2020 in numbers - the ranking of the most successful premium and shareware games is presented

Analytical company SuperData has summed up the results of 2020 in digital services. Now we know which games have brought the most money to their creators.

It's worth starting with the general trend in the market. In 2020, revenue across all platforms amounted to $ 127 billion, which in turn is 12% higher than in 2019. Mobile platforms still generate the most - 73.8 billion, followed by PCs with 33.1 billion, and least of all consoles - 19.7 billion.

It is noteworthy that shareware games brought the lion's share of the money. On mobile devices it is 73.8 billion, on PC - 22.7 billion, and on consoles - 1.8 billion. But premium games have shown good progress. In 2020, they earned 28% more than a year earlier. And now, closer to the point:

Most successful premium games

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - $ 1.91 billion
2. FIFA 20 - $ 1.08 billion
3. Grand Theft Auto V - $ 911 million
4. NBA 2K21 - $ 889 million
5. NBA 2K20 - $ 771 million
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War - $ 678 million
7. Animal Crossing: New Horizon - $ 654 million
8. Cyberpunk 2077 - $ 609 million
9. The Sims 4 - $ 462 million
10. DOOM Eternal - $ 454M

Most successful shareware games

1. Honor of Kings - $ 2.45 billion
2. Peacekeeper Elite - $ 2.32 billion
3. Roblox - $ 2.29 billion
4. Free Fire - $ 2.13 billion
5. Pokemon GO - $ 1.92 billion
6. Candy Crush Saga - $ 1.66 billion
7. AFK Arena - $ 1.45 billion
8. Gardenscapes New Acres - $ 1.43 billion
9. Dungeon Fighter Online - $ 1.41 billion