What dominated global charts in May26?
Top Games of May 2026, Downloads vs. Revenue. 432#
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From top downloads to breakout revenue earners, a snapshot of May26 WW global chart:
Top Grossing Titles: Honor of Kings at no.1 with $155M+ rev (up sharply from $138M in April), followed by Whiteout Survival with $105.2M+ rev, followed by Royal Match at no.3 with $105.1M+ rev
Top Downloads: Arrows: Puzzle Escape at no.1 with 28.6M+, followed by Arrows GO! at no.2 with 23.8M+, Free Fire: Undersea Mystery at no.3 with 21M+ downloads
Games to Track in June:
Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story sits at no.5 revenue with $96.1M+, its second-best month on record. Will it become a top-4 in June?
Brawl Stars, back in the top 15 rev at $38.2M, its best month since December 2024. Supercell’s live ops cadence is reactivating a base most assumed had plateaued.
Royal Kingdom, the only title charting in both lists (no.11 downloads at 10.3M+, no.14 revenue at $39.6M+). Dream Games is quietly proving it can run two match-3 franchises in parallel.
vs April, What Shifted:
Block Blast!’s streak ends. After four straight months at no.1, HungryStudio’s puzzle leader drops to no.4 (19.5M downloads). Not a collapse, but the first real crack in its run.
The arrow puzzle takeover. Arrows: Puzzle Escape (no.1) and Arrow Puzzle: Tap Puzzle Games (no.10) share the same publisher, Miniclip, with Arrows GO! at no.2. One mechanic, three top-10 slots, near-zero IP spend.
Last War: Survival’s revenue drops. IAP fell roughly 30% to $80.7M (no.10, down 8 spots), its lowest since March 2024.
Charts are curated monthly at iCartic.com
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