Sensor Tower: 35 Chinese mobile game companies in November collectively raked in $1.87 billion, accounting for 34.8% of the revenue of the top 100 mobile game publishers worldwide.

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20/12/2024
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Sensor Tower store intelligence platform shows that in November 2024, a total of 35 Chinese manufacturers entered the TOP100 global mobile game publisher revenue list, with a total revenue of 1.87 billion US dollars, accounting for 34.8% of the total revenue of the global TOP100 mobile game publishers in this period. Top 30 revenue of Chinese mobile game publishers On November 7th, Netease's "Identity V" launched the second wave of collaboration with "Persona 5 Royal Edition", which quickly increased the global daily revenue of the game to nearly 8 times the average of the previous 3 days. On November 14th, the game welcomed the new story version "Echoes in the Alley" update and the 35th Season Essentials 3 online, leading to a peak in revenue. Driven by the IP collaboration and content updates, "Identity V" saw a 91% increase in global revenue in this period, helping Netease firmly hold the second place in the publisher revenue list. Two classic synthesis mobile games from Lemon Interactive, "Gossip Harbor" and "Seaside Escape", saw a 6% and 3% increase in global revenue in November, respectively, setting new record highs since their launch and respectively winning the champion and third place in the global synthesis mobile game revenue list for this period. This led to a 4% increase in Lemon Interactive's revenue, moving up 2 places to the 6th place in the revenue list, and maintaining its position as the champion in the synthesis mobile game publisher revenue list. Hippie Games saw a doubling in global revenue in November, jumping 10 places to the 8th place in the revenue list. This was mainly due to the outstanding performance of two new hybrid casual games, "Capybara Go!" and "Archero 2". "Capybara Go!" saw a 3-fold increase in revenue in November, ranking 5th in the global mobile game revenue growth list for this period due to its cute capybara characters, innovative gameplay, and hybrid monetization mechanisms. "Archero 2" upgraded the game's art style, skills, and gameplay based on the previous version, winning the love of both new and old players, topping the Google Play download charts in Korea and Taiwan. In recent years, Hippie Games has released a series of hit hybrid casual games, including "Archero," "PunBall," "SSSnaker," "Survivor!.io," "Archero 2," and "Capybara Go!," and through continuous content innovation, gameplay innovation, and active advertising, it has successfully expanded its overseas market. In 2024, overseas revenue accounted for up to 90% and maintained a leading position in the hybrid casual mobile game market. On November 12th, Folding Network's love interactive mobile game "Love and Deep Space" launched the "Obey, Caretaker" cat-themed card pool event, where four male protagonists transformed into different cat images, providing players with a new gaming experience. On the day of the event, the game's revenue rapidly soared to the highest value since launch, once again topping the global mobile game bestsellers list. The game saw a 35% increase in revenue in November, leading the interactive story mobile games and with a slight increase in revenue in "Shining Nikki", driving Folding Network's revenue up by 31%, securing the 11th place in the revenue list. Bilibili's "Three Kingdoms: Strategem" started the "Half-year of Conquest with BLG" themed event and the S4 season "Nine Provinces Boiling" in November, with a 34% increase in revenue this month. At the same time, Sumzap's RPG game "Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade" released outside Japan by Bilibili officially launched this month, adapting from the popular anime "Jujutsu Kaisen," topping the US iOS download chart and the Korean Google Play download chart on the first day of launch. Benefiting from several games, Bilibili saw a 77% increase in revenue this period, moving up 8 places to the 13th place in the list. In mid-November, Kulo Games launched version 1.4 of "Ming Chao" with "Night Knocking on the Door of Day," featuring the limited resonator "Tsubaki," star companion task "Stellar Pathway Fork," new weapons, and activities. This led to a nearly 60% increase in revenue in November, driving Kulo Games' revenue up by 53% and placing it at the 20th place in the revenue list. Outside the list, the Chinese mobile game publishers that entered the TOP100 global revenue list are: YOUKU SHENGSHI, Tap4Fun, Thunder Network, Shenzhen Bingchuan Network, and Zhiming Xingtong, totaling 35 companies. Top 20 revenue of Chinese App Store mobile games Tencent's "Honor of Kings," "Peace Elite," and "Dungeon and Warrior: Origin" dominated the top three spots on the Chinese iOS mobile game revenue list for this period. DotDot Interactive's post-apocalyptic 4X strategy mobile game "Endless Winter" saw a 6% increase in revenue in the Chinese iOS market in November, securing the 4th place in the list. As of December 19th, "Endless Winter" has accumulated close to 200 million US dollars in revenue in the Chinese market. On November 8th, the national finals of the WRN4 League of Legends mobile game officially began, along with the "Battle of Two Cities" themed event, leading to a 59% increase in revenue in the Chinese iOS market for this period, reaching the 6th place in the list. With the launch of the Double Eleven limited-time special discount activities on November 11th, the daily revenue of "Three Kingdoms: Strategic Edition" quickly climbed to its highest value in 2024, topping the Chinese iOS mobile game bestsellers list on that day. The revenue for this period rose by 80%, moving up 9 places to the 8th place in the revenue list. On November 1st, the introduction of the new story branch "Silver Heart Lake Train" led to a rapid increase in revenue for "Arknights" on the day of launch, reaching a new high for the year and securing the second place in the Chinese iOS mobile game revenue list, with a 246% increase in revenue for this period, ranking 17th in the list.

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