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Clash Royale

Game · 2016 · Niche

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Supercell's Clash Royale grossed an estimated $1 billion in less than 12 months.

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Numbers

Seed to peak
8 weeks
Jan 4 ’16 to Mar 2 ’16
Platforms
5
Started on App stores
Origin
Mixed
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Controversy

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Supercell soft-launched Clash Royale on iOS in markets including New Zealand and Canada on January 4, 2016. It launched worldwide on March 2 with an App Store feature and hit No. 1 on US iPhone within 12 hours. Sensor Tower estimated over $1 billion gross in its first year.

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  1. January 2016

    Supercell seed · Jan 4 ’16

    Supercell soft-launched Clash Royale on iOS in markets including New Zealand and Canada.[1]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. PlayClashOfClans platform jump · Jan 4 ’16

    Pocket Gamer linked a hands-on video by the fan channel PlayClashOfClans.[1]

  3. February 2016

    Supercell platform jump · Feb 16 ’16

    Clash Royale soft-launched on Android in Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and NZ.[17]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 1 event · Added 1 source · Added 1 number · Score 21 → 34
  2. 2026-10-13Added: 16 events, 14 sources · Score 21
Origin
Mixed
Sector
Gaming
Region
Global
Reported figure
—
Evidence
Grade B

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Wikipedia views · Google searchesAug ’15Mar ’16MayOctMay ’17Sep ’18Nov ’19Feb ’21Aug ’22Feb ’24Sep ’25PeakApp storesYouTubePressOpen webX
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  1. January 2016

    Supercell seed · Jan 4 ’16

    Supercell soft-launched Clash Royale on iOS in markets including New Zealand and Canada.[1]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. PlayClashOfClans platform jump · Jan 4 ’16

    Pocket Gamer linked a hands-on video by the fan channel PlayClashOfClans.[1]

  3. February 2016

    Supercell platform jump · Feb 16 ’16

    Clash Royale soft-launched on Android in Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and NZ.[17]

  1. owner response · Mar 2 ’16

  2. peak · Mar 2 ’16

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