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AppMagic: Mobile Casual Games in H1 2026 - powered by Mellow
The report uses Net IAP revenue estimations (revenue after tax and store commissions).
❗️For China, AppMagic only counts iOS. The company also does not count D2C revenue, which affects the results.
The market
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AppMagic: Top Mobile Games by Revenue and Downloads in July 2026 - powered by Mellow
AppMagic’s revenue figures are net of store commission and taxes. Revenue from Android stores in China is not included.
Revenue
- Honor of Kings is back to its usual numbers - $157.6 million versus $110.6 million in June (+42%...
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This is a ChinaJoy week. I think it’s my 7th time in China, and my fifth ChinaJoy. Every time there is a combination of motivation and a bit of a concern. Looking at Chinese developers, their...
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