There are over 70 million active gamers in Russia. Astonishingly, some 40 million of these are keen consumers of mobile gaming apps. In other words, Russia is a land of great opportunity for folks working either directly or tangentially in the mobile games space.
In this article, we will provide a number of detailed mobile games statistics and insights into the Russia Android game market with focus on mobile games only. We will cover a number of topics, including: how many Russian game publishers exist on the Google Play Store, how many mobile games they have released, and how Russian 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 Russian 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 3,774 Russian publishers on Google Play out of all 167,536 game publishers. One of the biggest Russian publishers are Dress Up Makeover Girls Games, Kefir!, CarX Technologies LLC, ChaloApps, GDCompany, ForgeGames, Fashion Games for Girls, Anime Dress Up Games, CASUAL AZUR GAMES, Supersonic Studios LTD . Overall 2% of all game publishers on Google Play are from Russia. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.
There are more than 12,059 games from Russian publishers on Google Play out of the 455,430 games. Mobile Games with most downloads of Russian publishers are Durak Online, Standoff 2, Hoosegow: Prison Survival, Hide Online - Hunters vs Props, Chicken Gun, Chibi Doll - Avatar Creator, RCC - Real Car Crash, Бабл Квас, Special Forces Group 2, CarX Highway Racing . 3% of all mobile games on Google Play are from Russian publishers. Filter for mobile games by publisher country with our tool here.
The average rating of 12,059 games from Russian publishers on Google Play is 3.93 out of 5 stars. This is better than the overall average rating of all mobile games which is 3.91. Mobile Games from Russian publishers on Google Play have on average 6,344 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all games, which is 7,245 ratings. Sort by the best rated game or by the game with most ratings directly in our App Market Explorer.
Mobile Games by Russian publishers have an average of 502.78k downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all mobile games which is 554.49k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.
7% of games by Russian publishers are paid. That is a higher value of paid mobile games compared to the overall games, where 4% are paid. 72% of games by Russian publishers include ads. That is a lower value compared to the whole world, where 72% games have ads. 35% of games by Russian publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is higher than the average of 21% of games.
17% of games of Russian publishers are available on both Google Play and iTunes. But overall they put less effort in publishing on both stores, compared to the average publisher with 18%. 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 Russia that accumulated most downloads.
Dress Up Makeover Girls Games is on position 1 of the biggest Russian game publishers. They own 29 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 157.12m+ times.
Kefir! is on position 2 of the biggest Russian game publishers. Kefir! is a game studio famous for its hit games Russian Prison Mafia, Metro 2033, and Eastern Front. They are composed of over 100 talented, young people from all over Russia. Founded in 2009, their offices are located in Volgograd and Saint Petersburg. Kefir! is behind the games Forge of Glory: Match3 MMORPG & Action Puzzle Game, Last Day on Earth: Survival, and Grim Soul: Dark Fantasy Survival. They own 4 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 145.35m+ times.
CarX Technologies, LLC is on position 3 of the biggest Russian game publishers. They own 5 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 136.3m+ times.
ChaloApps is on position 4 of the biggest Russian game publishers. They own 7 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 128.02m+ times.
GDCompany is on position 5 of the biggest Russian game publishers. GDCompany is a developer and publisher of mobile video games with offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. They are a team of talented developers with extensive experience working on AAA-class mobile and console projects. GDCompany has built the games Modern Warplanes: Wargame Shooter PvP Jet Warfare, FightNight Battle Royale: FPS Shooter, WORLD of SUBMARINES: Navy Shooter 3D Wargame, METAL MADNESS PvP: Car Shooter & Twisted Action, and more. They own 16 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 123.23m+ times.
ForgeGames is on position 6 of the biggest Russian game publishers. ForgeGames is a mobile games developer based in Russia. ForgeGames has published the game Special Forces Group 2. They own a single game that has been downloaded more than 119.44m+ times.
Fashion Games for Girls is on position 7 of the biggest Russian game publishers. They own 22 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 116.46m+ times.
Anime Dress Up Games is on position 8 of the biggest Russian game publishers. They own 15 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 113.09m+ times.
CASUAL AZUR GAMES is on position 9 of the biggest Russian game publishers. They own 181 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 105.58m+ times.
Supersonic Studios LTD is on position 10 of the biggest Russian game publishers. They own 55 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 103.5m+ times.
The following shows which SDKs are most used by Russia 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.
64% of mobile games from Russian publishers have FMOD integrated. In total 7,071 games.
64% of mobile games from Russian publishers have Unity3D integrated. In total 7,058 games.
60% of mobile games from Russian publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 6,702 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.
58% of mobile games from Russian publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 6,433 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.
39% of mobile games from Russian publishers have Unity Ads integrated. In total 4,279 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.
26% of mobile games from Russian publishers have Google Play In-app billing integrated. In total 2,841 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.
25% of mobile games from Russian publishers have Google Play Game Services integrated. In total 2,732 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.
24% of mobile games from Russian publishers have Google Drive integrated. In total 2,693 games. The Google Drive SDK makes it possible for app developers to create mobile, web, and desktop apps that leverage Google Drive cloud storage. This includes reading, writing, and syncing files in Google Drive.
24% of mobile games from Russian publishers have Facebook integrated. In total 2,631 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.
19% of mobile games from Russian publishers have ZXing integrated. In total 2,146 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.
The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by Russia 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 Russian publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 11,257 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. 87% of the games from Russian publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 10,544 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. 51% of the games from Russian publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 6,128 games.
The com.android.vending.BILLING permission is required for the integration of billing in android applications. 43% of the games from Russian publishers use the Billing permission. Total 5,225 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. 37% of the games from Russian publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 4,502 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. 29% of the games from Russian publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 3,452 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. 28% of the games from Russian publishers use the Vibration permission. Total 3,353 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. 26% of the games from Russian publishers use the Start At Boot Time permission. Total 3,150 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. 26% of the games from Russian publishers use the Wifi Information Access permission. Total 3,139 games.
The android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission allows app developers to enable their apps to read the contents of user SD cards. 18% of the games from Russian publishers use the Read External Storage permission. Total 2,184 games.
42matters tracks everything from 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.
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