The Sensor Tower store intelligence platform released the revenue and download rankings of Chinese mobile game products in overseas markets in January 2023. The detailed list changes are as follows.
January mobile game revenue list
In January 2023, Sanqi Interactive Entertainment’s doomsday-themed elimination mobile game “Puzzles & Survival” has stable overseas revenue, and its ranking has further improved by 2 places to No. 2 in the revenue list. According to Sensor Tower store intelligence data, as of the end of January 2023, the cumulative overseas revenue of “Puzzles & Survival” has exceeded US$1 billion, of which Japan and the United States contributed 40% and 36% of the total overseas revenue, respectively.
At the beginning of the new year, “Tomorrow’s Ark” ushered in the update of the Japanese server version. Driven by the side story “Ideal City” and limited-time events, the overseas revenue of this issue increased by 329% month-on-month, and its ranking improved significantly and returned to No. 9 in the revenue list. At the same time Leaping to the top of the list of overseas revenue growth in January 2023.
Thanks to the launch of the New Year’s special event in early January, Lingxi Interactive Entertainment’s Three Kingdoms-themed 4X strategy mobile game “Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition” reached a new peak in daily revenue. In January, overseas revenue continued the growth trend in December last year, with a month-on-month increase of 28%. The ranking rose 10 places to No. 13 on the revenue list.
“Diablo Immortal” (English: Diablo Immortal), jointly launched by Activision Blizzard and NetEase, saw its overseas revenue rise 20% month-on-month this month, and its ranking rose by 6 places to No. 14 in the revenue list. According to Sensor Tower store intelligence data, as of the end of January 2023, the overseas market of “Diablo: Immortal” has attracted nearly 270 million US dollars.
With the arrival of the Lunar New Year, Tencent’s MOBA mobile game “Honor of Kings” launched a variety of New Year-themed activities. In late January 2023, the popularity of “Honor of Kings” in Southeast Asia and China’s Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau markets began to rise, and the overseas revenue of this period increased month-on-month 36%, returning to the 22nd place in the income list.
Growth list of overseas mobile game revenue in January
On January 3, Obsidian Games’ new RPG game “Mosaic Heroes – Free 1024 Draws” traditional version officially landed in overseas markets. With its unique pixel style, rich gameplay and welfare operation mechanism, the game reached the top on the first day of its launch The download list of iPhone mobile games in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau ranks second in the current overseas revenue growth list.
At the end of December 2022, Diandian Interactive launched the post-apocalyptic simulation mobile game “Frozen City” (Chinese: Frozen Age) in overseas markets. Overseas income continues to rise, ranking No. 8 in the growth list, becoming another simulated mobile game under Diandian Interactive that has successfully launched overseas after “Family Farm Adventure”.
Sanqi Interactive Entertainment’s new fantasy adventure-themed MMORPG game “데블M” (English: Devil M) officially landed on the Korean market on January 11. The novel dark mythology setting and exquisite character portraits made the game fiercely competitive from South Korea. The MMORPG mobile game track stood out and was shortlisted for the 8th place in the list of overseas revenue growth in January.
At the beginning of January, the traditional version of the MMORPG mobile game “Tomb Notes” developed by Youzu and published by Gamamobi officially landed in the Chinese Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau markets. With the strong influence of the “Tomb Notes” IP, Sensor Tower application intelligence data shows that the game launched on the first day That is to say, it topped the list of iPhone mobile game downloads in the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets of China, and its overseas revenue in this period increased by nearly 3 times month-on-month, ranking 12th in the growth list.
The new games that entered the growth list for the first time include SHARK ENTERTAINMENT’s MMORPG mobile game “카오스포털: 저승사자” (English: Chaos Portal) and Gacraze Entertainment’s strategy mobile game “The World Is the Game”.
January mobile game download list
The ultra-casual puzzle-solving mobile game “Save the Doge” under Wonder Group has seen a 38% increase in overseas downloads in this issue, and its ranking has risen by 7 places to No. 4 on the download list.
“Magic Princess: Dress Up Games” from YoYo Dress Up Games, “Vlinder Princess Dress up game” from 31 Dress up Games, and “Little Panda: Princess Makeup” from BabyBus Group, and many other princess dress-up and makeup-themed mobile games are very popular The download volume in January rose by 284%, 211% and 99% respectively month-on-month, ranking 6th, 19th and 30th in the download list.
Ivy Mobile’s casual mobile games “Subway Princess Runner”, “Cat Runner: Decorate Home” and “Bubble Shooter – Pop Bubbles” performed well in this issue, ranking 7th, 17th and 22nd in the download list.
This month, Giant Network’s space-themed werewolf killer game “Space Action” has been continuously downloaded in Brazil, Indonesia and other emerging markets. In January, the download volume increased by 41% month-on-month, ranking 21st in the download list for the first time.
