India Mobile Gaming Statistics in 2023
- Last update: 29 May 2023 CET
India has never enjoyed the sort of reputation for game development that countries like Japan, England, Canada, and the United States have earned over the years. However, recently, the gaming industry has begun to shift dramatically in favor of mobile platforms. As a result, India has established itself as one of the top gaming markets in the world.
In this article, we will provide a number of detailed mobile games statistics and insights into the India Android game market with focus on mobile games only. We will cover a number of topics, including: how many Indian game publishers exist on the Google Play Store, how many mobile games they have released, and how Indian mobile games have performed compared to the global average. The data is aggregated based on address, such that only major game publishers and ones with valid Indian addresses on the Android market have been considered. Furthermore, all download statistics are estimates.
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There are more than 5,161 Indian publishers on Google Play out of all 194,883 game publishers. One of the biggest Indian publishers are Moonton, Words Mobile, Moonfrog, Games2win.com, Rendered Ideas, Candy Mobile, GunjanApps Studios, Gameberry Labs, BlackLight Studio Games, Nextwave Multimedia . Overall 3% of all game publishers on Google Play are from India. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.
There are more than 19,171 games from Indian publishers on Google Play out of the 541,637 games. Mobile Games with most downloads of Indian publishers are Dream11: Fantasy Cricket App, Indian Bikes Driving 3D, Indian Driving Open World, Carrom Lite-Board Offline Game, World Of Carrom :3D Board Game, A23 Rummy Cash Game Online, Little Singham Cycle Race, Battle Stars: Fun 4v4 Shooting, Rush: Ludo Carrom Game Online, Ludo SuperStar . 4% of all mobile games on Google Play are from Indian publishers. Filter for mobile games by publisher country with our tool here.
The average rating of 19,171 games from Indian publishers on Google Play is 3.99 out of 5 stars. This is better than the overall average rating of all mobile games which is 3.93. Mobile Games from Indian publishers on Google Play have on average 4,973 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all games, which is 6,587 ratings. Sort by the best rated game or by the game with most ratings directly in our App Market Explorer.
Mobile Games by Indian publishers have an average of 502.35k downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all mobile games which is 561.95k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.
2% of games by Indian publishers are paid. That is a lower value of paid mobile games compared to the overall games, where 4% are paid. 83% of games by Indian publishers include ads. That is a higher value compared to the whole world, where 72% games have ads. 27% of games by Indian publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is higher than the average of 20% of games.
13% of games of Indian publishers are available on both Google Play and iTunes. But overall they put less effort in publishing on both stores, compared to the average publisher with 17%. Use our iOS to Android Matching API or Android to iOS Matching API to find the same app across stores.
The following are the top publishers from India that accumulated most downloads.
Moonton is on position 1 of the biggest Indian game publishers. Moonton is a mobile gaming app developer based in India. Moonton has published Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and Mobile Legends: Adventure. They own 8 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 620.43m+ times.
Words Mobile is on position 2 of the biggest Indian game publishers. Words Mobile is a mobile gaming app developer based in India. Words Mobile offers a wide variety of gaming apps, including Football Field Kick, Words Episode, Crossword Quest, Prison Escape, and more. They own 28 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 498.1m+ times.
Moonfrog is on position 3 of the biggest Indian game publishers. Moonfrog is India's premier game studio. They are focused on building world-class games with delightful gameplay for all to enjoy. Moreover, they believe the Indian market offers the best opportunity in the world right now. Moonfrog has published Baahubali: The Game (Official), Ludo Club - Fun Dice Game, Teen Patti Gold - With Poker & Rummy Card Game, Alia Bhatt: Star Life, and more. They own 14 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 322.34m+ times.
Games2win.com is on position 4 of the biggest Indian game publishers. Games2win.com is one of the largest mobile game publishers in the world. They are based in India. Games2win.com has developed Super High School Bus Driving Simulator 3D - 2019, International Fashion Stylist: Model Design Studio, Driving Academy - Car School Driver Simulator 2019, Decisions: Choose Your Interactive Stories Choice, and more. They own 20 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 299.61m+ times.
Rendered Ideas is on position 5 of the biggest Indian game publishers. Rendered Ideas is an indie game developer and publisher headquartered in Mumbai, India. They were established in 2013. Rendered Ideas has developed the apps Jungle Adventures 3, Jungle Adventures, Alpha Guns 2, Jungle Adventures 2, and more. They own 24 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 242.86m+ times.
Candy Mobile is on position 6 of the biggest Indian game publishers. Candy Mobile is a Hong Kong based mobile games developer and publisher. Candy Mobile has created a variety of apps, including Block Puzzle, Coloring Book - Color by Number & Paint by Number, Tear It Down, Roller Rush, and more. They own 19 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 241.05m+ times.
GunjanApps Studios is on position 7 of the biggest Indian game publishers. They own 44 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 240.8m+ times.
Gameberry Labs is on position 8 of the biggest Indian game publishers. They own 3 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 211.46m+ times.
BlackLight Studio Games is on position 9 of the biggest Indian game publishers. They own 13 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 209.7m+ times.
Nextwave Multimedia is on position 10 of the biggest Indian game publishers. Nextwave Multimedia is a mobile gaming app developer focused on building world-class mobile games. Founded 1995, they are based in Chennai, India. Nextwave Multimedia is responsible for the games World Table Tennis Champs, World Cricket Championship 2 - WCC2, World Cricket Championship Lt, World Cricket Championship, and more. They own 9 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 207.87m+ times.
The following shows which SDKs are most used by India game publishers. To find out which mobile games integrate the following SDK use our App Market Explorer. We have also aggregated the worldwide Top Ad Network SDKs and other categories.
71% of mobile games from Indian publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 13,281 games. Google Ads AdMob is a mobile advertising platform that enables users to monetize their mobile applications via in-app advertising. AdMob is based on the Google Mobile Ads SDK and serves over 200 billion ad requests a month, with over 1 million advertisers and 1 million apps currently running on the AdMob mobile ad network.
70% of mobile games from Indian publishers have Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters integrated. In total 13,064 games.
70% of mobile games from Indian publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 12,972 games. Firebase is a mobile and web application development platform SDK that gives app builders the ability to develop their apps faster, without worrying about infrastructure. It includes functionalities like analytics, databases, messaging and crash reporting so developers can move quickly and focus on their users.
56% of mobile games from Indian publishers have Unity3D integrated. In total 10,456 games.
56% of mobile games from Indian publishers have FMOD integrated. In total 10,452 games.
32% of mobile games from Indian publishers have Unity Ads integrated. In total 5,991 games. The Unity Ads SDK helps publishers integrate especially video advertisements, aimed at maximizing revenue and improving user experience, into their games. Unity Ads gives developers the ability to offer users a variety of rewards in exchange for watching videos, such as additional “life,” currency, score increases, etc.
26% of mobile games from Indian publishers have Google Play Game Services integrated. In total 4,848 games. Google Play Game Services is an SDK that provides cross-platform services that gives app developers the ability to easily integrate popular gaming features such as achievements, leaderboards, Saved Games, and real-time multiplayer on their tablet and mobile games.
25% of mobile games from Indian publishers have Kotlin integrated. In total 4,719 games.
25% of mobile games from Indian publishers have Google Drive integrated. In total 4,685 games. The Google Drive SDK makes it possible for app developers to create mobile, web, and desktop apps that leverage Google Drive cloud storage. This includes reading, writing, and syncing files in Google Drive.
25% of mobile games from Indian publishers have Android Sqlite integrated. In total 4,681 games.
The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by India mobile games publishers. Use our App Market Explorer to filter the Google Play Store by mobile games with specific permissions.
android.permission.INTERNET makes it possible for app publishers to create network sockets and use custom network protocols within their apps. This permission is not required for internet connection however, as the mobile browser provides all apps with the ability to send data to the internet. 95% of the games from Indian publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 18,266 games.
The android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission can be leveraged by app developers to enable their apps to view information about network connections. This information includes such things as which networks exist and which already have connections. 92% of the games from Indian publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 17,564 games.
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK gives apps the ability to prevent the phone they are running on from going into sleep mode. This is good for apps, like YouTube, that get extended periods of engagement that do not necessarily require the user to touch the screen or otherwise interact physically with the device. 66% of the games from Indian publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 12,715 games.
Apps often advertise other apps. By leveraging com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE apps can make sure that installs of other apps launched via their ads are properly attributed. 39% of the games from Indian publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 7,433 games.
android.permission.VIBRATE makes it possible for app builders to give their apps control over the vibrating function of the devices they are running on. 36% of the games from Indian publishers use the Vibration permission. Total 6,990 games.
The com.android.vending.BILLING permission is required for the integration of billing in android applications. 36% of the games from Indian publishers use the Billing permission. Total 6,932 games.
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED gives apps the ability to start themselves as soon as the system it is running on has finished booting. It should be noted, however, that this can often slow down the phone start time. In addition, it can slow down the device generally by enabling the app to run constantly. 35% of the games from Indian publishers use the Start At Boot Time permission. Total 6,631 games.
App publishers can leverage android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE to enable their app to view information about Wi-Fi networking. This includes whether Wi-Fi is enabled and the names of the connected Wi-Fi devices. 34% of the games from Indian publishers use the Wifi Information Access permission. Total 6,423 games.
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE makes it possible for app developers to enable their apps to modify or delete the contents of users’ SD cards. 29% of the games from Indian publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 5,642 games.
28% of the games from Indian publishers use the com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID permission. Total 5,336 games.
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