As detailed in our app revenues market post, Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store both earn a majority of revenue from games, accounting more than half across both stores.
It shouldn’t be a surprise then that the majority of top grossing apps are games, especially as certain apps have found ways to avoid users paying for subscriptions on the platform.
For example, Netflix and Spotify have both removed the ability to subscribe in-app on iOS and Android. We estimate that Apple and Google missed out on $1.8 billion in one year when Netflix removed the ability to subscribe in-app.
In-app purchases are more of a difficult workaround, as users often make impulsive purchases. That means almost all games use Apple and Google’s payment solutions for in-app purchases.
In terms of countries, China, Japan and the United States are the three largest spenders worldwide. Japan has the highest spending per capita, while China, due to the amount of mobile users, can often elevate a game to top grossing completely on its own.
An example of this would be Honor of Kings, which has consistently held a top three position in grossing for five years. The game is only available in China, and is a semi-port of the popular PC game League of Legends.
We have collected data and statistics on the top grossing apps. Read on below to find out more.
Top Grossing Apps Key Statistics
- TikTok was the top grossing app of 2024, generating $2.33 billion revenue
- Google One was the top grossing app in the United States in 2023 with $510 million revenue
- Honor of Kings was the top grossing game of 2023, generating $1.47 billion revenue
- TikTok was the top grossing on iOS, Google One was top grossing on Google Play
App Data Report 2024
Want to learn all about the app industry? Our App Data Report covers revenues, downloads, and number of apps across the Apple App Store and Google Play, alongside the top grossing and most downloaded individual apps.
Top Grossing Apps by Country
China, Japan and the US are the three key markets for top grossing apps, accounting for approximately 70% of all revenue generated on the app store.
Top Grossing Apps and Games 2024
TikTok was the top grossing app worldwide for another year, with $2.3 billion in-app purchasers in 2024.
| App | Revenue ($bn) |
|---|---|
| TikTok | 2.33 |
| Honor of Kings | 1.86 |
| Google One | 1.77 |
| Monopoly Go | 1.58 |
| Royal Match | 1.46 |
| YouTube | 1.44 |
| Disney+ | 1.28 |
| Roblox | 1.18 |
| PUBG Mobile | 1.18 |
| Last War: Survival | 1.14 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 1.08 |
| Tinder | 1.06 |
| Whiteout Survival | 0.99 |
| Dungeon Fighter: Origins | 0.79 |
| Coin Master | 0.72 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps and Games in United States 2024
Monopoly Go was the top grossing app in the United States, with $1.2 billion in-app spend.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Monopoly Go | 1292 |
| Google One | 985 |
| TikTok | 895 |
| Royal Match | 787 |
| Roblox | 638 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 607 |
| YouTube | 591 |
| Max | 589 |
| Disney+ | 541 |
| Tinder | 498 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps and Games in United Kingdom 2024
Disney+ was the top grossing app in the United Kingdom, with $67 million revenue.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Disney+ | 67 |
| TikTok | 62 |
| Roblox | 59 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 48 |
| Royal Match | 46.5 |
| Monopoly Go | 46.4 |
| Google One | 44 |
| Coin Master | 42 |
| Tinder | 40 |
| YouTube | 38 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing iOS Apps and Games in China 2024
Tencent’s Honor of Kings was the highest grossing app in China for another year, increasing its revenues to $1.8 billion.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Honor of Kings | 1842 |
| Douyin | 1367 |
| PUBG Mobile | 816 |
| Dungeon Fighter: Origins | 796 |
| Tencent Video | 685 |
| QQ Music | 448 |
| iQiyi | 420 |
| Battle of the Golden Shovel | 378 |
| League of Legends: Wild Rift | 277 |
| Fantasy Westward Journey | 257 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps and Games in India 2024
Free Fire MAX topped the charts again in India, far ahead of the competition with $114 million revenue.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Free Fire MAX | 114 |
| Battlegrounds Mobile India | 44 |
| Google One | 25 |
| Coin Master | 16 |
| 14 | |
| Candy Crush Saga | 11 |
| Bumble | 10 |
| Chamet | 9 |
| eFootball | 8 |
| YouTube | 7 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps and Games in Japan 2024
Digital comic app Piccoma was the top grossing app in Japan for another year. Only two of the top ten apps are based outside of Japan.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Piccoma | 400 |
| Monster Strike | 382 |
| LINE | 372 |
| Uma Musume Pretty Derby | 243 |
| Fate / Grand Order | 241 |
| TikTok | 220 |
| Puzzle & Dragons | 219 |
| Last War: Survival | 207 |
| YouTube | 204 |
| Professional Baseball Spirits | 199 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps and Games in South Korea 2024
Popular South Korean MMORPG Lineage M was the top grossing app in the country, with Lineage W also in the top 10.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Lineage M | 257 |
| Last War: Survival | 214 |
| Whiteout Survival | 129 |
| Odin: Valhalla Rising | 120 |
| Legend of Mushroom | 103 |
| Royal Match | 86 |
| YouTube | 84 |
| Lineage W | 76 |
| KakaoPage | 71 |
| Lineage2M | 67 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps and Games in Germany 2024
TikTok was the top grossing app in Germany, generating over $150 million in consumer spending.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| TikTok | 155 |
| Coin Master | 118 |
| Google One | 79 |
| Brawl Stars | 75 |
| Royal Match | 74 |
| Disney+ | 57 |
| Amazon | 56 |
| Gardenscapes | 44 |
| Amazon Prime Video | 43.9 |
| Tinder | 43.4 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps and Games in France 2024
TikTok knocked Deezer off the top spot this year in France, with $39 million revenue.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| TikTok | 39 |
| Deezer | 38 |
| Disney+ | 35 |
| Monopoly Go | 31 |
| Tinder | 30 |
| Brawl Stars | 28 |
| Coin Master | 26 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 23.6 |
| Royal Match | 23.1 |
| Amazon Prime Video | 20 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps and Games in Brazil 2024
Google One was the top grossing app in Brazil for another year, earning $67 million in 2024.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Google One | 63 |
| Globoplay | 39 |
| YouTube | 32 |
| HBO Max | 20 |
| Roblox | 18 |
| Canva | 16 |
| Coin Master | 15.7 |
| Tinder | 15.4 |
| Disney+ | 14 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 12 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps and Games in Turkey 2024
TikTok was the top grossing app in Turkey in 2024, generating $18 million.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| TikTok | 18 |
| PUBG Mobile | 16 |
| Brawl Stars | 9.7 |
| Azar | 9.2 |
| Whiteout Survival | 9.2 |
| eFootball | 9.1 |
| YouTube | 8.9 |
| 101 Okey Plus Rummy | 8.4 |
| Royal Match | 8.1 |
| Tinder | 7 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps and Games in Spain 2024
Disney+ was the top grossing app in Spain in 2024, surpassing TikTok and Tinder.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Disney+ | 31 |
| Tinder | 22.5 |
| Google One | 22 |
| TikTok | 21 |
| Brawl Stars | 19 |
| Coin Master | 16 |
| DAZN | 13 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 12 |
| Max | 10 |
| Royal Match | 8 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps and Games in Canada 2024
Disney+ was the top grossing app in Canada as well, just ahead of TikTok with $47 million in-app revenues.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Disney+ | 47 |
| TikTok | 42 |
| Google One | 38 |
| Monopoly Go | 35 |
| Roblox | 34 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 33 |
| YouTube | 30 |
| Tinder | 29 |
| Royal Match | 21 |
| Crave | 18 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps and Games in Australia 2024
Casino slots app Lightning Link was the top grossing app in Australia in 2024, ahead of Disney+ and Google One.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Lightning Link Casino Slots | 66 |
| Disney+ | 63 |
| Google One | 44.9 |
| Tinder | 44.3 |
| TikTok | 38.4 |
| YouTube | 38.2 |
| Roblox | 36 |
| Royal Match | 29 |
| Kayo Sports | 26.8 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 26.4 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps and Games in Indonesia 2024
It’s clear why TikTok invested so heavily in the Indonesian market to avoid a ban, as it is the top grossing app in the country by a large margin.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| TikTok | 55 |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 30 |
| Google One | 24 |
| Vidio | 21 |
| Roblox | 14.8 |
| Free Fire | 14.3 |
| eFootball | 14.2 |
| DramaBox | 12 |
| Getcontact | 11.8 |
| 11.1 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps by Platform
In this section, we cover the top grossing apps on iOS and Android.
Top Grossing iOS Apps and Games 2024
Honor of Kings was the top grossing iOS app in 2024. Outside of China, YouTube was the top grossing with $1.4 billion revenue.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Honor of Kings | 1856 |
| YouTube | 1444 |
| TikTok | 1211 |
| PUBG Mobile | 1051 |
| Royal Match | 884 |
| Disney+ | 844 |
| Roblox | 823 |
| Dungeon Fighter: Origins | 796 |
| Tinder | 765 |
| Monopoly Go | 759 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Google Play Apps and Games 2024
Google One was the top grossing app on Google Play for another year, and extended its lead on the second spot.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Google One | 1773 |
| TikTok | 1120 |
| Monopoly Go | 821 |
| Royal Match | 577 |
| Last War: Survival | 531 |
| Coin Master | 471 |
| Disney+ | 438 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 409 |
| Roblox | 365 |
| Whiteout Survival | 364 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Apps by Category
In this section, we look at the top ten most grossing apps in specific categories.
Top Grossing Apps 2024
TikTok was the top grossing app for another year, however, the gap between it and the others narrowed in 2024.
| App | Revenue ($bn) |
|---|---|
| TikTok | 2.33 |
| Google One | 1.77 |
| YouTube | 1.44 |
| Disney+ | 1.28 |
| Tinder | 1.1 |
| Max | 0.68 |
| Tencent Video | 0.68 |
| 0.52 | |
| Bumble | 0.5 |
| Audible | 0.47 |
| iQiyi | 0.46 |
| QQ Music | 0.45 |
| Duolingo | 0.44 |
| Peacock TV | 0.4 |
| Piccoma | 0.4 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Games 2024
Honor of Kings topped the charts for a third year in a row, with all of its revenue coming from China.
| App | Revenue ($bn) |
|---|---|
| Honor of Kings | 1.86 |
| Monopoly Go | 1.58 |
| Royal Match | 1.46 |
| Roblox | 1.18 |
| PUBG Mobile | 1.18 |
| Last War: Survival | 1.14 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 1.08 |
| Whiteout Survival | 0.99 |
| Dungeon Fighter: Origins | 0.79 |
| Coin Master | 0.72 |
| Brawl Stars | 0.66 |
| Honkai: Star Rail | 0.59 |
| Pokemon Go | 0.54 |
| Genshin Impact | 0.51 |
| Gardenscapes | 0.5 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Entertainment Apps 2024
TikTok and YouTube continued to battle it out in the entertainment market. Disney+ gained on the two apps, as did Max.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| TikTok | 2335 |
| YouTube | 1446 |
| Disney+ | 1282 |
| Max | 688 |
| Tencent Video | 687 |
| Audible | 476 |
| iQiyi | 460 |
| QQ Music | 451 |
| Peacock TV | 403 |
| Piccoma | 400 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Music Apps 2024
QQ Music, the Chinese music streaming service operated by Tencent, made the most revenue in 2024. Spotify makes most of its revenue outside of the app.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| QQ Music | 451 |
| Pandora | 284 |
| YouTube Music | 267 |
| NetEase Music | 252 |
| Kugou Music | 214 |
| Spotify | 209 |
| Amazon Music | 182 |
| SoundCloud | 94.7 |
| LINE Music | 94.4 |
| Deezer | 69 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Social Apps 2024
Snapchat, through its premium subscription service, made the most in-app revenue out of all of the social apps in 2024.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Snapchat | 288 |
| 196 | |
| LINE | 175 |
| Discord | 141 |
| X | 128 |
| Telegram | 116 |
| 111 | |
| 105 | |
| Azar | 81 |
| Tango | 68 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Dating Apps 2024
Tinder increased the gap between it and its competitors in 2024, making $1.06 billion to Bumble’s $508 million.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Tinder | 1068 |
| Bumble | 508 |
| Hinge | 313 |
| Grindr | 196 |
| Badoo | 88 |
| Pairs | 73 |
| Tapple | 57 |
| with | 54 |
| Raya | 53 |
| Feeld | 45 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Health & Fitness Apps 2024
MyFitnessPal was the top grossing health and fitness app for another year, generating $164 million from its subscription.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| MyFitnessPal | 164 |
| Strava | 124 |
| Flo | 118 |
| Fitbit | 92 |
| Calm | 79 |
| Pokemon Sleep | 62 |
| Peloton | 56 |
| Headspace | 46.8 |
| WeightWatchers | 46.2 |
| BetterMe | 38 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Education Apps 2024
Duolingo was far ahead of other education apps in consumer spending, generating $448 million revenue in 2024.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Duolingo | 448 |
| Babbel | 70 |
| Impulse | 55 |
| ClassDojo | 36 |
| Quizlet | 32 |
| Photomath | 27.4 |
| Chegg Study | 27.1 |
| Udemy | 25 |
| Speak | 24 |
| ABCmouse | 21 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Tools Apps 2024
Google One was the top grossing tools app for another year. ChatGPT climbed high in its first year of full operation.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Google One | 1779 |
| ChatGPT | 343 |
| Dropbox | 212 |
| Google Photos | 191 |
| Gmail | 164 |
| Baidu Netdisk | 145 |
| Microsoft OneDrive | 109 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | 106 |
| NordVPN | 91 |
| Microsoft Word | 87 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Photo & Video Apps 2024
Canva was the top grossing photo and video app in 2024, generating $279 million.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Canva | 279 |
| CapCut | 192 |
| Facetune | 110 |
| Picsart | 82 |
| Remini | 74 |
| Adobe Lightroom | 72 |
| Meitu | 71 |
| Adobe Photoroom | 56 |
| Splice | 53 |
| VSCO | 39 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing Reading Apps 2024
Audible was the top grossing reading app in 2024, and one of the few non-manga apps to make the top 10.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| Audible | 476 |
| Piccoma | 400 |
| LINE Manga | 372 |
| Webtoon | 153 |
| GoodNovel | 88 |
| KakaoPage | 71 |
| PocketFM | 62 |
| Himalaya FM | 57 |
| Shonen Jump+ | 53 |
| Headway | 49 |
Source: AppMagic
Top Grossing News Apps 2024
The New York Times was the top grossing news app, with its popular mini-games bringing in a lot of subscribers.
| App | Revenue ($mm) |
|---|---|
| The New York Times | 62 |
| The Wall Street Journal | 42 |
| Nikkei | 26 |
| Clime: NOAA Weather Radar | 22 |
| The Guardian | 18 |
| Washington Post | 17 |
| Le Monde | 16 |
| The Weather Channel | 11.9 |
| Bloomberg | 11.7 |
| The Economist | 10 |
Source: AppMagic
Previous Years
Top Grossing Apps and Games 2023
| App | Revenue ($bn) |
|---|---|
| TikTok | 2.7 |
| Honor of Kings | 1.47 |
| YouTube | 1.2 |
| PUBG Mobile | 1.14 |
| Google One | 1.07 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 0.95 |
| Disney+ | 0.94 |
| Genshin Impact | 0.94 |
| Roblox | 0.86 |
| Royal Match | 0.83 |
Top Grossing Apps and Games 2022
| App | Revenue ($bn) |
|---|---|
| TikTok | 2.05 |
| Honor of Kings | 1.65 |
| Genshin Impact | 1.25 |
| PUBG Mobile | 1.12 |
| YouTube | 1.05 |
| Candy Crush Saga | 1.00 |
| Google One | 0.89 |
| Disney+ | 0.85 |
| Roblox | 0.82 |
| Tinder | 0.80 |
Top Grossing Apps and Games 2021
| App | Revenue ($bn) |
|---|---|
| PUBG Mobile | 2.01 |
| TikTok | 1.71 |
| Honor of Kings | 1.64 |
| Genshin Impact | 1.33 |
| Roblox | 1.00 |
| Coin Master | 0.93 |
| Pokemon Go | 0.90 |
| YouTube | 0.89 |
| Candy Crush | 0.85 |
| Garena Free Fire | 0.83 |
