BRIC Countries Dominate Global Game Installs on Android and iOS with Android Achieving Near Total Dominance in Indonesia, Brazil, and Korea

Quarterly report from Unity Technologies reveals mobile device trends, OS penetration and more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA ­– July 20, 2016 – Unity Technologies today released its Q2 2016 Global “Games by the Numbers” report designed to help game developers better understand mobile gaming trends, app usage, device share and OS penetration.

To download the full report please visit here. Highlights include:

• Emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) accounted for 4 of the top 5 countries for global game installs with 41% of the total
• Samsung led the Android market for game installs with 35.1% as Huawei overtook Xiaomi as the second largest Android manufacturer globally
• The iPhone 6 and the iPhone 5s remain the most popular with a combined 28% of game installs, showing no change from Q1 despite the launch of new devices
• Android achieved near total dominance in Indonesia, with 96% of total game installs; compare to the Republic of Korea and Brazil who were at 92% during Q1 2016
• Android Marshmallow gained significant traction, jumping over 4.5X since last quarter to 7.5% of installs globally

“The global games market continues to grow, with exciting progress in emerging economies,” said John Cheng, General Manager of Unity Analytics. “Unity’s dedicated to helping developers succeed, and the information provided by Unity Analytics will help mobile developers capitalize on emerging trends.”

With 238,248 made with Unity games generating 4.4 billion installs across 1.7B unique devices globally in Q2 2016, Unity is uniquely positioned to help understand trends across the greater mobile games industry.

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