Pokemon Go has hit $6 billion in in revenue.
Pokemon Go hit $6 billion in in revenue in 2022.
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Pokémon Go passes $6B in lifetime player spending

Niantic’s Pokémon Go mobile game has surpassed $6 billion in global lifetime player spending from the App Store and Google Play, according to market researcher Sensor Tower.

Sensor Tower said the title has generated on average $1 billion per year since its launch in July 2016. The game was the No. 7 revenue generating mobile title worldwide in 2021, accumulating $1.3 billion.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.