Popular games like Pokemon GO and PUBG Mobile introduced features to stay at home during lockout.
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In the first nine months of 2020, India topped the list of global mobile game downloads.
Citizens of the country have installed 7.3 billion games, which account for nearly 17% of global downloads, according to the Censor Tower, an application intelligence agency.
In the March quarter, Indians set up nearly 1.8 billion games. Over the next quarter, installations rose by 50% as the country closed. In the last quarter of September, game downloads increased by 7% to 2.9 billion downloads as Gaming Cross continued.
The United States ranks second in terms of installations with nearly 10% of total downloads, followed by Brazil at 8%.
Kareena Free Fire is the most downloaded game worldwide in the first nine months of 2020, followed by PUBG Mobile and Subway Surfers.
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PUBG Mobile was banned in India in October and the popular game recently announced that it will be re-entering in a new incarnation.
In October, Innerslot became the most downloaded game among us worldwide. Censor Tower reports that India has the highest number of installations, representing 15% of total downloads, followed by the United States with nearly 12%.
Google Play downloads grew by more than 40% in the first nine months compared to last year, with Apple’s App Store installations up 16% over last year.
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