Top Grossing Apps (2025)

David Curry

Updated: February 6, 2025

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

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.

AppRevenue ($bn)
TikTok2.33
Honor of Kings1.86
Google One1.77
Monopoly Go1.58
Royal Match1.46
YouTube1.44
Disney+1.28
Roblox1.18
PUBG Mobile1.18
Last War: Survival1.14
Candy Crush Saga1.08
Tinder1.06
Whiteout Survival0.99
Dungeon Fighter: Origins0.79
Coin Master0.72

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Monopoly Go1292
Google One985
TikTok895
Royal Match787
Roblox638
Candy Crush Saga607
YouTube591
Max589
Disney+541
Tinder498

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Disney+67
TikTok62
Roblox59
Candy Crush Saga48
Royal Match46.5
Monopoly Go46.4
Google One44
Coin Master42
Tinder40
YouTube38

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Honor of Kings1842
Douyin1367
PUBG Mobile816
Dungeon Fighter: Origins796
Tencent Video685
QQ Music448
iQiyi420
Battle of the Golden Shovel378
League of Legends: Wild Rift277
Fantasy Westward Journey257

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Free Fire MAX114
Battlegrounds Mobile India44
Google One25
Coin Master16
LinkedIn14
Candy Crush Saga11
Bumble10
Chamet9
eFootball8
YouTube7

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Piccoma400
Monster Strike382
LINE372
Uma Musume Pretty Derby243
Fate / Grand Order241
TikTok220
Puzzle & Dragons219
Last War: Survival207
YouTube204
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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Lineage M257
Last War: Survival214
Whiteout Survival129
Odin: Valhalla Rising120
Legend of Mushroom103
Royal Match86
YouTube84
Lineage W76
KakaoPage71
Lineage2M67

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
TikTok155
Coin Master118
Google One79
Brawl Stars75
Royal Match74
Disney+57
Amazon56
Gardenscapes44
Amazon Prime Video43.9
Tinder43.4

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
TikTok39
Deezer38
Disney+35
Monopoly Go31
Tinder30
Brawl Stars28
Coin Master26
Candy Crush Saga23.6
Royal Match23.1
Amazon Prime Video20

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Google One63
Globoplay39
YouTube32
HBO Max20
Roblox18
Canva16
Coin Master15.7
Tinder15.4
Disney+14
Candy Crush Saga12

Source: AppMagic

Top Grossing Apps and Games in Turkey 2024

TikTok was the top grossing app in Turkey in 2024, generating $18 million.

AppRevenue ($mm)
TikTok18
PUBG Mobile16
Brawl Stars9.7
Azar9.2
Whiteout Survival9.2
eFootball9.1
YouTube8.9
101 Okey Plus Rummy8.4
Royal Match8.1
Tinder7

Source: AppMagic

Top Grossing Apps and Games in Spain 2024

Disney+ was the top grossing app in Spain in 2024, surpassing TikTok and Tinder.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Disney+31
Tinder22.5
Google One22
TikTok21
Brawl Stars19
Coin Master16
DAZN13
Candy Crush Saga12
Max10
Royal Match8

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Disney+47
TikTok42
Google One38
Monopoly Go35
Roblox34
Candy Crush Saga33
YouTube30
Tinder29
Royal Match21
Crave18

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Lightning Link Casino Slots66
Disney+63
Google One44.9
Tinder44.3
TikTok38.4
YouTube38.2
Roblox36
Royal Match29
Kayo Sports26.8
Candy Crush Saga26.4

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
TikTok55
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang30
Google One24
Vidio21
Roblox14.8
Free Fire 14.3
eFootball14.2
DramaBox12
Getcontact11.8
Facebook11.1

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Honor of Kings1856
YouTube1444
TikTok1211
PUBG Mobile1051
Royal Match884
Disney+844
Roblox823
Dungeon Fighter: Origins796
Tinder765
Monopoly Go759

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Google One1773
TikTok1120
Monopoly Go821
Royal Match577
Last War: Survival531
Coin Master471
Disney+438
Candy Crush Saga409
Roblox365
Whiteout Survival364

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.

AppRevenue ($bn)
TikTok2.33
Google One1.77
YouTube1.44
Disney+1.28
Tinder1.1
Max0.68
Tencent Video0.68
LinkedIn0.52
Bumble0.5
Audible0.47
iQiyi0.46
QQ Music0.45
Duolingo0.44
Peacock TV0.4
Piccoma0.4

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.

AppRevenue ($bn)
Honor of Kings1.86
Monopoly Go1.58
Royal Match1.46
Roblox1.18
PUBG Mobile1.18
Last War: Survival1.14
Candy Crush Saga1.08
Whiteout Survival0.99
Dungeon Fighter: Origins0.79
Coin Master0.72
Brawl Stars0.66
Honkai: Star Rail0.59
Pokemon Go0.54
Genshin Impact0.51
Gardenscapes0.5

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
TikTok2335
YouTube1446
Disney+1282
Max688
Tencent Video687
Audible476
iQiyi460
QQ Music451
Peacock TV403
Piccoma400

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
QQ Music451
Pandora284
YouTube Music267
NetEase Music252
Kugou Music214
Spotify209
Amazon Music182
SoundCloud94.7
LINE Music94.4
Deezer69

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Snapchat288
Instagram196
LINE175
Discord141
X128
Telegram116
Facebook111
WeChat105
Azar81
Tango68

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Tinder1068
Bumble508
Hinge313
Grindr196
Badoo88
Pairs73
Tapple57
with54
Raya53
Feeld45

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
MyFitnessPal164
Strava124
Flo118
Fitbit92
Calm79
Pokemon Sleep62
Peloton56
Headspace46.8
WeightWatchers46.2
BetterMe38

Source: AppMagic

Top Grossing Education Apps 2024

Duolingo was far ahead of other education apps in consumer spending, generating $448 million revenue in 2024.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Duolingo448
Babbel70
Impulse55
ClassDojo36
Quizlet32
Photomath27.4
Chegg Study27.1
Udemy25
Speak24
ABCmouse21

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Google One1779
ChatGPT343
Dropbox212
Google Photos191
Gmail164
Baidu Netdisk145
Microsoft OneDrive109
Adobe Acrobat Reader106
NordVPN91
Microsoft Word87

Source: AppMagic

Top Grossing Photo & Video Apps 2024

Canva was the top grossing photo and video app in 2024, generating $279 million.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Canva279
CapCut192
Facetune110
Picsart82
Remini74
Adobe Lightroom72
Meitu71
Adobe Photoroom 56
Splice53
VSCO39

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
Audible476
Piccoma400
LINE Manga372
Webtoon153
GoodNovel88
KakaoPage71
PocketFM62
Himalaya FM57
Shonen Jump+53
Headway49

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.

AppRevenue ($mm)
The New York Times62
The Wall Street Journal42
Nikkei 26
Clime: NOAA Weather Radar22
The Guardian18
Washington Post17
Le Monde16
The Weather Channel11.9
Bloomberg11.7
The Economist10

Source: AppMagic

Previous Years

Top Grossing Apps and Games 2023

AppRevenue ($bn)
TikTok2.7
Honor of Kings1.47
YouTube1.2
PUBG Mobile1.14
Google One1.07
Candy Crush Saga0.95
Disney+0.94
Genshin Impact0.94
Roblox0.86
Royal Match0.83

Top Grossing Apps and Games 2022

AppRevenue ($bn)
TikTok2.05
Honor of Kings1.65
Genshin Impact1.25
PUBG Mobile1.12
YouTube1.05
Candy Crush Saga1.00
Google One0.89
Disney+0.85
Roblox0.82
Tinder0.80

Top Grossing Apps and Games 2021

AppRevenue ($bn)
PUBG Mobile2.01
TikTok1.71
Honor of Kings1.64
Genshin Impact1.33
Roblox1.00
Coin Master0.93
Pokemon Go0.90
YouTube0.89
Candy Crush0.85
Garena Free Fire0.83