What dominated global charts in Apr26?
Block Blast! locks a 4-month streak, Arrows franchise takes 37M+ installs in one month, and Royal Match climbs back above $100M. 424#
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From top downloads to breakout revenue earners, a snapshot of April 26 WW global chart:
Top Grossing Titles: Honor of Kings at no.1 with $138M+ rev (up from $133M in March), followed by Last War: Survival with $114M+ rev, followed by Whiteout Survival with $109M+ rev
Top Downloads: Block Blast! at no.1 with 23.8M+, followed by Free Fire: Undersea Mystery with 22.7M+, Arrows - Puzzle Escape debuts at no.3 with 20.9M+ downloads
Games to Track in May:
Arrows franchise – Explosive dual entry with Arrows - Puzzle Escape at no.3 (20.9M+) and Arrows GO! at no.5 (16.1M+). Combined 37M+ downloads in 1month.
Royal Kingdom – Dream Games debuts at no.9 downloads with 12M+, early traction mirrors Royal Match’s launch pattern.
Honkai: Star Rail – Climbs to no.14 revenue at $36M+, miHoYo’s turn-based RPG building sustainable revenue quietly while competitors chase live service trends
vs March — What Shifted:
Block Blast! locks a 4-month streak at no.1 downloads (23.8M in April vs 25.6M in March) — slight decline but still dominant, proving staying power over viral spikes
Arrows franchise reshapes the download chart — 37M+ combined installs from two titles, the biggest puzzle breakthrough since Block Blast’s own rise
Honor of Kings revenue growth — $138M+ (up from $133M) — not just maintaining, actually growing after years of dominance
Royal Match back above $100M threshold at no.4 — Dream Games’ match-3 evergreen refuses to fade, now testing Royal Kingdom as potential second franchise
Puzzle and casual games own 8 of top 10 download slots — the market has spoken: simple mechanics, massive global reach
What pattern are you seeing in your market?
Charts curated monthly at iCartic.com
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