According to the revenue ranking of Chinese mobile game publishers in the global App Store and Google Play in December 2022 released by SensorTower, a total of 43 Chinese manufacturers were shortlisted in the top 100 global mobile game publisher revenue list in this issue, with a total revenue of more than 2.1 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for In this issue, the revenue of the top 100 mobile game publishers in the world is 39.3%. The detailed report is as follows.
Special Note: This report only counts publisher revenue, and does not include third-party Android channels in China.
Top 30 Chinese mobile game publishers by revenue
Thanks to the revenue growth of various games such as “Fantasy Westward Journey”, “Wild Action” and “Pro Evolution Football – World Together”, NetEase’s mobile game revenue in this period increased by 6.4% month-on-month.
IM30’s “Rise of Empires: Ice and Fire”, “Last Shelter: Survival” and other games’ revenues increased across the board, making publishers’ revenues increase by 26.6% month-on-month, hitting a record high. Regionally, the US was the publisher’s most important market, contributing 44.3% of revenue. In the local market, IM30 ranked second in the ranking of strategy mobile game publishers in December, second only to Supercell.
Relying on the strong performance of the card battle mobile game “MARVEL SNAP” (Marvel: Instant Battle Super) in the US market, and the revenue increase of “One Piece Bloodline” in the Chinese market, Chaoxi Guangnian’s revenue increased by 45% in the previous period On this basis, the current period rose again by 28.3%, and the ranking rose by 5 places to No. 12. At present, the total revenue of “MARVEL SNAP” has exceeded 40 million US dollars, and it still shows a strong growth momentum. Over 80% of the revenue of Chaoxi Guangnian mobile game comes from overseas markets.
Diandian Interactive’s mobile card game “Valor Legends: Dog Rescue” hit a new high in revenue, becoming the publisher’s highest-grossing mobile game product in this issue. Coupled with the excellent performance of simulation mobile games such as “Family Farm Adventure”, the publisher’s revenue increased by 17.5% month-on-month, ranking 19th.
The re-enactment of the classic web game “Dandongtang Adventure” was launched in the Chinese market in mid-December. With the strong appeal of this IP, the game ranked 10th in China’s iOS mobile game revenue list in December in just half a month name. The developer, Seventh Avenue, landed at No. 22 on the revenue list of Chinese mobile game publishers.
Zilong Games’ SRPG mobile game “Archeland” (아르케랜드) landed in the Korean market in early December and quickly entered the top 10 of the local mobile game bestseller list. Led by this game, the publisher’s current revenue increased by 83.2% month-on-month, returning to the 24th place on the list.
China Mobile Games launched the classic Guoman IP-licensed mobile game “Zhenhun Street: Born to Be King” in the Chinese market on December 22, and the publisher’s revenue increased by 109.5% month-on-month.
In addition to the list, the Chinese mobile game publishers shortlisted in the top 100 by global revenue are Bilibili, 4399, Youzu Network, Hero Game, Arena World, CMGE, Mattel163, Hortor Games, TOEIC, and Glacier Network. , Yale Technology, Xindong Network and Friendship Time have a total of 43 manufacturers.
Top 20 mobile game revenues in China’s App Store
In addition to the aforementioned “Dantongtang Adventure”, NetEase’s “Egg Party” and Tencent’s “FIFA Soccer World-World Cup” entered the list for the first time.
“Egg Party” is a casual competitive mobile game, which will be launched in May 2022. After launching the joint activity of “Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf” on December 30, the revenue of the game has risen rapidly, ranking first in China’s iOS mobile game download list in December, and 18th in the revenue list.
Since the Qatar World Cup kicked off in November, the global popularity of various football mobile games has also increased. Among them, the revenue of “FIFA Soccer World Cup” released by Tencent increased by 108% month-on-month, making it the sports mobile game with the highest revenue in the Chinese iOS market.
