Mobile phone gaming in the United States is a booming industry and one of the biggest game publisher are from there.
In this article, we will provide a number of detailed mobile games statistics and insights into the US Android game market with focus on mobile games only. We will cover a number of topics, including: how many American game publishers exist on the Google Play Store, how many mobile games they have released, and how American mobile games have performed compared to the global average. The data is aggregated based on address, such that only major game publishers and ones with valid American addresses on the Android market have been considered. Furthermore, all download statistics are estimates.
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There are more than 8,874 American publishers on Google Play out of all 176,810 game publishers. One of the biggest American publishers are Lion Studios, Imangi Studios, Ivy, SEGA, Play365, Roblox Corporation, DVloper, Lowtech Studios, OppanaGames FZC LLC, Innersloth LLC . Overall 5% of all game publishers on Google Play are from US. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.
There are more than 26,876 games from American publishers on Google Play out of the 477,238 games. Mobile Games with most downloads of American publishers are Roblox, Fun Feud Trivia: Play Offline!, Among Us, TRIVIA STAR Quiz Games Offline, Count Masters: Stickman Games, Wordscapes, Save the Bro: Funny Choice, Sonic Forces - Running Battle, Twerk Race 3D — Running Game, Wordle! . 6% of all mobile games on Google Play are from American publishers. Filter for mobile games by publisher country with our tool here.
The average rating of 26,876 games from American publishers on Google Play is 3.74 out of 5 stars. This is less than the overall average rating of all mobile games of 3.91 stars. Mobile Games from American publishers on Google Play have on average 15,490 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all games, which is 7,024 ratings. Sort by the best rated game or by the game with most ratings directly in our App Market Explorer.
Mobile Games by American publishers have an average of 1.15m downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all mobile games which is 546.64k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.
13% of games by American publishers are paid. That is a higher value of paid mobile games compared to the overall games, where 4% are paid. 67% of games by American publishers include ads. That is a lower value compared to the whole world, where 72% games have ads. 36% of games by American publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is higher than the average of 21% of games.
35% of games of American publishers are available on both Google Play and iTunes. Overall they put more effort in publishing on both stores, compared to the average publisher with 17%. Use our iOS to Android Matching API or Android to iOS Matching API to find the same app across stores.
The following are the top publishers from US that accumulated most downloads.
Lion Studios is on position 1 of the biggest American game publishers. Lion Studios is a subsidiary of AppLovin. They help mobile game developers of all sizes grow their businesses by publishing and marketing their games. They’re known for helping developers break through the noise and get their games discovered. Lion Studios has built the games ID Please - Club Simulation, Idle Makeover, Ink Inc. - Tattoo Drawing, Blendy! - Juicy Simulation, and more. They own 147 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 2.73b+ times.
Imangi Studios is on position 2 of the biggest American game publishers. Imangi Studios is an independently owned American gaming company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was founded in 2008 by the husband-and-wife team of Keith Shepherd and Natalia Luckyanova. Their vision for the company was to create family friendly games that anyone could enjoy. Imangi Studios is best known for the mobile gaming apps Temple Run and Pirate Cove Run. They own 5 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 1.61b+ times.
Ivy is on position 3 of the biggest American game publishers. Ivy publishes mobile gaming apps. Based in Hong Kong, they want their users to have fun. Ivy offers the games Jewel Castle™ - Classical Match 3 Puzzles, Street Racing 3D, Subway Princess Runner, Galaxy sky shooting, and more. They own 17 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 1.02b+ times.
SEGA is on position 4 of the biggest American game publishers. SEGA is a Japanese multinational video game developer and publisher headquartered in Tokyo. The company was founded in 1960 and is perhaps best known for classics like Total War, the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and Yakuza. SEGA has developed a variety of mobile gaming apps, including Sonic Dash, Sonic Forces, Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Classic, and more. They own 33 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 739.98m+ times.
Play365 is on position 5 of the biggest American game publishers. Play365, also known as BoxitSoft, is an Argentinean mobile gaming company founded in 2011. Their mission is to create highly entertaining games tailored to fit the interests of their users. Furthermore, BoxitSoft takes pride in the fact that their projects are managed and produced entirely in-house. Their mobile gaming app offering includes: Drive for Speed, Bus Rush, Moto Traffic Race, Metal Soldiers, Game of Warriors, and more. They own 29 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 708.95m+ times.
Roblox Corporation is on position 6 of the biggest American game publishers. Roblox’s is a mobile gaming app publisher whose mission is to bring the world together through play. They aim to enable anyone to imagine, create, and have fun with friends as they explore millions of immersive 3D experiences, all built by their global community of developers. They offer the hit mobile gaming app, Roblox. They own a single game that has been downloaded more than 567.24m+ times.
DVloper is on position 7 of the biggest American game publishers. They own 16 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 552.33m+ times.
Lowtech Studios is on position 8 of the biggest American game publishers. Lowtech Studios is the mobile gaming app developer behind the popular “massively multiplayer” video game, slither.io. Slither.io gives players control over a worm avatar, which consumes multicolored pellets to grow in size. The objective of the game is to grow the longest worm in the server. Slither.io is based on the classic arcade game Snake. Lowtech Studios has developed and manages only one game: slither.io. They own a single game that has been downloaded more than 519.87m+ times.
OppanaGames FZC LLC is on position 9 of the biggest American game publishers. They own 195 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 513.07m+ times.
Innersloth LLC is on position 10 of the biggest American game publishers. They own 3 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 505.41m+ times.
The following shows which SDKs are most used by US game publishers. To find out which mobile games integrate the following SDK use our App Market Explorer. We have also aggregated the worldwide Top Ad Network SDKs and other categories.
62% of mobile games from American publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 14,741 games. Google Ads AdMob is a mobile advertising platform that enables users to monetize their mobile applications via in-app advertising. AdMob is based on the Google Mobile Ads SDK and serves over 200 billion ad requests a month, with over 1 million advertisers and 1 million apps currently running on the AdMob mobile ad network.
62% of mobile games from American publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 14,651 games. Firebase is a mobile and web application development platform SDK that gives app builders the ability to develop their apps faster, without worrying about infrastructure. It includes functionalities like analytics, databases, messaging and crash reporting so developers can move quickly and focus on their users.
57% of mobile games from American publishers have FMOD integrated. In total 13,500 games.
57% of mobile games from American publishers have Unity3D integrated. In total 13,458 games.
35% of mobile games from American publishers have Unity Ads integrated. In total 8,251 games. The Unity Ads SDK helps publishers integrate especially video advertisements, aimed at maximizing revenue and improving user experience, into their games. Unity Ads gives developers the ability to offer users a variety of rewards in exchange for watching videos, such as additional “life,” currency, score increases, etc.
34% of mobile games from American publishers have Google Play In-app billing integrated. In total 8,052 games. Google Play In-App Billing is an SDK that lets developers sell digital content on Android applications. It can be used to sell one-time products, rewarded products, subscriptions, and more.
27% of mobile games from American publishers have Google Play Game Services integrated. In total 6,456 games. Google Play Game Services is an SDK that provides cross-platform services that gives app developers the ability to easily integrate popular gaming features such as achievements, leaderboards, Saved Games, and real-time multiplayer on their tablet and mobile games.
26% of mobile games from American publishers have Google Drive integrated. In total 6,282 games. The Google Drive SDK makes it possible for app developers to create mobile, web, and desktop apps that leverage Google Drive cloud storage. This includes reading, writing, and syncing files in Google Drive.
24% of mobile games from American publishers have Android Support Library V4 integrated. In total 5,763 games. Android Support Library V4, developed by Google’s Android team, is a platform that helps app developers manage the release of new API versions. Rather than developing code to handle the provisioning of new features on earlier releases, developers can leverage Android Support Library V4 to provide that compatibility layer.
21% of mobile games from American publishers have Facebook integrated. In total 4,924 games. Facebook offers an SDK that helps app developers build engaging social apps and get more installs. The SDK enables everything from powerful analytics, to Facebook’s secure login feature, to Facebook ads.
The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by US mobile games publishers. Use our App Market Explorer to filter the Google Play Store by mobile games with specific permissions.
android.permission.INTERNET makes it possible for app publishers to create network sockets and use custom network protocols within their apps. This permission is not required for internet connection however, as the mobile browser provides all apps with the ability to send data to the internet. 91% of the games from American publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 24,352 games.
The android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission can be leveraged by app developers to enable their apps to view information about network connections. This information includes such things as which networks exist and which already have connections. 82% of the games from American publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 21,933 games.
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK gives apps the ability to prevent the phone they are running on from going into sleep mode. This is good for apps, like YouTube, that get extended periods of engagement that do not necessarily require the user to touch the screen or otherwise interact physically with the device. 52% of the games from American publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 14,046 games.
The com.android.vending.BILLING permission is required for the integration of billing in android applications. 44% of the games from American publishers use the Billing permission. Total 11,865 games.
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE makes it possible for app developers to enable their apps to modify or delete the contents of users’ SD cards. 37% of the games from American publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 9,856 games.
App publishers can leverage android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE to enable their app to view information about Wi-Fi networking. This includes whether Wi-Fi is enabled and the names of the connected Wi-Fi devices. 32% of the games from American publishers use the Wifi Information Access permission. Total 8,618 games.
Apps often advertise other apps. By leveraging com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE apps can make sure that installs of other apps launched via their ads are properly attributed. 29% of the games from American publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 7,726 games.
android.permission.VIBRATE makes it possible for app builders to give their apps control over the vibrating function of the devices they are running on. 25% of the games from American publishers use the Vibration permission. Total 6,729 games.
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE can be used within apps to allow them to accept cloud to device messages sent by the app’s service. It should be noted however, that using this service will incur data usage, and malicious apps could cause excess data usage. 22% of the games from American publishers use the Push Notification permission. Total 6,040 games.
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED gives apps the ability to start themselves as soon as the system it is running on has finished booting. It should be noted, however, that this can often slow down the phone start time. In addition, it can slow down the device generally by enabling the app to run constantly. 22% of the games from American publishers use the Start At Boot Time permission. Total 6,003 games.
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