Japan Mobile Gaming Statistics in 2023

KAYAC Inc. is on position 1 of the biggest Japanese game publishers. They own 367 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 581.78m+ times.

BabyBus is on position 2 of the biggest Japanese game publishers. BabyBus is a mobile gaming app developer based in China that focuses on meeting the educational needs of preschool children. Their apps are divided into two age groups, the Starter Series for toddlers and the Prodigy Series for children 3 year and older. Their goal is to make learning fun. BabyBus has published such games as Baby Panda World, Baby Panda's Care: Safety & Habits, Baby Panda's Town: Life, Baby Panda's Supermarket, and more. They own 184 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 549.07m+ times.

Geisha Tokyo, Inc. is on position 3 of the biggest Japanese game publishers. Geisha Tokyo, Inc is a Japanese mobile gaming app developer and publisher. Geisha Tokyo, Inc. has produced such mobile gaming apps as Dinosaur Rampage, Rope Bowling, Snowball.io, Traffic Run!, and more. They own 40 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 508.74m+ times.

Nintendo Co., Ltd. is on position 4 of the biggest Japanese game publishers. Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. They were initially founded as a card company, and eventually evolved from toys to video games. Today, Nintendo is one of the world's largest video game companies and is responsible for some of the best-known and top-selling video game franchises of all-time. Nintendo Co., Ltd. has developed Nintendo Switch Online, Nintendo Switch Parental Cont…, Super Mario Run, Mario Kart Tour, and more. They own 10 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 397.48m+ times.

LINE Corporation is on position 5 of the biggest Japanese game publishers. LINE Corporation is an app developer and publisher, and provider of internet services, based in Tokyo, Japan. Launched in 2011, it is a subsidiary of the South Korean internet search giant, Naver Corporation. LINE Corporation has developed and published such apps as LINE Lite: Free Calls & Messages, LINE Camera - Photo editor, LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum, LINE PLAY - Our Avatar World, and more. They own 59 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 338.44m+ times.

KONAMI is on position 6 of the biggest Japanese game publishers. KONAMI is a Japanese entertainment and gambling conglomerate that operates as a product distributor, video game developer, and publishing company. While they own and operate casinos and health clubs across the world, they have found considerable success acting within the mobile gaming market. KONAMI has built a solid résumé of mobile gaming apps, including: Castlevania Grimoire of Souls, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, PIXEL PUZZLE COLLECTION, eFootball PES 2020, and more. They own 35 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 276.46m+ times.

Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. is on position 7 of the biggest Japanese game publishers. They own 47 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 270.09m+ times.

GOODROID,Inc. is on position 8 of the biggest Japanese game publishers. They own 129 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 242.23m+ times.

New Story Inc. is on position 9 of the biggest Japanese game publishers. They own 93 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 217.27m+ times.

株式会社ドワンゴ is on position 10 of the biggest Japanese game publishers. They own 27 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 134.4m+ times.

69% of mobile games from Japanese publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 9,025 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.

63% of mobile games from Japanese publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 8,354 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.

62% of mobile games from Japanese publishers have Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters integrated. In total 8,217 games.

59% of mobile games from Japanese publishers have FMOD integrated. In total 7,733 games.

59% of mobile games from Japanese publishers have Unity3D integrated. In total 7,722 games.

32% of mobile games from Japanese publishers have Unity Ads integrated. In total 4,210 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.

27% of mobile games from Japanese publishers have Android Sqlite integrated. In total 3,546 games.

26% of mobile games from Japanese publishers have Kotlin integrated. In total 3,425 games.

23% of mobile games from Japanese publishers have AppLovin MAX integrated. In total 3,068 games. AppLovin's powerful analytics and marketing platform provides mobile game developers with the tools they need to monetize, publish, understand, and grow their businesses all in one SDK.

23% of mobile games from Japanese publishers have Google Mobile Ads Consent AdMob SDK integrated. In total 3,067 games. Google Mobile Ads Consent AdMob SDK was designed to support publishers in meeting the requirements outlined in the EU ePrivacy Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Google Mobile Ads Consent AdMob SDK provides utility functions for collecting consent from users to use their personal data, cookies, or other local storage, to serve ads.