This is AppGrowing's monthly review of global mobile app media buying in March 2023 based on the advertising data of 24 media platforms in 50 countries/regions around the world.   01 Trends in Mobile App Advertising   On the whole, in March 2023, the number of mobile apps advertised was 24,135, the number of mobile app ads in that month was 3,580,338, and the number of ad creatives was 1,337,002, all higher than February, reflecting a certain extent the rebound of the mobile apps’ investment in advertising. The peak of ad volume and number of apps being advertising in the month is on March 2. 82.32% mobile apps advertised less than 100 ads and 10.51% advertised 100～299. This month, Tools […]

According to AppGrowing, Habby's new game "SSSnaker"(Chinese:蛇蛇貪吃） has generated numerous new ads recently, and now won the Top 5 in the new product list. "SSSnaker" was launched on March 21, and its downloads and revenue have grown rapidly since then. On app store charts, the game has already reached the top of the iOS free charts in the Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and South Korea markets, second in Japan and ninth in the United States. In terms of revenue, "SSSnaker" has entered the top 10 iOS revenue chart in Taiwan. Considering that the game adopts a mixed monetization model, the actual income will be even higher.     Right after "Survivor.io", Habby has come up with another "Roguelite +" game. […]

This is AppGrowing's monthly review of global mobile game media buying in February 2023 based on the advertising data of 24 media platforms in 50 countries/regions around the world. 01 Trends in Mobile Game Advertising   On the whole, in February 2023, the number of mobile games advertised was 20,677, the number of mobile game ads in that month was 2,038,121, and the number of ad creatives was 702,782, which was slightly lower than that in January. The peak of ad volume and the number of apps being advertising in the month is concentrated in the last twenty days. Among them, the ad volume and the number of apps being advertising are the largest on February 28, with 553,315 ads and 12,433 […]

The following is AppGrowing Global’s monthly review of global mobile game media buying in January 2023 based on the advertising data of 24 media platforms in 50 countries/regions around the world.   01 Trends in Mobile Game Advertising Judging from the data of mobile game ads in January, there were 21,395 mobile games created 2,270,065 mobile game ads, with 725,884 ad creatives. The peaks of the number of apps and the volume of ads are concentrated in the middle and late ten days, among which the volume of ads on January 21 is the largest, reaching 572,080 in a single day.     The number of apps being advertising throughout the month changes smoothly, while the number of ads shows […]

2022 is a year when the global mobile game industry enters a downward cycle. Various market research institutions generally predict negative growth in global mobile game revenue in 2022. AppGrowing’s data monitoring of the mobile advertising market outside mainland China also found that the proportion of mobile game advertisers in 2022 declined year-on-year, which reflects the contraction of the global mobile game industry. In order to help practitioners in the mobile game industry more fully understand the changes in the global mobile game market, AppGrowing released the "2022 Mobile Game Advertising White Paper", which interprets the 2022 mobile game marketing situation from the perspectives of market trends, category analysis, and top advertiser cases. The following is a summary of the […]

In the first half of 2022, the restart of releasing Video Game Licenses has brought a "light spring rain" to China’s domestic mobile game market. On the other hand, the wave of Chinese mobile games going overseas still goes on, and more and more industry players are joining. Data form AppGrowing shows that in the first half of 2022, the number of global mobile game ads has shown an increasing trend, and the competition for top traffic among mobile games from all over the world is constantly intensifying. In order to observe the changes of advertising in the global mobile game market comprehensively, AppGrowing has released the "2022 H1 Global Mobile Game Advertising White Paper", interpreting the data about advertising of global mobile games in the […]

According to the statistics, mobile accounts for approximately half of the web traffic worldwide. For example, in the fourth quarter of 2021, mobile devices (excluding tablets) generated nearly 55 percent of global website traffic. Being in such an era, the importance of mobile marketing is self-evident. You may have heard of banner ads, In-Feed ads, native ads, and a few other terms, and have been confused by the wide variety. In this article, AppGrowing will give an overview of mobile advertising, introducing both mainstream and emerging forms of mobile advertising. (As you know, the core of AppGrowing's service centered around mobile ad intelligence)     If classified according to the location where the ads appear, mainstream mobile advertising can be broadly classified as follows: App Open Ads Banner Ads Interstitial Ads In-Feed Ads Rewarded Ads Pre-Roll Ads   1. App Open Ads   source: pangleglobal    App open […]

Mythic Heroes: Idle RPG is a mobile role-playing idle game developed by IGG.COM. In this report on tops ad weekly, AppGrowing analyzes the marketing strategy of Mythic Heroes: Idle RPG, including their advertising techniques and top-performing creatives. 1. Basic Information of Mythic Heroes: Idle RPG App Name: Mythic Heroes: Idle RPG Category: Role Playing Game Tags: Idle Developer: IGG.COM Worldwide Release Date: Oct 16, 2021 Total ads as of today: 24,791 Check More Information about this game   2. Overall Advertising Trends of Mythic Heroes: Idle RPG We usually analyze ad intelligence from trends of ad creative and media platforms. This helps us fully understand the overall marketing strategy of our competitors so that we can optimize our marketing plan. Of course, AppGrowing also supports the analysis of ad intelligence from other dimensions. Source: AppGrowing  Monitoring period: 2022-04-22 ~ 2022-05-22   Advertising Format & Creative Type From the ads format, In-Feed accounts for 68.80%. In terms of ad creative type, Video accounts for 61.50%. Source: AppGrowing   Media Platform Analysis Understanding the competitor's advertising channels is the first step in marketing. AppGrowing covers mainstream media platforms worldwide. According to the analysis of AppGrowing, we can see as of 2022-05-23, Mythic Heroes: Idle RPG's proportion of networks impressions is placed as: This game uses Admob for advertising the most. Meta Audience Network 27.12%, Instagram 22.98%, Facebook 22.98%, Messenger 22.98%, Admob 2.80%. Source: AppGrowing   3. Top 3 Ad Creatives Analysis of Mythic Heroes: Idle RPG In this section, We're going to take a look at the current top-performing creatives for this game. Ad Creative #1     Ad Creative #2     Ad Creative #3     Through the above analysis, we can see that these ads repeatedly highlight the opportunity to get characters for free. Every new player will get 20 chances to […]

State of Survival: Zombie War is a mobile role-playing game developed by FunPlus International AG. In this report on ads management analysis, AppGrowing analyzes the marketing strategy of State of Survival: Zombie War, including their advertising techniques and top-performing creatives. 1. Basic Information of State of Survival: Zombie War App Name: State of Survival: Zombie War Category: Role Playing Game Tags: Survival Developer: FunPlus International AG Worldwide Release Date: Aug 30, 2019 Total ads as of today: 16,526 Check More Information about this game   2. Overall Advertising Trends of State of Survival: Zombie War We usually analyze ad intelligence from trends of ad creative and media platforms. This helps us fully understand the overall marketing strategy of our competitors so that we can optimize our marketing plan. Of course, AppGrowing also supports the analysis of ad intelligence from other dimensions. Source: AppGrowing  Monitoring period: 2022-04-22 ~ 2022-05-22   Advertising Format & Creative Type From the ads format, Rewarded Video accounts for 52.77%. In terms of ad creative type, Fullscreen Video accounts for 53.78%. Source: AppGrowing   Media Platform Analysis Understanding the competitor's advertising channels is the first step in marketing. AppGrowing covers mainstream media platforms worldwide. According to the analysis of AppGrowing, we can see as of 2022-05-23, State of Survival: Zombie War's proportion of networks impressions is placed as: This game uses Admob for advertising the most. Admob 22.63%, Facebook 15.04%, Instagram 15.04%, Meta Audience Network 14.94%, Messenger 14.74%. Source: AppGrowing   3. Top 3 Ad Creatives Analysis of State of Survival: Zombie War In this section, We're going to take a look at the current top-performing creatives for this game. Ad Creative #1     Ad Creative #2     Ad Creative #3     Through the above analysis, we can find that the plot of most of its ad creatives is very similar: The protagonist is in the process of doing something, such as repairing a house, taking a shower, or running, when he or […]

1. Fake mobile game ads are not uncommon today   Typically mobile game ads will show the most exciting features of the game and the gameplay, but not every ad, only the decent ones. What is annoying is that some others don't show the real gameplay in the game, which are the annoying fake mobile game ads. I guess you've already seen many examples of fake mobile game ads when surfing the Internet. Today not only mobile games but also Youtube or some social platforms like Facebook or Twitter, are usually plagued with advertisements for mobile games. The ads appear as long as you're connected to Wi-Fi or mobile data. Let's take a look at some examples.   1.1 Homescapes […]