The mobile gaming market continues to shift, with Apple’s App Store reaching a record $52.5 billion in gaming revenue in 2025. This figure is particularly significant as it surpasses the combined earnings of the Google Play Store ($30 billion) and Steam ($11.7 billion).
Key Market Statistics
Despite a modest 1% growth in overall mobile gaming revenue, download volumes saw a general decline across major mobile platforms:
- App Store: $52.5 billion in revenue | 7.8 billion downloads (down 5.7%)
- Google Play Store: $30 billion in revenue | 42.4 billion downloads (down 7.3%)
- Steam: $11.7 billion in revenue | 857 million downloads (up 6%)
Revenue vs. Downloads
The data highlights a clear trend: while the Play Store maintains the highest volume of downloads, the App Store dominates in monetization. Meanwhile, Steam was the only platform to see an increase in download volume, growing by 6% even as mobile downloads dipped.
These insights, originally reported by 9to5Mac, underscore Apple’s continued stronghold on high-spending mobile gamers despite a slight cooling in new installs.
