According to the top 30 Chinese non-game manufacturers and application overseas revenue list released by data.ai in December 2022, the top four non-game manufacturers revenue list (in order of ranking) are ByteDance, Huanju Group, Tencent, Meitu , no change in ranking compared to November. In the top position of the list, Weipai moved up 3 places and got fifth place. The rise in the ranking is mainly due to WePlay, a highly innovative social app owned by Weipai, where users can play a series of party games through voice and chat. In terms of revenue, “WePlay” currently has the largest overseas markets in Taiwan, Japan and the United States. In December, the app’s chat game will undergo a series of improvements and new features will be launched. At the same time, the 2022 Grand Prix event will be held in the Japanese market to provide users with Limited offers and contests. With the help of “SUGO: Random Chat, Make Friends”, Newborn City Technology continued the good performance of last month, and the ranking maintained its upward momentum, advancing 2 places to get seventh. In December, Newborn City Technology’s global revenue increased by 7%, driven by the US, Saudi Arabia and Japan markets.
In the waist position of the list, Kuaishou’s ranking rose by 2 places to nineteenth. As of December 2022, after surpassing the United States and Taiwan in October 2021, Kuaishou currently has the best revenue performance in Brazil. In December, the app saw the most new downloads in Pakistan, followed by Brazil and Indonesia, a sign of how Kuaishou will prioritize high-growth emerging markets going forward. Wondershare Technology performed more prominently, and its ranking rose by 3 places to No. 20. “FilmoraGo” is a video editing application under Wondershare Technology, and the revenue of this application increased by 12% month-on-month. As of December, “FilmoraGo” has reached No. 1 in daily gross revenue in at least 54 markets in the iOS App Store, and the US, UK, India, Brazil, and Mexico are the most popular markets for its revenue share.
At the end of the list, Michong Technology and TP-LINK have seen the biggest rise in ranking, moving up 3 places, ranking 22nd and 24th on the list respectively. The entertainment application “Haochang Party” (National Party) operated by Michong Technology helps users make real-time karaoke friends. The app’s revenue grew 8% month-over-month, led by two major markets, Taiwan and the United States. TP-LINK’s revenue growth was mainly due to its app “Tp-Link Tapo”, which saw a 22% increase in revenue in December. Currently, the UK is its largest market. Yearly subscription renewals contributed significantly to revenue growth, with in-app purchase (IAP) revenue “Tapo Care Premium (Yearly) – £97.99” jumping 18% in the iOS App Store and accounting for more than 20% of its revenue share in the UK.
In December’s ranking of China’s non-game manufacturers’ application revenue, “TikTok” topped the list and “BIGO LIVE” ranked second, unchanged from November. At the top of the list, the ranking of “WePlay” rose by 1 to the third place. “Remini” (You and Me Back then) performed very well, rising 3 places to tenth. “Remini” (You and I) is a photo editing application, the main function is to help users restore the quality of photos and videos through AI technology. The app was updated in December, adding a new feature “AI avatar”. “Remini” (You and Me) revenue grew 25% month-on-month, led by the US, Japan, and Brazil markets. In the U.S., the IAP “Remini Pro Weekly – $4.99” in the iOS app store saw the largest increase in subscription revenue, which was 3.3 times the IAP’s revenue in the previous month.
At the waist position of the list, “MeituPic” (Meitu Xiuxiu) has the largest increase in the ranking in December, advancing 5 places to No. 20. Driven by markets in Taiwan, the United States and Thailand, the app continued its good performance from last month, with revenue growing 37% month-on-month. In December 2022, “MeituPic” released the “AI Art” function, which can generate creative anime-style photos with just one click. This helped the app jump to No. 3 in the download ranking of non-game apps in the US iOS App Store in the first week of December (2022/12/4-2022/12/10), an increase of more than 320 places compared to the previous week . At the same time, the purchase volume of “MeituPic”‘s annual subscription “Annual Auto-Renewal VIP-$33.99” in the US iOS App Store soared by 13% compared with the previous month.
At the end of the list, the performance of “Resso” has attracted attention, and its ranking has risen by 3 places to No. 28. This is a music and audio app developed by Moon Video, a subsidiary of ByteDance. The revenue of this app has declined slightly after peaking in September 2022, and it is now close to a full recovery. Resso’s global revenue increased 21% from the previous month, and it is currently popular in emerging markets such as Brazil, Indonesia and India. On December 1, 2022, they released “Resso v2.0”, adding a new music sharing feature: Song of the Day. In the Brazilian and Indonesian markets, the app ranks No. 1 in iOS&Google Play’s music app user spending.
