France is widely considered to have some of the very best gaming companies in the world. Lead by powerhouses such as Ubisoft and Gameloft, French studios are responsible for many innovations, including the establishment of the survival horror genre. As with much of the gaming world, the French market is turning increasingly to the mobile gaming app model. The rise of companies like VOODOO, Ketchapp, and Magma Mobile are excellent examples of this trend.
In this article, we will provide a number of detailed mobile games statistics and insights into the France Android game market with focus on mobile games only. We will cover a number of topics, including: how many French game publishers exist on the Google Play Store, how many mobile games they have released, and how French mobile games have performed compared to the global average. The data is aggregated based on address, such that only major game publishers and ones with valid French addresses on the Android market have been considered. Furthermore, all download statistics are estimates.
42matters tracks everything from mobile game meta data, to rankings, to download estimates, to changes in meta information, to SDK usage, to App-ads.txt and more. If you would like to leverage our data into your own product, research or app industry analysis, it can be obtained via our API or File Dumps or our interactive App Market Explorer.
There are more than 1,821 French publishers on Google Play out of all 176,939 game publishers. One of the biggest French publishers are VOODOO, Gameloft SE, Ketchapp, Ubisoft Entertainment, HOMA GAMES, Mobigame S.A.R.L., bweb media, Magma Mobile, TapNation, Yso Corp . Overall 1% of all game publishers on Google Play are from France. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.
There are more than 6,841 games from French publishers on Google Play out of the 477,611 games. Mobile Games with most downloads of French publishers are Pocket Monsters Rush, Bucket Crusher, Guess The Drawing, Aquarium Land, Double Money, Runner Coaster, Fairy Rush: Genetic Fusion, Merge Master - Dinosaur Fusion, Guess Their Answer, Hole.io . 1% of all mobile games on Google Play are from French publishers. Filter for mobile games by publisher country with our tool here.
The average rating of 6,841 games from French publishers on Google Play is 3.84 out of 5 stars. This is less than the overall average rating of all mobile games of 3.91 stars. Mobile Games from French publishers on Google Play have on average 23,778 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all games, which is 7,014 ratings. Sort by the best rated game or by the game with most ratings directly in our App Market Explorer.
Mobile Games by French publishers have an average of 2.03m downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all mobile games which is 545.42k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.
7% of games by French publishers are paid. That is a higher value of paid mobile games compared to the overall games, where 4% are paid. 65% of games by French publishers include ads. That is a lower value compared to the whole world, where 72% games have ads. 31% of games by French publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is higher than the average of 21% of games.
40% of games of French publishers are available on both Google Play and iTunes. Overall they put more effort in publishing on both stores, compared to the average publisher with 17%. Use our iOS to Android Matching API or Android to iOS Matching API to find the same app across stores.
The following are the top publishers from France that accumulated most downloads.
VOODOO is on position 1 of the biggest French game publishers. VOODOO is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris. The company was founded in 2013 and focuses on free-to-play ’hyper casual games’ for mobile devices. VOODOO has developed a number of mobile gaming apps, including Draw Car 3D, Crazy Kick!, aquapark.io, Swing Rider, and more. They own 191 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 4.02b+ times.
Gameloft SE is on position 2 of the biggest French game publishers. Gameloft SE is a video game developer and publisher based in Paris, France. Founded in 1999 by Ubisoft co-founder Michel Guillemot, the company operates 19 development studios worldwide, and publishes games with a special focus on the mobile games market. Gameloft SE has developed many popular gaming apps, including Minion Rush: Despicable Me Official Game, Dragon Mania Legends - Animal Fantasy, Disney Princess Majestic Quest, Gangstar Vegas: World of Crime, and more. They own 56 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 2.59b+ times.
Ketchapp is on position 3 of the biggest French game publishers. Ketchapp is a video game developer and publisher, and a subsidiary of Ubisoft, based in Paris, France. Founded in 2014, they specialize in the mobile games market. The company first achieved notoriety due to its port of the open-source game 2048. Many of Ketchapp's games are unlicensed variants of popular casual games created by other developers. Ketchapp has developed Get in Shape, Rider, Bike Rush, Rotator, and more. They own 86 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 918m+ times.
Ubisoft Entertainment is on position 4 of the biggest French game publishers. Ubisoft Entertainment is a French video game company headquartered in Montreuil, France. With several development studios across the world, Ubisoft is one of the largest publicly traded game companies in the world Ubisoft Entertainment is responsible for such apps as Hungry Shark Evolution, Horse Haven World Adventures, Just Dance Now, Hungry Shark World, and more. They own 33 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 840.57m+ times.
HOMA GAMES is on position 5 of the biggest French game publishers. They own 59 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 678.86m+ times.
Mobigame S.A.R.L. is on position 6 of the biggest French game publishers. Mobigame S.A.R.L. is a mobile gaming app developer and publisher based in France. Mobigame S.A.R.L. has published Zombie Tsunami, EDGE, EDGE Extended, and EDGE Demo. They own 5 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 445.92m+ times.
bweb media is on position 7 of the biggest French game publishers. bweb media is a French mobile gaming app developer that focuses on Android apps. They have been active since 2013. bweb has developed World Best Cooking Recipes Game, Strawberry Ice Cream Sandwich; Yummy Pizza, Cooking Game; Cooking Ice Cream Cone Cupcake, and more. They own 107 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 408.65m+ times.
Magma Mobile is on position 8 of the biggest French game publishers. Magma Mobile is a mobile gaming app publisher that strives to provide a ’Joyful Escape’ to millions of gamers around the world. Founded in 2009, Magma Mobile has become one of the largest Android publishers in the world. Magma Mobile has developed an expansive catalog of apps, including Burger, Ice Cream, Bubble Blast Rescue 2, Cupcakes, and more. They own 132 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 399.11m+ times.
TapNation is on position 9 of the biggest French game publishers. They own 22 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 332.39m+ times.
Yso Corp is on position 10 of the biggest French game publishers. They own 238 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 297.88m+ times.
The following shows which SDKs are most used by France game publishers. To find out which mobile games integrate the following SDK use our App Market Explorer. We have also aggregated the worldwide Top Ad Network SDKs and other categories.
70% of mobile games from French publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 4,442 games. Firebase is a mobile and web application development platform SDK that gives app builders the ability to develop their apps faster, without worrying about infrastructure. It includes functionalities like analytics, databases, messaging and crash reporting so developers can move quickly and focus on their users.
63% of mobile games from French publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 4,007 games. Google Ads AdMob is a mobile advertising platform that enables users to monetize their mobile applications via in-app advertising. AdMob is based on the Google Mobile Ads SDK and serves over 200 billion ad requests a month, with over 1 million advertisers and 1 million apps currently running on the AdMob mobile ad network.
57% of mobile games from French publishers have FMOD integrated. In total 3,594 games.
57% of mobile games from French publishers have Unity3D integrated. In total 3,585 games.
37% of mobile games from French publishers have Unity Ads integrated. In total 2,371 games. The Unity Ads SDK helps publishers integrate especially video advertisements, aimed at maximizing revenue and improving user experience, into their games. Unity Ads gives developers the ability to offer users a variety of rewards in exchange for watching videos, such as additional “life,” currency, score increases, etc.
35% of mobile games from French publishers have Facebook integrated. In total 2,218 games. Facebook offers an SDK that helps app developers build engaging social apps and get more installs. The SDK enables everything from powerful analytics, to Facebook’s secure login feature, to Facebook ads.
29% of mobile games from French publishers have Google Play In-app billing integrated. In total 1,857 games. Google Play In-App Billing is an SDK that lets developers sell digital content on Android applications. It can be used to sell one-time products, rewarded products, subscriptions, and more.
29% of mobile games from French publishers have ZXing integrated. In total 1,837 games. ZXing – also known as “zebra crossing” – is an open-source, multi-format barcode image processing library implemented in Java, with ports to other languages. It supports 1D product, 1D industrial, and 2D barcodes.
28% of mobile games from French publishers have gson integrated. In total 1,770 games. Gson is a Google-developed Java library that app developers can leverage to convert Java Objects into their JSON representation, and vice versa. It works with arbitrary Java objects, including pre-existing objects of which developers do not have the source-code.
24% of mobile games from French publishers have Google Play Game Services integrated. In total 1,548 games. Google Play Game Services is an SDK that provides cross-platform services that gives app developers the ability to easily integrate popular gaming features such as achievements, leaderboards, Saved Games, and real-time multiplayer on their tablet and mobile games.
The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by France mobile games publishers. Use our App Market Explorer to filter the Google Play Store by mobile games with specific permissions.
android.permission.INTERNET makes it possible for app publishers to create network sockets and use custom network protocols within their apps. This permission is not required for internet connection however, as the mobile browser provides all apps with the ability to send data to the internet. 93% of the games from French publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 6,355 games.
The android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission can be leveraged by app developers to enable their apps to view information about network connections. This information includes such things as which networks exist and which already have connections. 86% of the games from French publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 5,899 games.
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK gives apps the ability to prevent the phone they are running on from going into sleep mode. This is good for apps, like YouTube, that get extended periods of engagement that do not necessarily require the user to touch the screen or otherwise interact physically with the device. 53% of the games from French publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 3,615 games.
Apps often advertise other apps. By leveraging com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE apps can make sure that installs of other apps launched via their ads are properly attributed. 44% of the games from French publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 2,982 games.
android.permission.VIBRATE makes it possible for app builders to give their apps control over the vibrating function of the devices they are running on. 41% of the games from French publishers use the Vibration permission. Total 2,806 games.
The com.android.vending.BILLING permission is required for the integration of billing in android applications. 38% of the games from French publishers use the Billing permission. Total 2,619 games.
App publishers can leverage android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE to enable their app to view information about Wi-Fi networking. This includes whether Wi-Fi is enabled and the names of the connected Wi-Fi devices. 38% of the games from French publishers use the Wifi Information Access permission. Total 2,615 games.
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE makes it possible for app developers to enable their apps to modify or delete the contents of users’ SD cards. 32% of the games from French publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 2,211 games.
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED gives apps the ability to start themselves as soon as the system it is running on has finished booting. It should be noted, however, that this can often slow down the phone start time. In addition, it can slow down the device generally by enabling the app to run constantly. 30% of the games from French publishers use the Start At Boot Time permission. Total 2,048 games.
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE can be used within apps to allow them to accept cloud to device messages sent by the app’s service. It should be noted however, that using this service will incur data usage, and malicious apps could cause excess data usage. 23% of the games from French publishers use the Push Notification permission. Total 1,599 games.
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