is a critical growth lever, evidenced by a major publisher launching 6,500 distinct ad assets for a single strategy-lite title in Q3 2023.
Marketing
Advertising
User Acquisition
+2
SocialPeta
Sept 2023
Report
43 pages
Insights into Marketing Trends of Global Mobile Games
In Q2 2023, the mobile gaming industry saw a record surge of 9.3 million new creatives, which accounted for nearly 75% of all active advertisements.
Market leaders like Honkai: Star Rail and MONOPOLY GO! achieved rapid global growth by maintaining high-frequency creative refreshes, with new assets making up over 60% of their advertising portfolios.
While iOS casual game installs cost $2.23 compared to $0.63 on Android, both platforms yielded a comparable seven-day return on ad spend of approximately 7.7%.
Marketing
Advertising
User Acquisition
+2
SocialPeta
Jun 2023
Report
20 pages
The Mobile Economy and Digital Ad Space in 2022 and Beyond: An Analysis of the Global Trends Shaping the Mobile and Digital Advertising Industry
Global consumer spending on mobile games declined for the first time in 2022, falling to $79 billion, with Android devices experiencing a 7 percent revenue drop.
Entertainment apps have overtaken gaming as a primary revenue engine, with U.S. spending on entertainment doubling since 2019 and apps like TikTok, HBO Max, and Disney+ reaching record highs.
Digital advertising reached $28 billion in North America and major European markets in Q4 2022, with TikTok emerging as the fastest-growing channel via a 60 percent quarterly increase in U.S. ad spend.
Market Analysis
Advertising
Global
+1
Sensor Tower
Mar 2023
Report
20 pages
The Mobile Economy and Digital Ad Space in 2022 and Beyond: An Analysis of Global Trends
Mobile gaming revenue experienced its first year-over-year decline in 2022, generating $79 billion from over 50 billion downloads as consumer spending dropped in major markets like the United States and Japan.
Android revenue fell by 30 percent year-over-year in 2022, while iOS revenue saw a modest 1 percent growth.
Entertainment apps have overtaken social networking in the United States, with revenue from platforms like TikTok, HBO Max, and Disney+ doubling 2019 levels to become the largest non-game category.
Market Analysis
Market Forecast
Advertising
+1
Sensor Tower
Mar 2023
Report
31 pages
The State of OTT Advertising in the U.S.: An Analysis of OTT Ad Spending Trends and Top Advertisers
The U.S. OTT advertising market reached a mature state between late 2021 and 2022, averaging $3.26 billion in quarterly spend and accounting for nearly 15% of total digital advertising investment.
Consumer Packaged Goods replaced Financial Services as the leading spending category by mid-2022, while the automotive industry increased its OTT ad spend by 74% year-over-year.
Tubi emerged as the fastest-growing publisher with a 37% increase in ad revenue, while Hulu and Peacock remain the dominant platforms for reaching viewers under the age of 35.
Market Analysis
Advertising
USA
Sensor Tower
Jan 2023
Report
40 pages
Mobile Ad Creative Index: 2023
Multi-page ad experiences that integrate video, playable, and endcard elements increase install rates by approximately 20%.
Playable ads are the most cost-effective format for gaming with a CPI of $1.31, while native ads lead in entertainment at $1.88 CPI.
Video advertising costs on iOS are significantly higher than on Android, specifically in the finance sector where iOS costs ($10.66) are more than triple those of Android ($3.33).
Advertising
Monetization
Mobile
+1
Liftoff
Jan 2023
Report
65 pages
Insights into Marketing Trends of Global Mobile Apps
Video content now accounts for 45% of global ad impressions, reaching up to 72% in the Middle East, as traditional static image performance continues to decline.
AI-integrated tool apps experienced over 100% year-over-year advertiser growth across all tracked regions in the first half of 2023.
Android remains the dominant marketing platform, accounting for over 70% of the total creatives launched by the 170,000 active advertisers.
Marketing
Advertising
Global
+1
SocialPeta
Jan 2023
Report
40 pages
Mobile Ad Creative Index
Native ads are the most cost-effective format for gaming, achieving a $1.01 cost-per-install and an 18% Day 7 return on ad spend.
Interstitial and video formats drive superior short-term performance for social and dating apps, yielding up to 44% Day 7 return on ad spend.
Video ad segments ranging from 31 to 60 seconds drive 50% higher conversions compared to shorter formats by effectively showcasing complex mechanics.
Market Analysis
Advertising
Creative Ads
+1
Liftoff
Jan 2023
Report
21 pages
In-Game Advertising Report 2023
In-game advertising achieves a 98% viewability rate, significantly outperforming the 78% average observed across standard digital advertising formats.
Gaming environments generate 2,795 attentive seconds per 1,000 impressions, representing a 22% higher attention level than the average for other digital media.
85% of in-game ad impressions are actively viewed by players, compared to a 65% norm for traditional digital channels.
In-Game Advertising
Marketing
Advertising
+1
Anzu
Jan 2023
Report
11 pages
From Hyper to Hybrid: 2023 Follow-up
In-app purchase (IAP) activity grew significantly between 2022 and H1 2023, with revenue increasing by 23% on Android and 24% on Apple platforms.
On iOS, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany have displaced China and Saudi Arabia in the top five markets for installs, signaling a pivot toward Western regions.
Google Ads became the top-performing network for Android installs in H1 2023, while AppLovin reclaimed the leading position for iOS installs.
Market Analysis
Mobile
Hypercasual
+4
Tenjin
Jan 2023
Report
61 pages
Q1 2023 Insights into Global Mobile Game Marketing Trends
Mobile game advertisers are shifting from quantity to quality, evidenced by a 15% increase in active advertisers to over 160,000 alongside a 16% decline in new creative asset volume.
Video content now dominates the advertising landscape, accounting for over 80% of all ad creatives and frequently utilizing playable mechanics or 'deliberate failure' tropes to improve engagement.
Android remains the dominant advertising platform, capturing nearly 70% of total global ad volume.
Marketing
Advertising
Mobile
+2
SocialPeta
Jan 2023
Report
109 pages
Mobile Game Marketing: Insights & Trends of Popular Game Genres Q3 2022
The United States remains the dominant revenue driver for casual games, generating over $250 million in Q3 2022, which represents 46% of total revenue and an 11% year-on-year increase.
Southeast Asia is the fastest-growing market for mobile game downloads, recording 11% year-on-year and 12% quarter-on-quarter growth.
Casual games experienced stagnant download growth of less than 1% year-on-year, yet generated a 7% year-on-year revenue increase, totaling approximately $30 million in additional earnings.
Marketing
Advertising
Market Analysis
+2
SocialPeta
Sept 2022
Report
40 pages
2022 Israeli Mobile Game Market Report
The Israeli mobile game market generated approximately $9 billion in revenue in 2022, supported by 200 development studios and a workforce of 14,000 employees.
Major Israeli publishers including Playtika, Plarium, Moon Active, and Crazy Labs have established themselves as global leaders by maintaining diversified portfolios across social, casino, RPG, and simulation genres.
While social and casual titles attract the highest investment and install volumes, action, strategy, and hyper-casual games—exemplified by titles like Coin Master, PUBG Mobile, and Fill the Fridge!—lead in total downloads and earnings.
Market Analysis
Israel
Mobile
+1
SocialPeta
Jul 2022
Report
15 pages
Mobile Advertising Benchmark Report Q2 2022
Apple Search Ads (ASA) has emerged as a core duopoly partner alongside Google, with advertiser adoption reaching 94.8% and share-of-wallet increasing by five points to 15%.
Facebook’s market position declined between Q2 2021 and Q2 2022, with adoption dropping to 82.8% and share-of-wallet falling four points to 28%.
Google remains the dominant advertising channel with 95% adoption and a 34% share-of-wallet, largely driven by its stability on the Android platform.
Advertising
Market Analysis
Global
+1
Appsumer
Jun 2022
Presentation
43 pages
1Q FY2022 Presentation Material: October to December 2021
CyberAgent’s consolidated sales reached 171 billion yen in 1Q FY2022, with operating profit nearly tripling to 19.8 billion yen.
The Game business segment saw sales nearly double to 58.3 billion yen, driven by the success of 'Uma Musume Pretty Derby' which exceeded 12 million downloads.
Operating profit for the Game segment grew 15.1-fold year-over-year, though management remains cautious about full-year forecasts due to gaming market volatility.
Market Analysis
Advertising
Game Publishing
+1
CyberAgent
Jan 2022
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