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71% -- increased likelihood of third purchase for users making second purchase 8-14 days after first (2025)
Users of mid-core and hardcore gaming apps who made a second in-app purchase between 8 and 14 days after their first were 71% more likely to make a third purchase.
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Adikteev
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https://www.pocketgamer.biz/64-percent-of-hardcore-and-mid-core-paying-users-generate-97-percent-of-… ↗
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64% of hardcore and mid-core paying users generate 97% of revenue-Are you leveraging your gaming app audience?
64% of hardcore and mid-core paying users generate 97% of revenue-Are you leveraging your gaming app audience?
New research from Adikteev delves into the mid-core and hardcore gaming market offering insight into maximising marketing strategies for game developers and publishers.
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users making second purchase 8-14 days after first: 71% increased likelihood of third purchase. Source: Adikteev (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/second-purchase-8-14-days-third-likelihood
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/second-purchase-8-14-days-third-likelihood" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>71%</strong> -- increased likelihood of third purchase for users making second purchase 8-14 days after first<br><small>Source: Adikteev (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/second-purchase-8-14-days-third-likelihood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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