Superstar Session: Introducing Benchmarks+ Performance Insights for 1.2bn Monthly Players

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Benchmarks+ platform analyzes 87,000 games, 150 million transactions and 16 billion sessions monthly and presents 1.2 billion monthly players and top 5% insights across 2016–2019. Findings show whales spend ~20% more industry‑wide since 2016 and ~50% more in card/casino, with some casino ARPPU around $150, retention day‑1 stable but day‑7 falling and lifetimes compressing from months to weeks. Recommendation: prioritize IAP experiments and prototype inserting social casino mechanics.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:15Game Analytics
3. 2:13Revenue
4. 3:57Genres
5. 7:30Retention
6. 8:27Lifetime
7. 10:06Data
8. 11:20Games

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