data.ai released a list of the top 30 Chinese game manufacturers and applications for overseas revenue in December 2022. The details are as follows:
In December, the Chinese game manufacturers and application revenue rankings were released. The top five game manufacturers (in order of ranking) are Tencent, Mihayou, 37 Interactive Entertainment, IM30, and Lilith. Compared with November, the top three positions on the list have not changed, and IM30 has risen by one place to fourth. In the top position of the list, IGG performed more prominently, advancing 2 places and breaking into the top ten. IGG’s 4X marching battle game “Lords Mobile” (Lords Mobile) held a limited-time discount in its item store in the last week of December (12/21-12/28), and matched with the corresponding live broadcast event, so that players have the opportunity to win Gifts and game currency. During the event, their revenue reached its highest value in the past six months, with “Lords Mobile” (Lords Mobile) jumping 10% in global revenue in December.
At the waist of the list, Lingxi Interactive Entertainment has risen two places to twelfth with the outstanding performance of the “Three Kingdoms” series of games in terms of revenue. ByteDance continued its good performance last month, and its ranking continued to advance, ranking thirteenth on the list. Since November 2022, “Marvel Snap” operated by it has surpassed “Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft” and “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links” to become the world’s No. One trading card game, the monthly revenue in December 2022 will increase by 40% month-on-month.
Among the top 30 players on the list, Zilong Game has improved the most, and its ranking has risen by 14 places to 25th. The substantial increase in revenue was mainly due to its tactical RPG game “Archeland” released for the Korean market. The game was launched on December 7 and ranked first in the list of popular games downloaded in December in the Korean market, and ranked No. 1 in the list of popular games in terms of revenue. Eight.
At the end of the list, Kunlun Tech is also worthy of attention. The ranking has advanced by 6 places, breaking into the top 30 game manufacturers’ revenue list in December. Its game “The Legend of Neverland” was launched in Japan on December 13, 2022, and it climbed to the top of the iOS & Google Play game downloads in the Japanese market on the day it went live. The game is currently one of the most successful MMORPG games by overseas game publishers in South Korea, ranking third, second only to 37 Interactive Entertainment’s “Castle in the Sky” and 4399 “Crasher: Origin”.
According to data.ai’s estimated data, in December, Mihayou’s “Yuan Shen” and Tencent’s “PUBG MOBILE” ranked at the top of the list of overseas game application revenue. ,second. “Age of Z Origins” and “Last Fortress: Underground” performed outstandingly, advancing 3 places each, ranking eighth and ninth respectively. The 4X marching combat game “Age of Z Origins” under Kemu Games had the most outstanding performance in December. Through holding festival-themed activities and publicity, the game’s revenue increased by 20% month-on-month.
At the waist position of the list, the rankings of many games such as “Rise of Empire” and “Knives Out” have risen steadily, among which “MARVEL SNAP” has advanced 4 places to the fifteenth. “Three Kingdoms Tactics” (Three Kingdoms·Strategy Edition) ranked 8th to 17th. The game’s revenue in overseas markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Southeast Asia has increased by more than 70% month on month. Among them, the Taiwan market contributed the most to the growth, mainly due to the game’s second anniversary theme server commemoration event. The ranking of the idol training simulation game “Ensemble Stars Music” advanced 7 places to No. 19. The game held a limited-time event in the Japanese market in early December. On the day when the event ended on December 14, “Ensemble Stars Music” successfully rose to the iOS App Store No. 1 game revenue list in Japan.
At the end of the list, the rankings of many games have risen significantly. “WARPATH” ranks up 8 places to No. 24. “WARPATH” is a 4X marching game. It is currently the most popular in the three major markets of the United States, Germany and Vietnam. The global revenue of this game in December is more than 1 Monthly growth of 30%. “Azur Lane” ranked No. 1 on the December chart, rising 15 places to No. 27. “Azur Lane”, an RPG team battle game, helped its Japanese market revenue peak in December with the launch of the game’s “2023 New Year Invitation” event on December 23. At the same time, driven by the revenue in Japan and the United States, the revenue of “Azur Lane” outside the Chinese market increased by more than 75%. The performance of Diandian Interactive’s idle RPG game “Valor Legends: Eternity” is also noteworthy. Its ranking rose 10 places to No. 28. The game’s global revenue increased by 50% in December. Among them, the growth of the South Korean market is the most prominent, ranking sixth in the list of popular game downloads in South Korea, and ranking sixteenth in the list of popular games in terms of revenue.
