Sensor Tower: "Whiteout Survival" revenue hits a new high, steadily ranking first in January overseas mobile game revenue chart.
10/02/2025
GMT Eight
The latest data from Sensor Tower's store intelligence platform shows that in late January, "Whiteout Survival" launched the "Year of the Snake" Chinese New Year event in overseas markets, driving the game's overseas revenue to grow by 10% compared to the previous period, reaching nearly 140 million US dollars, firmly securing the top spot in the overseas mobile game revenue ranking. According to Sensor Tower's app insights data, "Whiteout Survival" has accumulated global revenue of 1.9 billion US dollars, and is expected to surpass the milestone of 2 billion US dollars in late February this year.
MiHoYo's "Genshin Impact" doubled its overseas revenue in January, securing the title of this month's fastest-growing overseas mobile game revenue, and ranking second in the revenue ranking. This was mainly due to the launch of the new 5.3 version "Ardent War Newsoul" and the introduction of new characters "Mavica" and "Centsarli", which led to a surge in revenue on January 1st, reaching the highest level in nearly two years, topping the global mobile game bestseller list on that day.
On January 4th, Moonton's "Mobile Legends: Bang Bang" collaborated with the popular Japanese manga "HunterHunter", launching special activities and new hero skins based on the "HunterHunter" animation. This collaboration increased the game's interest and cross-cultural interaction, pushing the game's daily revenue to its highest level in nearly two years in January, with a 76% increase in revenue, advancing 11 places in the ranking to reach 7th place in revenue ranking.
The Roguelike action shooting mobile game "Archero 2" was launched in early January in more overseas markets such as the United States, Europe, and Japan, quickly securing the second place in the US App Store mobile game download ranking, and the first place in the mobile game download ranking in Japan, France, and Spain. The game's overseas revenue grew by 64% in this period, climbing 9 places in the ranking to reach 8th place in the revenue ranking. In terms of downloads, "Archero 2" surged by 345% in January, entering the top 7 in the download ranking for the first time.
January Overseas Mobile Game Revenue Growth Ranking
In early January, Kuro Game's open-world adventure mobile game "Mingchao" released the new 2.0 version "To Silence with Joyful Songs" and the new resonators "Coleta" and "Lokokoko", which were well received by players at home and abroad. This pushed the game's overseas revenue to grow by 275% in January, achieving the best performance in nearly six months, ranking second in the monthly overseas mobile game revenue growth, and returning to 14th place in the revenue ranking.
With the opening of the new PK season and the introduction of new generals, on January 11th, Lingxi Interactive's Three Kingdoms-themed 4X strategy mobile game "Three Kingdoms: Strategic Edition" reached a new peak in daily revenue, with a 250% increase in overseas revenue this month, ranking 6th in the growth ranking and re-entering the 21st place in the revenue ranking.
At the end of December, Origami Networks released the 3.0 version of "Love and Deep Space" with the theme of "Encounter with All ThingsAnniversary Celebration" and the limited-time wish "Rushing to the End of Last Night". In mid to late January, the game once again launched the 3.0 version "Encounter with All ThingsBelow" and the limited five-star memory "Summer's DayTouching Pain Signal". The launch of the new version and activities boosted the game's overseas revenue by 36% this month, ranking 7th in the growth ranking and 11th in the revenue ranking.
This issue of GameBeans' "Dragon Soul Traveler" and Joy Net Games' "Knight Legends: Little Heroes" and other two RPG new games ranked 16th and 19th in the growth ranking, respectively. "Dragon Soul Traveler" is a Japanese-style second-dimensional idle adventure mobile game that has won the favor of players in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong with its cute art design and relaxing gameplay, becoming the runner-up in the January mobile game download ranking in the local market. "Knight Legends: Little Heroes" is a martial arts-themed idle RPG mobile game that provides players with recruitment of knights, martial arts training, and various strategic gameplay. It topped the App Store and Google Play mobile game download charts in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong on the first day of its release.
January Overseas Mobile Game Download Ranking
Tencent's "PUBG MOBILE" saw a 25% increase in overseas downloads in January, reclaiming the top spot in the overseas mobile game download ranking.
Moonton's "Mobile Legends: Bang Bang" ranked 2nd in this issue's download ranking.
DotDot Interactive's "Whiteout Survival" saw a 14% increase in overseas downloads in January, rising to 3rd place in the download ranking.