Pokémon Go

BUDGET: never disclosed by Niantic, Nintendo, The Pokemon Company or Scopely - documented-empty. What IS official is Niantic's funding: a $30M Series A in October 2015 from Google, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company ($20M upfront plus $10M milestone-conditioned), followed by $200M (2017), $245M (2019, at a $3.7B valuation) and $300M (2021, at $9B). REVENUE: the headline figure is a THIRD-PARTY ESTIMATE. Sensor Tower put lifetime player spending at $6.0B by June 2022; AppMagic reports ~$6.31B lifetime with $525.6M in 2025. Both trackers cover only App Store and Google Play in-app purchases, so they UNDERSTATE the true total - since the Pokemon GO Web Store launched in 2024 a meaningful share of spending bypasses them, which is why Scopely could report a 2025 "series high" while tracker data showed a decline. The two trackers also disagree on the peak year (SuperData: 2020 at $1.92B; AppMagic: 2021). OFFICIAL figures only: 500M+ downloads (The Pokemon Company); five Guinness World Records set in month one including $206.5M first-month revenue and $100M in 20 days; 100M+ unique players in 2024 and 20M weekly actives (Scopely). CAUTION: Scopely's June 2026 statement that revenue "exceeded $1 billion USD" in 2025 is a COMBINED figure for Pokemon GO, Pikmin Bloom and Monster Hunter Now together - several outlets misreported it as Pokemon GO alone. SALE: Scopely (Savvy Games Group / Saudi PIF) acquired Niantic's games division for $3.5 billion, announced 12 March 2025 and closed 29 May 2025. TIME TO BEAT: deliberately empty. Pokemon GO is an endless live-service game with no campaign, ending or credits roll - HowLongToBeat carries no meaningful completion time.