Sensor Tower: Mobile game spending hit $22.2B in 2021 Q1, up 25% from 2020

Consumers spent $22.2 billion on mobile games in 2021’s first quarter, according to market analyst Sensor Tower. This is up a massive 25% from the same period last year.

Most of this growth happened on Google Play, which saw a 31% increase from 2020 Q1 to reach $9.2 billion. The App Store didn’t do too badly itself and grew 21% year-over-year to $13 billion. All of gaming has been seeing growth due to the pandemic, and mobile has been no exception.