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April 27, 2026

Surfer Spending

Subway Surfers City runs towards $2m in player spending in two months

The endless runner more than doubled the original Subway Surfer’s player spending over the same period, but the classic has far higher ad revenue potential

April 8, 2026

Chart Rankings

March 2026 mobile game charts: Brawl Stars revenue rises nearly 50%

A deep dive into the global mobile game rankings across the App Store and Google Play

March 26, 2026

New Offerings

Sybo adds permanent competitive race mode to Subway Surfers after player demand

New Showdown mode allows up to six players to compete in real-time races

February 12, 2026

Industry Views

From short-term to sustainable mobile game design in a shifting market

Sybo CEO Mathias Gredal Nørvig and Izyplay CEO Everton Baumgarten Vieira share their views on growth challenges and opportunities in mobile games

January 15, 2026

City Expansion

How Subway Surfers City aims to expand the franchise with unique ways to play

Sybo studio director Rafael Rodrigues discusses expectations for the new spinoff title launching on February 26th, 2026

January 15, 2026

Subway Surfers City

Subway Surfers City opens pre-registrations ahead of February launch

The "next chapter" for the Subway Surfers IP will release on February 26th, 2026

December 5, 2025

New Games

New release roundup: Subway Surfers+, Monument Valley 3, Hello Kitty and Friends World, and more

We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week

November 17, 2025

Hot Five

Hot Five: Subway Surfers+ coming to Apple Arcade, Ubisoft postpones H1 earnings call, and Krafton offers voluntary resignations

Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz

November 14, 2025

New Offerings

Sybo to launch Subway Surfers+ expansion on Apple Arcade 

Subway Surfers+ arrives December 4th, 2025

November 12, 2025

Partnership Extension

Poki expands Sybo partnership to bring more Subway Surfers titles to the web

The original Subway Surfers has surpassed 1.7bn plays on Poki since its web debut

October 16, 2025

Crossovers

SYBO teams up with Innersloth to bring Among Us into Subway Surfers for the first time

The crossover launches October 20th and runs for three weeks, ending November 3rd, 2025

September 4, 2025

Crossovers

SYBO teams up with Supercell for Subway Surfers and Brawl Stars crossover event

The four-week event brings themed unlockables, new modes, and exclusive content to both games

August 14, 2025

Crossovers

Subway Surfers and 8 Ball Pool unite for their first-ever crossover event

Month-long collaboration features exclusive themed content, characters, and rewards

June 3, 2025

Surfing In The Sun

Subway Surfers heads to Barcelona in new World Tour event

The in-game setting has been chosen for the 201st World Tour, and happens to coincide with PGC Barcelona 2025

May 8, 2025

Teenage Time

Subway Surfers is entering its "teenage years" with 200th World Tour destination for 13th anniversary

Starting in an in-game Copenhagen, players will be able to unlock 21 other cities during the event

April 22, 2025

Earth Day

Subway Surfers, Monument Valley 3, Pikmin Bloom: The mobile games raising awareness on Earth Day 2025

Various mobile developers have launched new content to celebrate and raise awareness for Earth Day

April 9, 2025

Earth Day

PlanetPlay launches Earth Day 2025 campaign with Sybo, Niantic, Sir Ian Livingstone and others

Livingstone and other celebrity ambassadors have been confirmed ahead of the 55th Earth Day on April 22nd

March 31, 2025

Hot Five

Hot Five: GDC takeaways, Nintendo Today app launches, and Honkai: Star Rail’s race to $2bn on mobile

Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz

March 27, 2025

Crossovers

Subway Surfers and Crossy Road collide in first-ever crossover event

Event will include limited edition crossover characters and other surprises

January 21, 2025

Pgc London 2025

"Almost all" Subway Surfers installs are organic: Building a brand with "snackable" gameplay and memes

Sybo senior brand manager Adam Collier shared tips and tricks to building a hit brand at PGC London

August 22, 2024

A Meat-free Mission

Subway Surfers supports Playing for the Planet with in-game veggie event

Sybo hopes to see players ditch the meat and eat more plant-based meals

August 13, 2024

Test Of Time

SYBO’s CEO Mathias Gredal Nørvig on Subway Surfers 12 year run

Subway Surfers recently celebrated its 12 year anniversary with a return to its classic look

July 19, 2024

Five New Games

New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Subway Surfers City to Lego Play

We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business

May 9, 2024

Blast From The Past

Subway Surfers Classic update set to take players back to the game's origins

The new update will bring new playable characters to the game as paying homage to its dedicated community

March 22, 2024

Job News

SYBO appoints Niklas Orup as new Subway Surfers game director

He's the new boss of the world's most downloaded endless runner having previously worked at King on titles such as Bubble Witch 3 Saga

March 18, 2024

Powering Prototypes

Game development time slowed in 2023 despite AI tech, but 71% celebrate its strengths

Unity’s Gaming Report 2024 reveals a slowdown from 218 days to 304 in average development

February 23, 2024

Out Now

Sybo's Mathias Gredal Nørvig and Playmob's Jude Ower talk Gaming For Good

The Sybo CEO and Playmob founder's new book is an eco call-to-arms with contributions from Phil Spencer, Ilkka Paananen, John Hanke, Robert Antokol, Rob Small and more

January 10, 2024

Sybo Celebration

Subway Surfers character crafting compo brings winning design in-game for 12th anniversary

Sybo’s endless runner is approaching 12 years, with a Craft-a-Character competition to celebrate

January 4, 2024

Who's At The Show

A masterclass in gaming excellence: Gain insights from industry titans this month

Sharing knowledge and inspiring success: Learn from the masters at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2024, the premier gaming event of the year!

November 14, 2023

Surf's Up

Best of PGC London: The Subway Surfers Story

We take a look back and the best and most viewed talks from past years at Pocket Gamer Connects London

October 9, 2023

Collaborations

Subway Surfers collaborate with Universal Pictures for Back to the Future crossover

The classic film will be the first multimedia collaboration that Subway Surfers has introduced

August 8, 2023

Collaborations

Subway Surfers to mobilise players in conservation efforts

Sybo has also donated a fixed amount of $25,000 to various efforts

June 30, 2023

Pride Month

The power of Pride and the state of inclusivity in gaming

As Pride Month ends we discuss why representing the queer community is important. And where companies still need to improve

June 26, 2023

Features

Subway Surfers to introduce first AR features into the long-running title

Sybo introduced the “Subway Studio” feature as part of their latest update

June 5, 2023

Partnerships

SYBO to run “biggest activation yet” for Pride Month

The developer will be partnering with numerous charities for the event

May 23, 2023

Spreading Sustainability

10 Weeks To Save the Games Industry - The Final Episode

The journey reaches an end with a recap of the 38 incredible games industry figures that took part across 10 weeks of travels

May 19, 2023

Q&a

Sybo and Outplay on the collaboration behind Subway Surfers Blast

We caught up with Sybo and Outplay CEOs Mathias Gredal Nørvig and Douglas Hare on the latest addition to the Subway Surfers franchise

May 15, 2023

Interview

Sybo's game director Eoin O’Doherty talks Subway Surfers on the game's anniversary

We talk Blast, Tag and all things Subway Surfers as the game elebrates it's 11th anniversary

May 15, 2023

Anniversaries

Sybo celebrates 11th anniversary with Hoverboard Hunt event

The Subway Surfers creators have teamed up with real world attractions in Copenhagen

April 24, 2023

Successful Surfing

Subway Surfers Blast launches in first partnership between Sybo and Outplay Entertainment

The fourth entry in the franchise changes gameplay to puzzle-adventure genre

March 30, 2023

Subway Surfers

Sybo talks “evergreen” Subway Surfers success

CEO Mathias Gredal Nørvig discussed the success of the game at GDC

March 20, 2023

Milestones

Subway Surfers hits 4bn downloads

Sybo’s hit endless runner hits a new milestone and doesn’t look set to slow down anytime soon

March 14, 2023

Appointments

Sybo appoints new CMO Philip Hickey

The Seriously veteran will take on the role of chief marketing officer

February 21, 2023

Playing For The Planet

In-game climate positive action boosts revenue and engagement

A new report by PlanetPlay shows that environmental content can benefit game makers and the planet

February 7, 2023

Mobile Masterworks

Mobile Masterworks: Subway Surfers

More than ten years and billions of downloads after its initial release, Sybo’s Subway Surfers remains an enduring classic of the mobile genre. So what’s the story behind it?

February 2, 2023

Data

Google Play and iOS App Store reached 142 billion downloads in 2022

According to the latest data, first-party app stores reached 142 billion downloads in 2022, with games still dominating

December 2, 2022

Hires

SYBO appoints Rovio Vet, Philip Hickey, as new Chief Marketing Officer

Philip Hickey will replace outgoing Naz Amarchi-Cuevas, as Chief Marketing Officer at SYBO

September 27, 2022

Play 2 Plant

Sybo continues to fight climate change with Play2Plant event

SYBO launches first-ever Times Square billboard and Subway Surfers goes truly evergreen as gamers plant 500K trees with Ecologi

September 9, 2022

July Charts

Uma Musume Pretty Derby raced into July’s charts

Stumble Guys unseated Subway Surfers as the month’s most downloaded iOS title

June 25, 2022

Monumental Deal

Miniclip to acquire Subway Surfers studio Sybo

Mobile acquisition is “the biggest deal in European mobile games this year”