Here is an analysis of the global non-gaming App user acquisition marketing trends for October 2024, based on ad data from 50 countries/regions and 28 global media platforms, according to AppGrowing's report. In October 2024, shopping, finance, and Tools apps continued to lead the app advertising landscape in terms of app count. However, in terms of the share of newly launched apps, the leading categories were food & drink and health & wellness categories. Entering the year-end promotional period, overall ad volume for shopping apps surged, surpassing 5 million ad groups. Ranking second to fifth in ad volume were food & drink, entertainment, Tools, and finance categories. Regarding ad formats and video lengths, image-based ads saw an increased share this month, […]

The following analysis of mobile games marketing trends for September 2024 is based on advertising data from AppGrowing across 50 countries and regions, and 28 global media platforms. In October, the category distribution of ad placements for mobile games ranked Puzzle, Casual, and Casino games as the top three in terms of active ad placement. Notably, the Casino category saw a continued rise in new app ads, now accounting for 40.75% of new placements this month. In terms of total ad volume, Casual, Puzzle, and Role-Playing games remained the top three categories. Looking at ad format types and video length distribution, video-based creatives continued to dominate mobile game ads this period, rising to 80.07% of total ad placements.Video lengths were […]

Here is an analysis of the global non-gaming App user acquisition marketing trends for September 2024, based on ad data from 50 countries/regions and 28 global media platforms, according to AppGrowing's report. In September 2024, the top three categories for active apps in remained Shopping, Finance, and Tools. However, the top three categories for newly launched apps were Health & Fitness, Food & Drink, and Lifestyle. While dominant mainstream categories continue to focus on stable customer acquisition for already-launched products, niche categories are seeing more new products entering the market. In terms of ad volume, the Shopping category maintained a commanding lead, with ad volume further growing to nearly 5 million. The top 2-5 categories in ad volume were Entertainment, Tools, […]

The following analysis of mobile games marketing trends for September 2024 is based on advertising data from AppGrowing across 50 countries and regions, and 28 global media platforms. In September 2024, the top three categories for mobile game advertising remained consistent: Casual, Casino, and Puzzle. Among them, Casino games continued to aggressively release new titles, with new advertising campaigns accounting for 32.19% of the total in September. The top three categories in terms of ad volume were Casual, Puzzle, and Role-playing Games. After deduplication, the number of creative assets for Casual and Puzzle games were quite similar. The majority of the advertising materials for overseas mobile games in this period were video-based, accounting for 79.46%. Most of the videos were […]

Here is an analysis of the global non-gaming App user acquisition marketing trends for August 2024, based on ad data from 50 countries/regions and 28 global media platforms, according to AppGrowing's report. In August 2024, the top three app categories in terms of app share in global ad placements remained Shopping, Finance, and Tools, consistent with July's data.  The top three newly placed apps for the month were in the Business, Food & Drink, and Health & Fitness categories, reflecting the continued activity of niche products in the "new arrivals" trend. In terms of ad volume, Shopping maintained a clear lead, with ad volume surging to 4 million, further widening the gap with other categories. The number of de-duplicated creative assets […]

The following analysis of mobile games marketing trends for August 2024 is based on advertising data from AppGrowing across 50 countries and regions, and 28 global media platforms. In August 2024, the top three categories for mobile game advertising remained consistent: Casual, Casino, and Puzzle. Casino saw continued growth in new launches, with its share of new apps nearly reaching 40%, making it the highest-ranking category for the month. The top three categories in terms of ad volume were Casual, Puzzle, and RPG, reflecting a stable market structure similar to July.However, ad spend across all categories saw a month-on-month decline in August. In terms of creative content, video remained the dominant format, though its share slightly decreased to 79.11%. Most […]

The following analysis by AppGrowing is based on advertising data from 50 countries/regions and 28 global media platforms. It examines the characteristics of overseas mobile app advertising in July 2024. In July 2024, the top three app categories with the highest percentage of advertising overseas were Shopping, Finance, and Tools. The top three new app categories were Business, Food & Drink, and Education.  Compared to June, the overall percentage of new apps being advertised in each category has declined, indicating that market competition is stabilizing in the short term and developers are acting more cautiously. Regarding ad volume, the Shopping category continued to lead significantly, with over 2.5 million ads and more than 1 million unique creative materials, maintaining the […]

The following analysis of mobile games marketing trends for July 2024 is based on advertising data from AppGrowing across 50 countries and regions, and 28 global media platforms. In the ranking of app categories for overseas mobile game advertising in July 2024, the top three categories remain casual, puzzle, and casino. Although casino games have fallen to third place in terms of ad spend, they still represent the largest percentage of new apps launched that month. In terms of ad volume, the top three categories are casual, puzzle, and role-playing, consistent with June's distribution. Looking at the number of unique creative assets, the role-playing and strategy categories have a significant share, indicating a strong demand for advertising in these mainstream, […]

Here is AppGrowing's analysis of the global mobile App advertising markets in June 2023, based on advertising data from 25 global media platforms in 50 countries/regions.   01 Advertising Trend   Overall, App Volume in June 2023 was 27,042, up 5.9% compared to May. Ad Volume was 5.57M+, up 50.9% MoM, indicating intensified competition in June. Creative Volume was 1.39M+, up 7.2% over May. Ad Volume and App Volume peaked at a later period, though the competition on June 9 was quite fierce. The highest single-day Ad Volume appeared on June 9, exceeding 1M and the peak of App Volume appeared on June 26, at 14735. The trend shows that App Volume started to grow significantly from Week 2 and […]