Mobile market research outfit App Annie has released its 2015 retrospective, shedding light on the most downloaded, and most lucrative, mobile games of the past 12 months.
According to the data, Subway Surfers, Candy Crush Saga, and Clash of Clans were the most downloaded games of 2015 on both iOS and Android, while EA, Gameloft, and King had more of their games downloaded on those platforms than any other company.
Financially speaking, Clash of Clans, Monster Strike, and Puzzles & Dragons brought in the most global revenue last year on iOS and Android, with Supercell, King, and Japanese developer Mixi bringing in the most revenue on a company-wide basis.
In terms of monthly active users, Candy Crush Saga finished top of the pile on both iPhone and Android phone, and Clash of Clans also finished in second place on both platforms. Taking third place on iPhone was another one of King's match-3 ventures, Candy Crush Soda Saga. On Android phone, however, Subway Surfers finished third.
Digging even deeper, Crossy Road was the most downloaded game on iOS and Android in the UK, although Clash of Clans was the biggest earner in that region.
Heading to the U.S., Etermax's competitive quiz 'em up, Trivia Crack, was the most downloaded title across iOS and Android, with Clash of Clans once again topping the revenue charts in the states.
We've cherry picked some of the more important top 10s below, but you can download App Annie's report right here for the full breakdown.
Top Games of 2015: Worldwide Combined iOS and Google Play Downloads
Subway Surfers — Kiloo
Candy Crush Saga — King, Tencent
Clash of Clans — Supercell
Candy Crush Soda Saga — King
Despicable Me — Gameloft
My Talking Tom — Outfit7
Temple Run 2 — Imangi, iDreamSky
My Talking Angela — Outfit7
Pou — Zakeh
8 Ball Pool — Miniclip
Top Companies of 2015: Worldwide Combined iOS and Google Play Games Downloads
Electronic Arts — United States
Gameloft — France
King — United Kingdom
Doodle Mobile — China
Rovio — Finland
Outfit7 — Cyprus
Ketchapp Studio — France
Miniclip — Switzerland
TabTale — Israel
Supercell — Finland
Top Games of 2015: Worldwide Combined iOS and Google Play Revenue
Clash of Clans — Supercell
Monster Strike — Mixi, Tencent
Puzzle & Dragons — GungHo Online
Game of War: Fire Age — Machine Zone
Candy Crush Saga — King, Tencent
Fantasy Westward Journey — NetEase, Garena Online
Candy Crush Soda Saga — King
Colopl Rune Story — COLOPL, Sony, Morningtec
Boom Beach — Supercell
Disney Tsum Tsum — LINE
Top Companies of 2015: Worldwide Combined iOS and Google Play Games Revenue
Supercell — Finland
King United — Kingdom
Mixi — Japan
GungHo Online — Japan
Tencent — China
Machine Zone — United States
LINE — Japan
Netmarble — South Korea
NetEase — China
Electronic Arts — United States