Pokémon GO Earned Nearly $900 Million in 2019 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 February 2020 / 2,780 Views
Niantic had a successful 2019 with Pokémon GO earning nearly $900 million in the games best year in terms of revenue, according to estimates from intelligence firm Sensor Tower.
The game generated an estimated $894 million in revenue from players. This is more than previous record set when the game launched in 2016 with $832 million. The game also earned $589 million in 2017 and $816 million in 2018.
The growth in revenue can be attributed to a steady schedule of updates in-game and real world events. Last year saw the addition of Team Rocket in July, which helped the game to its fourth and fifth best months, generating $116 million in August and $126 million in September.
Pokémon GO generated $335 million (38%) of its revenue in the US, followed by Japan with $286 million (32%). Germany came in third with $54 million (6%) in revenue. Android accounted for 54% of revenue, followed by iOS with 46%.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Out-earned its 2016 debut. Nuts!
Wow that is crazy it made more than 2016. I played the first few months it was out when the craze was happening, and then barely played for a few more months as the crazy dissipated. Came back to it in 2019 for Feb through November and I can see why their revenue has been gaining since 2017. They are constantly working on the game, with events and whatnot to keep the people who do still play coming back - something that didn't exist in 2016 when they just spent the year seemingly trying to keep the game running against the massive demand.
Wow... it seems they got the hang of it. I'l be honest, I did not expect it to do so well :-O
And you still hear people say its a dead game
I am actually genuinely curious about where it’s still played though. My home city used to have hundreds of people playing and poke stops everywhere, but it’s been years now.
I'm always surprised by the people I'd see playing Pokemon go. I Remember seeing a regular customer come sit down order a drink and play Pokemon go every time he came in, this was an old man in his 60s.
I still play this heavily and i see the community getting larger every year. Niantic has definitely stepped their game up.
Where in the US are people still playing this? Haven’t seen anyone in years.
