Free Fire is the most downloaded mobile game in February 2022

Brazil was the second country in terms of Garena's Battle Royale downloads
Free Fire is the most downloaded mobile game in February 2022

Ronny Rolim

Garena 's popular Battle Royale game, Free Fire , maintained its top spot in February 2022 with 21.8 million downloads — a 22.7% increase over last year, according to a report by Sensor Tower. The game also ranked first in January with 24 million downloads.

Even after being banned in India , Free Fire ranked first in the country with around 9 million Free Fire downloads in February.

Free Fire is the most downloaded game in February 2022
Free Fire is the most downloaded game in February 2022

About 41% of all game downloads came from India , followed by Brazil with 9.7%. The fact that the game was banned in India in mid-February and is still at the top of the list speaks to its popularity in the country. India has always been one of the biggest markets for Free Fire .

With 19.5 million installs worldwide in February, Subway Surfers was the second most installed mobile game in the world. It represents an increase of 45.3% compared to February 2021, but also a decrease of around 17% compared to last month. India once again dominated with 18.8% of all total installations, followed by Brazil with around 7.8%. Tencent's PUBG Mobile , which reappeared in the top 10 list last month, has moved up one spot to sixth this month.

Free Fire is the most downloaded game in the world in February 2022
Free Fire is the most downloaded mobile game in the world in February 2022

Additionally, February was the best month for Clash of Clans in the last three years, with around six million installs — an increase of around 48% year-over-year. This increase was attributed to the new update, which allows players to return Heroes to battle without waiting for them to heal.

Top 10 most downloaded mobile games of February 2022

  • 1. Free Fire
  • 2. Subway Surfers
  • 3. Merge Master
  • 4. Candy Crush Saga
  • 5. Roblox
  • 6. PUBG Mobile
  • 7. Twerk Race 3D
  • 8. Ludo King
  • 9. Fishdom
  • 10. Find the Alien

The global mobile game market recorded 4.4 billion downloads, up 0.7% year-over-year on both the App Store and Google Play . With 670 million game downloads, India was the most popular country in the world, accounting for 15% of total downloads. With 8.7% of downloads, the US came in second while Brazil came in third with 7.8% .

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