Genshin Impact drops to 4th place in the list of highest-grossing mobile games in January

Genshin Impact continues to remain in the top five spots of the highest-grossing mobile game for January after losing its 3rd position to the Fate / Grand order.

According to the study and report by Sensortower, with over $153 million generated from in-game transactions, Genshin Impact is ranked fourth in the list of top-grossing mobile games for the month. Honor of Kings, PUBG Mobile, and Fate / Grand order are ranked in the top three.

Genshin Impact becomes the 4th highest-grossing mobile game in January (Image via Sensortower)

Genshin Impact generates $153.4 million.

After a tremendously successful launch in late September 2020, Genshin Impact collected $100 million in two weeks. Continuing performance on the mobile platform, Genshin Impact generated $163 million in December to secure its position in the top three as usual.

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However, in January, revenue seemed to be slightly subpar. The game accumulated over $153.4 million worldwide. In this, Japan gave the most with 33% of the total player spendings in January 2021.

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China and the US continue to add the second and third highest amounts of revenue to the game with 25.7% and 17.4%.

Despite Genshin Impact's global hit, 74.2% of its player spending comes from Asia.

Due to a dip in earnings, the game lost a rank in the overall leaderboard and Android and iOS rankings.

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In January 2021, Genshin Impact placed fourth (was third in December) in the top-grossing games on the App Store and fifth (was fourth in December) in the top-grossing games on Google's Play Store.

Honor of Kings and PUBG Mobile continue their domination on the leaderboard of top-grossing mobile games. These 2 games from Tencent have generated over $267.3 million and $259 million in revenue, to be the two highest-grossing games of the month worldwide.

Roblox from Roblox Corporation maintained its fifth spot for another consecutive month, while Pokemon GO and Coin Master dropped to sixth and seventh.

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About the author

In over three years at Sportskeeda as a writer and content specialist, Soumya Ranjan Behara has accrued over five million reads and 334 articles spanning guides, news, and leaks. He manages gacha games in general, with Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail being the focus.

Soumyaranjan's approach to writing adopts the reader’s perspective to ensure he doesn't put out what he wouldn't want to read himself. His guides are made for gamers searching for quick help mid-game and having a very low tolerance for cluttered, clickbaity, and ineffective content. By following ethical sources he can vouch for, fact-checking, avoiding bias, respecting copyrights and intellectual properties, and adhering to Sportskeeda's journalistic standards, he ensures accurate and appropriate content.

Soumya Ranjan loved playing games as a child, spending hours in gaming communities and eventually making it a part of his livelihood. Admittedly, he spent an unhealthy amount of time playing Call of Duty 2 and Need For Speed; so much so that he still plays at least the campaign side of new releases. These days, he prefers RPGs like Halo and GTA Vice City. His Main Character Syndrome perfectly aligns with Tommy Vercetti or Masterchief, and he’d love to live their in-game lives.

Besides gaming, Soumya loves chess, fitness, and urban and portrait photography.

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Genshin Impact lands at 4th highest-grossing mobile game in January 2021

Genshin Impact generates $153.4 million.