India’s mobile app market has drawn plenty of attention this year as it continues to grow at breakneck speeds. Globally, games have been the key driver of mobile app growth, in Q2 2016, India ranked fifth globally by game downloads, jumping two places up the rankings compared to the same quarter in the previous year. It is expected to surpass both Russia and Brazil in the coming years. Surging adoption of low-cost but powerful smartphones has enabled mobile gaming to take off in a big way and India is well positioned to be the next major gaming market.
India presents a ripe opportunity for local and foreign mobile game publishers and investors, as it is poised for stellar growth in the coming years.
Growth in the Indian mobile gaming market will be catalyzed by rising adoption of more powerful smartphones, as well as universal implementation of direct carrier billing.
Indian gamers continue to embrace globally popular titles, with games such as Candy Crush Saga, Clash of Clans and Subway Surfers still dominant across download, revenue and usage rankings.
Increasing success in simulation, sports and social card games. In particular, Teen Patti social card games are seeing noteworthy success.
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The Applied gaming market in India which is currently at a nascent stage is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14-16 per cent to reach USD 66-69 million by 2020. This report covers in…
