data.ai released a list of the top 30 Chinese game manufacturers and applications for overseas revenue in January 2023. The details are as follows:
In January 2023, the revenue rankings of Chinese game manufacturers and applications going overseas were released. The top five in the revenue list of game manufacturers (in order of ranking) are Tencent, Mihayou, 37 Interactive Entertainment, IM30, and Lilith. Compared with December last year, the top five rankings on the list have not changed. At the top of the list, Youxing Network performed outstandingly, advancing 10 places to sixth on the list. The sharp increase in the ranking is mainly due to the outstanding performance of its two games “Tomorrow’s Ark” and “Blue Archive” in terms of revenue. Among them, “Blue Archive” has excellent revenue in the Japanese market, and the monthly growth rate in January is as high as 229%.
At the waist position of the list, More2 Game is the most eye-catching, and it is also the game manufacturer with the fastest climbing ranking this month, rising 98 places to the seventeenth on the list. Its new game “Mosaic Heroes”, released in January 2023, is an idle role-playing (RPG) game. Markets with the highest revenues currently include Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United States, Malaysia and Macau. The revenue performance of More2 Game’s other dating (simulation) game “Popping Star” is also worthy of attention, with a monthly growth of 40%. Since the game was released in November 2020, the current highest-grossing markets include Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United States, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Music Elements and Xinghe Mutual Entertainment each advanced by 3 places, to the nineteenth and twentieth on the list respectively. Le Elements’ idol training simulation game “Idol Dream Festival 2” (Ensemble Stars Music) saw revenue growth of 12% this month. Xinghe Interactive Entertainment released a brand new 4X marching battle game – “Nations of Darkness” in January this year. It currently has the highest revenue in the US, Germany, UK, France and Canada markets. Another high-growth game under Xinghe Interactive Entertainment, “Vương Quc Kiến – Gamota” performed equally well in terms of revenue, with a monthly growth rate of 133%, and currently has the highest revenue in the Vietnamese market.
At the end of the list, Lemon Microfun moved up 3 places to No. 26. Its merger (elimination) game “Gossip Harbor” (Gossip Harbor) saw a significant increase in revenue this month, as high as 49%. Another high-growth game of Lemon Microfun is “Seaside Escape”, with a monthly growth rate of 637%. The game has entered the market since October 2022, and the current highest-grossing markets include the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, and Australia. The ranking of Xindong.com moved up 4 places, and its action role-playing game “Torchlight: Infinite” (Torchlight: Infinite) grew by 251% month-on-month, helping Xindong.com successfully broke into the top 30 Chinese game manufacturers in January 2023. Since entering the market in October last year, the game is currently the highest-grossing market in Taiwan, South Korea, the United States, Hong Kong and Japan.
According to the estimated data of data.ai, in January 2023, the top positions in the list of overseas game application revenue will be “Yuan Shen” by Mihayou, “GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE” (GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE) released by Tencent and Tencent’s PUBG MOBILE ranks in the top three respectively. Among them, the team battle RPG game “Goddess of Victory: Nicky” was first launched in November 2022. Driven by popular markets such as Japan, South Korea, the United States, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, the revenue in January increased by 21%. At the top of the list, “Survivor!.io”, “Age of Z Origins”, “Mobile Legends: Bang Bang” and other games have steadily risen in the rankings. Among them, the 4X marching combat game “Top War: Battle Game” (Top War: Battle Game) performed more prominently, ranking up 3 places to ninth. The game was released in May 2019 and is popular in the United States, Japan, South Korea, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Driven by the market, revenue in January increased by 22%.
At the waist position of the list, Lingxi Huyu’s “Three Kingdoms Tactics” (Three Kingdoms Tactics) ranked 5th to twelfth. The game is currently very popular in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Singapore, with revenue growth of up to 44% in January. The two games “Blue Archive” and “Tomorrow’s Ark” performed most prominently, and their rankings rose the most in the January list. The team battle role-playing (RPG) game “Blue Archive” advanced 22 places to No. 14. The game is currently very popular in markets such as Japan, South Korea, the United States, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The tower defense role-playing (RPG) game “Tomorrow’s Ark” ranked 28th to 15th. Since the game was released in January 2020, the current highest-grossing markets include Japan, the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, Canada, and Driven by these popular markets, the game’s monthly revenue has grown by as much as 305%.
At the end of the list, the ranking of the old game “Sword and Expedition” (AFK Arena) moved up 5 places to No. 28. This is a casual RPG game published overseas by Lilith. It currently has the best revenue performance in markets such as the United States, South Korea, Germany, Japan, and Taiwan, with revenue growth of 19% in January. The performance of “Honkai Impact 3” has attracted attention, and its ranking has advanced 12 places to No. 30. Driven by popular markets such as Japan, the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, the game’s monthly revenue has increased by 64% .
