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It's astonishing that a game with a decade-long legacy continues to dominate as the top downloaded game globally.
Many gamers worldwide are familiar with monthly download rankings compiled by reputable organizations like SensorTower. Recently, SensorTower's April 2022 ranking of the most downloaded games globally continues to feature the top 10 titles for gamers worldwide.
Specifically, Subway Surfers by Sybo Games topped the charts as the most downloaded mobile game globally in April 2022, with 26.6 million installations, a 2.1-fold increase compared to April 2021. India accounted for about 18% of installations during this period, with the United States following at 8.2%.
Garena Free Fire by Garena secured the second spot in global mobile game installations last month with 25.2 million installations, a 41.8% increase compared to April 2021. India, primarily for Free Fire Max, led in installations at 33.6%, followed by Indonesia at 10%.
This mobile gaming market saw a total of 4.7 billion downloads on the App Store and Google Play as of April 2022, marking a 2.6% increase from the same period last year. India leads as the top country for game downloads, accumulating around 783 million installations, representing 16.6% of total global downloads. The United States ranks second in downloads at 8.4%, followed by Brazil at 7.8%.
According to Wikipedia: Subway Surfers is an endless-run game developed for mobile platforms, released on December 24, 2012, making it almost 10 years old. In 2017, Subway Surfers was the most downloaded game globally. In March 2018, Subway Surfers became the first game on the Google Play Store to surpass one billion downloads. By May 2018, Subway Surfers had surpassed two billion downloads.
Even after nearly a decade since its release, Subway Surfers continues to be a game that leaves younger competitors in awe and admiration.
