Genshin Impact, the free-to-play anime-style RPG, has made a huge amount of money so far. Having only been released about two months ago,miHoYo’s mobile version of the game has raked in almost $400 million USD.
Originally released on July 23, 2025,Genshin Impactexploded in popularity. It is already being called one of thebest mobile game of 2020, as thousands of fans have flocked to it this year. During just the first week of its release, it was downloaded 17 million times and made $60 million USD, and now it has climbing the charts for revenue in spite of being released so late into the year.
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From its release on September 28 until now,Genshin Impacthas made $393 million on first-party Android and iPhones through the app store, according to mobile market analytics platform Sensor Tower. This doesn’t include third-party Android or any money made on PlayStation or PC. It’s estimated thatGenshin Impacthas made about $6 million per dayon first-party mobile devices, which excludes much of the Chinese Android market, consoles, and computer players.
It is second for earnings across mobile in that time period according to Sensor Tower, beat out only byHonor of Kings. Third in line wasPUBG Mobilewith $384 million, followed byPokemon GOat $238 million andCoin Masterat$229 million. Mobile games are making a lot of money this year after the coronavirus pandemic left many with a lot of free time. It means many mobile offerings will be pulling in more money than ever, even after a title likePokemon GOmade more than $1 billion in revenue in 2019.
Genshin Impacts’popularity mainly comes from how well-crafted the game itself is, according to many fans. Between its graphics, interesting characters, mechanics, and responsive updating,Genshin Impactis one of the best co-op, mobile, and RPG games out there right now, and it is the fastest-growing Chinese IP ever.
The game will most likely continue to grow. Between adding new characters, updates, and adjustments like thebig recent update 1.1 forGenshin Impact, as well as announced massive expansions to the map and story planned in the near future, there seems to be no end toGenshin Impacts’potential. Developer miHoYo seems to have figured out the formula for a great RPG that happens to be available on mobile, and that’s great news for its bottom line and future expansions for fans.
Genshin Impactis available for Mobile, PC, and PS4.
