Destiny Rising Revenue Crashes 97% as Downloads Fall 96.5% From Launch Peak – Report

Destiny: Rising revenue and downloads have dropped sharply from their September 2025 peak, according to SensorTower data, as the whole Destiny IP faces an uncertain future.

Destiny: Rising, the mobile Destiny spin-off from NetEase and Bungie, has been getting a steady stream of updates over the past few months. The latest patches added events like the Exotic Star event, a path to unlock Bad Juju, leaderboard titles, and more balance fixes. Season 4 also brought wider changes, including adjustments to character access and reward systems.

So the game is not sitting still. NetEase is clearly still trying to improve the experience and keep active players engaged. But on the revenue and downloads side, things are not looking good at all.

Destiny: Rising Revenue And Downloads Have Fallen Hard Since September

According to SensorTower data (via GachaRevenue), Destiny: Rising hit its best month in September 2025. The game made $11.1 million globally that month. After that, the fall was sharp.

Here is the global revenue data (in USD) from the report:

• August 2025: $2.032 million
• September 2025: $11.130 million
• October 2025: $3.855 million
• November 2025: $1.761 million
• December 2025: $1.357 million
• January 2026: $643,500
• February 2026: $388,500
• March 2026: $357,000
• April 2026: $329,500

That means global revenue for Destiny Rising dropped from $11.1 million in September 2025 to $329,500 in April 2026. That is a fall of roughly 97% from the game’s September peak.

The downloads data tells a similar story. Destiny: Rising had its biggest install month in September 2025, with 1.8 million global downloads. After that, the number kept sliding.

Here is the global downloads data:

• August 2025: 732,000
• September 2025: 1.815 million
• October 2025: 702,000
• November 2025: 312,000
• December 2025: 210,000
• January 2026: 158,000
• February 2026: 73,000
• March 2026: 83,000
• April 2026: 63,000

From September to April, global downloads dropped from 1.81 million to 63,000, a fall of around 96.5%. The simple read here is that Destiny: Rising did have a strong early launch moment, but it has not kept that same level of interest, which could be because of the overal fatigue with the franchise itself.

Earlier this year, NetEase announced that it’s moving away from the gacha mechanic for the game and moving toward a Character Fragment model. Under this system, players can collect fragments over time and use them to directly unlock certain characters. It gives players a clearer path to the characters they want, instead of leaving everything fully up to luck.

This also comes at a rough time for the Destiny IP as a whole. Earlier this week, Bungie announced that Destiny 2 will receive its final live-service content update on June 9, 2026, with the game staying playable after that. That leaves the future of Destiny in a very uncertain place.

Reports suggest the company is preparing for a “significant” round of layoffs after Destiny 2 development ends following the June 9 update. At the moment, there is reportedly no Destiny 3 in development, and no other greenlit projects ready to absorb the Destiny 2 team.

What do you think? Can Destiny: Rising recover from this kind of drop, or is the mobile game already past its biggest moment? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!