📈 Royal Match vs. Monopoly Go Smackdown!
We compare these two gaming hits both vying for global #1 revenue (besides Honor of Kings which is the true #1)
Hello folks,
This week, we check out the Clash of the Titans battle for #1 worldwide revenue.
Gaming giants Royal Match and Monopoly Go battle for worldwide #1 revenue in the global charts weekly. Royal Match had dominated this battle until Monopoly Go finally took #1 last week.
Well, guess what?
Royal Match is back at #1, and the battle for #1 continues.
Some quick data points (based on Sensor Tower/data.ai estimates):
Average Daily Downloads over the past year:
Monopoly Go: Approximately 4,125 downloads
Royal Match: Approximately 5,129 downloads
Average Revenue per day over the past year:
Monopoly Go: Approximately $41,586
Royal Match: Approximately $44,274
Which game is winning this battle over the long term?
More data below!
Top 10 Charts
Not so fast, Monopoly Go, Royal Match is back at #1 revenue after Monopoly snagged #1 last week
I’m continually impressed at the download draw of simulation games like the Supercent games, including Pizza Ready at #2, and Supermarket Manager Simulator made a big jump into the top 10 at #38.
Ludo King continues to show just how big India is in terms of people and install volume potential. According to data.ai estimates, 70% of cumulative downloads are from India.
While Honor of Kings sits at #10 in worldwide revenue, it is the true global #1 for revenue. Most of the money is made in China, where the data services do not track a huge part of their revenue as they are on alternative app stores.
The 2 US grudge matches for top revenue in the US are Monopoly Go vs. Royal Match and Last War vs. Whiteout Survival.
Hexa Sort is a hex-based puzzle game at #5 downloads this week in the US.
欢乐钓鱼大师 (aka Happy Fishing Master) at #1 downloads is a fishing simulation game.
Persona 5 at #3 downloads is a turn-based RPG and a spin-off from the original HD Persona 5 game, but it also includes a new cast of characters and a parallel universe storyline.
向僵尸开炮-尸潮来袭 (aka Dead Spreading), at #10 downloads, is a single-player squad top-down shooter game.
Top 10 Mobile Publishers
Is it only a matter of time before Supercell gets back on the top 10 mobile publishers list?
If they can scale their incredible liveops success with Brawl Stars and to other titles, I’d expect to see them here again.
Top 10 Steam Game Sellers
Steam players love shooters.
RimWorld is a sci-fi colony simulation game developed by Ludeon Studios inspired by games like Dwarf Fortress and Firefly.
Rimworld - Anomaly seems to indicate expansion packs are very effective in driving sales.
Fallout 4 climbs to #8 top revenue due to a 75% discount selling for $4.99 and the TV show that premiered on Amazon Prime on April 10.
Content Warning is a coop 2-4 player survival-horror game whose primary goal is to film spooky game experiences and have those filmed sequences go viral on the in-game platform SpookTube.
🔦 Royal Match vs. Monopoly Go by the numbers
Ok, so both Royal Match and Monopoly Go have been #1 and #2 in the worldwide top revenue charts for a little while now.
To date, Royal Match has dominated the #1 spot, but last week, Monopoly Go was able to push into #1.
Let’s check out both of the high-level data metrics for both games.
Downloads over the past year:
Monopoly Go: Approximately 4,125 downloads
Royal Match: Approximately 5,129 downloads
Revenue over the past year:
Monopoly Go: Approximately $41,586
Royal Match: Approximately $44,274
Interestingly, and surprising to me is that Monopoly Go has only a slightly higher percentage of paid downloads based on Sensor Tower data:
This type of data is likely not super accurate but seems to indicate a healthy organic download mix for both games.
Which game wins over time?
Which game, however, do we believe will outperform over time? One last data point to check: Revenue per download.
Average Store RPD over the past year:
Monopoly Go: $1.88
Royal Match: $3.12
Here, it seems Royal Match has a pretty strong edge over Monopoly Go. On a margin basis, remember that Royal Match has no license royalties. But the Saudis also have infinite money.
Congrats on both games’ success, and let the battle continue!
Fallout 4 climbs to #8 top revenue due to a 75% discount selling for $4.99.
+ the TV show!