Free Fire Wins On-going Mobile Game of the Year
Garena Free Fire has been named On-going Mobile Game of the Year at the GamingonPhone Awards 2026, according to an official announcement dated November 12, 2026, from Singapore. The recognition, the announcement says, marks the game's continued success in holding a global audience nearly a decade after launch. The official awards results are published on the GamingonPhone Awards 2026 page. The notice does not list an embargo.
The announcement says the sixth edition of the awards was held on October 28 in Bangkok, Thailand, and honored games, developers, publishers, and industry figures across 28 categories, with more than 250 industry professionals in attendance. The official awards page also lists Free Fire as the winner in the On-going Mobile Game of the Year category.
Free Fire launched in 2017 and, according to the announcement, has grown through new gameplay, collaborations with globally recognized franchises, and a large esports program. The release says the game's 10th anniversary arrives in 2027, and that Garena plans to mark the milestone with its player community while sharing more of what comes next. In a company description included with the release, Garena cites Sensor Tower App Performance Insights in saying Free Fire has been the most downloaded mobile game in its genre for seven consecutive years, and that the title has also ranked as the world's most downloaded mobile game across multiple years since 2019. Those claims are attributed to the announcement and were not independently audited here.
The game is available from the official Free Fire site, the App Store, and Google Play. Garena, part of Sea Limited, also publishes licensed titles such as Arena of Valor and Call of Duty: Mobile in selected markets, according to the announcement, and organizes major esports events.