Top 10 Publishers by Puzzle Games Revenue (2015-2025)

1️⃣ King
The all-time Puzzle king (literally) is King! The publisher never (!) gave up its #1 spot, growing iAP revenue from $126M in Jan 2015 to $13B by Jan 2025, driven by Candy Crush Saga 🚀

2️⃣ Playrix
Next up is Playrix — joined the top club in 2016 with Gardenscapes and stole the #2 spot by 2020. It hasn’t budged since, hitting $12B lifetime iAP by Jan 2025 🏡

3️⃣ GungHo
Also holding a spot in the top 3 since 2015 is GungHo with the legendary Puzzle & Dragons. While the game isn’t as popular as it once was, the publisher’s revenue growth is still notable: from $75M to $4.2B in iAP by Jan 2025 🐉

4️⃣ Line
Line, powered by LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum (which brings in 48% of its puzzle revenue), started at #3 with $59M and grew to $3.7B — now sitting at #4💡

5️⃣ Dream Games
And a fresh face at the top — Dream Games. The studio entered the scene in Aug 2023 and already climbed to #5. All thanks to Royal… well, you know the rest 😉

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