2019 was Pokemon Go's best year in terms of player spending

Last year was Pokémon Go's best year ever. According to Sensor Tower, the game generated $894 million in revenue in 2019 for Niantic.

In 2016, Pokémon Go earned its developer $832 million. By comparison, the project's revenue in 2017 and 2018 was $589 million and $816 million, respectively.

Thus, Pokemon Go became the fifth highest-grossing mobile game worldwide in 2019. Honor of Kings took first place, with revenue approaching $1,5 billion.

Specifically, August ($116 million) and September ($126 million) of 2019 were Pokémon Go's best months since the summer of 2016. This was driven by a major game update that added Team Rocket. The United States accounted for the largest share of the project's revenue, with gamers there spending $335 million on Pokémon Go. Japan ranked second with $286 million, followed by Germany with $54 million. Google Play accounted for 54% of the spending, with the remainder coming from the App Store.

Since its inception, Pokemon Go has generated $3,1 billion in revenue. having reached the $3 billion mark back in October of last year.

Source: 3dnews.ru