According to Pixalate’s research, ‘Candy Crush Saga’ generated an estimated $2 million in open programmatic ad revenue within the Google Play Store across APAC; ‘Candy Crush Soda Saga’ held the top position in the Google Play Store in EMEA with an estimated $4 million in open programmatic ad revenue
London, Oct. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pixalate, the global market-leading ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform, today released the September 2024 Global Top Grossing Mobile Apps Report for the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
The report reveals the estimated top grossing mobile apps in open programmatic advertising revenue segmented by regions including, North America, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Latin America (LATAM) across the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
In September 2024, Pixalate’s data science team analyzed over 29 billion open programmatic impressions across over 12.3 million mobile apps (including delisted apps) from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store to compile this research.
Key Findings: September 2024 Top Grossing Mobile App Store Apps
- Asia Pacific (APAC):
- Apple App Store: ‘Musi – Simple Music Streaming’ earned $2M in estimated open programmatic ad revenue
- Google Play Store: ‘Candy Crush Saga’ recorded $2M in estimated open programmatic ad revenue
- EMEA:
- Apple App Store: ‘Happy Color by Numbers Game’ had $2M in estimated open programmatic ad revenue
- Google Play Store: ‘Candy Crush Soda Saga’ had $4M in estimated open programmatic ad revenue
- Latin America (LATAM):
- Apple App Store: ‘Dragon City – Breed & Battle!’ earned $291k in estimated open programmatic ad revenue
- Google Play store: ‘Gangstar Vegas: World of Crime’ grossed $1M in estimated programmatic ad revenue
- North America
- Apple App Store: ‘ESPN Fantasy Sports & More’ took the top spot with $5M in estimated open programmatic ad revenue
- Google Play Store: ‘TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports’ had $3M in estimated open programmatic advertising spend
Download the Global Top Grossing Mobile Apps:
- Top Grossing Apps on Google Play Store
- Top Grossing Apps on Apple App Store
About Pixalate
Pixalate is a global platform specializing in privacy compliance, ad fraud prevention, and digital ad supply chain data intelligence. Founded in 2012, Pixalate is trusted by regulators, data researchers, advertisers, publishers, ad tech platforms, and financial analysts across the Connected TV (CTV), mobile app, and website ecosystems. Pixalate is accredited by the MRC for the detection and filtration of Sophisticated Invalid Traffic (SIVT). pixalate.com
Disclaimer
The content of this press release, and the Top Grossing Mobile Apps (the “Reports”), reflect Pixalate’s opinions with respect to factors that Pixalate believes can be useful to the digital media industry. Pixalate’s opinions are just that, opinions, which means that they are neither facts nor guarantees. Pixalate is sharing this data not to impugn the standing or reputation of any entity, person or app, but, instead, to report findings and trends pertaining to programmatic advertising activity across mobile apps in the time period studied.
CONTACT: Nina Talcott ntalcott@pixalate.com
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