In December 2024, Brawl Stars generated approximately 45 million U.S. dollars in in-app revenues worldwide, up from 20.19 million U.S. dollars in the corresponding period of the previous year. The free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game is developed and published by the Finnish mobile game company Supercell.

Brawl Stars is a multiplayer online battle arena game published and developed by Supercell. The mobile gaming app generated the highest revenue in Poland in December 2023, amounting to over *** thousand U.S. dollars.

In 2024, Brawl Stars was Supercell's most popular app with approximately 662 million U.S. dollars in revenues across the Apple App Store and Google Play worldwide. The MOBA hero shooter title also generated more than 94 million global downloads during the measured period.

Clash of Clans is the top-grossing mobile title published by Finnish mobile gaming publisher Supercell, generating approximately 5.8 billion U.S. dollars in lifetime in-app purchase revenues as of January 2025. Second-ranked Clash Royale has generated about 3.19 billion U.S. dollars in lifetime IAP revenues.

Finnish mobile game developer and publisher Supercell generated approximately two billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2024. That year, the company reported annual earnings of 287 million U.S. dollars. Supercell regularly ranks among the leading Google gaming app publishers based on revenue in the United States. As of 2025, Supercell has only fully released six mobile games, all of which are commercially successful. Early beginnings: Hay Day After starting out with browser games, Supercell started developing games for mobile devices in 2011. In early 2012, the company released its first international game, Hay Day. The free-to-play game with in-game purchase options was similar to Zynga’s then-popular farming simulator Farmville and quickly became one of the top grossing mobile titles worldwide. Supercell immensely profited off the rapidly growing mobile gaming market and as of January 2025, Hay Day’s lifetime in-app revenue amounted to almost 1.4 billion U.S. dollars. Finding the niche: strategy games Released in 2012, multiplayer strategy game Clash of Clans is Supercell’s other big hit and has remained the company’s top-grossing app in 2024. The mobile app title allows players to form groups with other gamers called clans, train troops, and attack other players to earn resources. Facing off against other players in clan wars is one of the key components of the game, with loot and trophies available for the winners. Clash of Clans also features a single-player mode, but the core gameplay it based on multiplayer. Squad Busters Supercell’s latest blockbuster mobile gaming title Squad Busters was released in May 2024 and features characters from Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Brawl Stars, Hay Day, and Boom Beach. Squad Busters is a multiplayer online battle area (MOBA) hero shooter where players compete against other players or AI opponents in multiple game modes with hero characters they unlocked via gameplay or purchases. Squad Busters was Supercell’s second-most downloaded mobile game in 2024, generating more than 46 million downloads during that year.

PUBG Mobile by Tencent was the top-grossing gaming app in Turkey, having reached an in-app revenue of over 17 million U.S. dollars in 2024. Brawl Stars developed by Supercell had the second-highest IAP revenue among mobile gaming applications, amounting to 10 million U.S. dollars in the same year.

In May 2024, Roblox generated over 607 thousand U.S. dollars of in-app revenues Apple App Store users in Brazil. Brawl Stars ranked second, with over 422 thousand U.S. dollars in revenues, while Candy Crush Saga ranked third with 407 thousand U.S. dollars in revenues from iPhone users in the country in the examined month.

In May 2024, Brawl Stars generated over *********** U.S. dollars of revenue in Spain, making this game the leader in terms of revenue generated from the Google Play Store. Coin Master ranked second, with over *** thousand U.S. dollars in revenues, while Coin Master ranked third with *** thousand U.S. dollars in revenues from iPhone users in Spain in the examined period.

Coin Master published by Moon Active, had the highest revenue among mobile gaming apps in Poland in 2023, reaching over ** million U.S. dollars. Brawl Stars occupied the second position, with revenue exceeding ** million U.S. dollars.

In 2024, Brawl Stars was Supercell's most popular app, with over 94 million combined downloads across the Apple App Store and Google Play Store worldwide. The multiplayer title was also Supercell's top-grossing game of the year. The success of freemium mobile games All of Supercell’s major mobile gaming releases successfully use the freemium business model. This is a strategy by which players can play the game free of charge, but money is required for additional features or in-game items. Some of these items enhance gameplay, while others are purely cosmetic. The freemium business model is a recipe for success – all the highest-grossing mobile gaming apps are free-to-play (F2P) with in-app purchases. Supercell – a Finnish gaming success story Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Supercell is a mobile game development company that debuted its first and only non-mobile gaming title, Gunshine.net, before switching to mobile gaming. In May 2012, Supercell published its first mobile game, Hay Day, a version of Zynga's successful Facebook game FarmVille. In August 2012, Supercell released Clash of Clans, and the rest is history – currently, Clash of Clans sits at over five billion U.S. dollars in lifetime gross and is still a popular title after a decade on the market.The success of these titles led to a rapid growth of Supercell and growing interest from Asian mobile leaders. A collaboration with Japanese video game company GungHo led to a later acquisition by GungHo and Softbank Corporation, a multinational investment company. GungHo and Softbank acquired 51 percent of Supercell’s shares for a total of 1.1 billion euros — the largest price for a Finnish private company ever. After various transactions, Supercell was bought out by Chinese conglomerate Tencent Holdings in 2016. In 2024, the annual revenue of Supercell amounted to approximately 1.44 billion U.S. dollars.

In May 2024, Brawl Star generated over *** million U.S. dollars of revenue in Spain, making this game the leader in terms of revenue generated from the Google Play Store. Coin Master ranked second, with *** thousand U.S. dollars in revenues, while Candy Crush Saga ranked third with *** thousand U.S. dollars in revenues from Android users in Spain in the examined period.

Gaminator Casino Slots was the highest-grossing mobile gaming application in Hungary in 20243, with its revenue reaching **** million U.S. dollars during the month. Brawl Stars ranked second with revenue totaling over *** million U.S. dollars.

Candy Crush Saga had the highest in-app revenue among mobile gaming apps in Finland in 2024, at almost four million U.S. dollars. The second position was occupied by Brawl Stars, with a revenue from in-app purchases recorded at 3.21 million U.S. dollars.

While multiplayer online battle arena games (MOBA) already have mainstream status among PC multiplayer gaming, the genre still has growth potential on mobile. Between January and July 2021, global player spending on MOBA gaming apps amounted to *** million U.S. dollars, up from *** million U.S. dollars for the entire year of 2020. Popular mobile MOBA titles include Tencent-published Honor of Kings, Brawl Stars published by Supercell, and Mobile Legends published by Moonton.

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