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Badoo, Lovoo, and AdopteUnMec all climbed the revenue rankings, as people across Europe attempted to kickstart their own summers of love. It topped the charts riding high off the back of the new seasons of House of Cards and Orange is the New Black.ĭating apps also had a good month in June. Looking at apps, Netflix dominated in terms of revenues. Three of the top five most downloaded games in Europe were Ketchapp games, helping the company beat the likes of Supercell and Rovio. While Ketchapp did not top the game download charts this month, the casual game hit maker was the biggest winner overall. Game of War and Mobile Strike dropped three and two positions, respectively, as freshly updated rivals squeezed them out of the top five. Meanwhile, there was bad news for MZ and its Epic War studio. The title was the top grossing game in June, meaning the Finnish giants held the top two positions in the continent.
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Supercell’s decision to launch an extensive upgrade of Clash of Clans has paid off in Europe. Europe: Newly Updated Clash of Clans Fights to the Top There was bad news for bike hire app OFO despite expanding to the West, the app dropped 10 spots and is at risk of slipping out of the top 20 entirely. In terms of downloads, shopping apps won big as Taobao topped the ranking and Jingdong’s app climbed 12 places. Ximalaya Listening was arguably the biggest winner for June, gaining eight positions in the grossing ranking as users tuned into the podcast platform. In the app rankings, MOMO took the #1 grossing spot from video app IQIYI, which slipped #3. British indie hit Monument Valley 2 also performed well in China, making it to the top five downloads after extensive featuring in the region.
Tencent’s and Konami’s Contra Returns, a reboot of the classic side-scrolling shooter with added PVP elements, entered the download ranking at #2 and the grossing charts at #6. However, the most interesting story was a little lower down in the charts. Tencent’s mobile MOBA continues to dominate the Chinese mobile gaming market, with seemingly little other than Tencent’s self-imposed restrictions on the game likely to stop it. King of Glory once again topped the game download and revenue rankings in China. China: Contra Return Storms the Game Charts In the U.S., Tinder jumped ahead of HBO Now in the app revenue standings, but will likely lose its lead when the new season of Game of Thrones arrives in mid-July. In terms of non-game apps, dating apps performed well ahead of the summer social calendar. Supercell dominated the game revenue ranking in Europe. The top story in June’s Top iOS Games and Apps by Revenues and Downloads was the surprise success of Contra Return in the Chinese game ranking, with Tencent’s and Konami’s revival of the classic title hitting a player-versus-player sweet spot. Trend Reports Free reports and whitepapers.Key Numbers Our latest market estimates.
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