Industry · Market data & sales · published 2026-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 · via MobileGamer.biz

Weekly data round-up: Circle Games funding, August charts, Japan market, H5 gaming

This weekly data round-up covers Circle Games' $25m Series A led by Tencent, August's top mobile earners, and Japan's 2026 market figures. SocialPeta data showed Gossip Harbor leading App Store revenue and Roblox leading Google Play revenue, while Sensor Tower reported Japan's mobile IAP revenue fell 5.1% to over $10bn. Newzoo and Google also found that 46% of online consumers aged 13-55 play browser-based H5 games monthly.

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Circle Games' Series A attracted Tencent as lead plus e2vc, Bitkraft Ventures, APY Ventures and a16z Speedrun. AppMagic estimates place Sort Express, its biggest release, at roughly $5.8m in in-app purchases since early 2025. In August, SocialPeta ranked Gossip Harbor first on App Store revenue and Roblox first on Google Play; Fate/Grand Order rose 548.9% month over

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