data.ai: DianDian Interactive topped the list of February Chinese game developers going global revenue ranking, followed by Miha Games.

On March 11th, data.ai released the February 2024 ranking of Chinese game developers and app revenue from overseas markets. Dot Inc. successfully topped the list of overseas revenue, followed closely by Mihayo, both achieving impressive revenue of 100 million USD with monthly growth rates of 1.5% and 3.6% respectively. Onefun moved up 3 spots to third place this period, with their 4X battle mobile game Last War, including casual gameplay modes, continuing to generate revenue in South Korea, the United States, and Taiwan, driving a 67% increase in revenue for the publisher. NetEase's multiple games saw significant growth, helping the publisher climb 3 spots to 10th place: Knives Out launched its 33rd season, collaborating with "Attack on Titan" to introduce popular character costumes like Eren and Mikasa, with monthly user spending exceeding 1.6 million USD in the Japanese market alone; Identity V launched a Lunar New Year themed event, with overseas user spending rising by 21.6%; LifeAfter introduced new content such as the "Hope Radio" storyline and Guardian Dragon Statue gameplay, driving a 101% increase in overseas user spending. Paper Play's new game Love and Deepspace saw overseas revenue growth, with Valentine's Day content updates starting from February 5th, leading to a one-day global spending of 2.5 million USD. The game has become the highest-grossing otome romance game in the world as of 2024, leading Paper Play to rise to 21st place, making it the fastest-growing overseas publisher in the Top 30. Other publishers with significant ranking increases include Topwar Studio, XD Network, Shenzhen Bingchuan Network, and Wanda Cinema Games. Emerging overseas games in 2024 In early 2024, Chinese publishers continued to introduce new games in overseas markets, with many new games performing well and driving revenue growth. Dot Inc. released the open-world party game Livetopia: Party on iOS and Google Play in January, with around 1.5 million downloads by February. While most of the publisher's revenue comes from their 4X battle game Whiteout Survival, this new game still saw a growth of 265%, with Indonesia as the largest user market. Jiangyu Interactive launched the second hit product Top Heroes, a Roguelike ARPG game that is more casual than Top War, accumulating around 1.7 million new global users. Its revenue-generating ability is strong, with user spending already exceeding 6.5 million USD in February. Thanks to the impressive performance of these new games, the publisher's overseas revenue ranking rose to 14th place. XD Network and Wanda Cinema Games also saw growth in China, Taiwan, and Japan markets with the release of Depart Muffin and Saint Seiya: Legends of Justice, respectively, moving up to 17th and 26th place. Summary of Chinese mobile games' performance in overseas markets in February 2024: Several new games made it into the top thirty. The top 30 products on the overseas revenue list generated 820 million USD in revenue in February, essentially holding steady. Whiteout Survival continued to top the overseas revenue list for the third consecutive month, with Last War closely following. Data from data.ai shows that both games had user spending exceeding 90 million USD in February. Among the top ten games, Honkai: Star Rail and Blue Archive saw significant revenue growth, moving up 2 and 5 places respectively. The former benefited from the launch of version 2.0 "Dreaming in Midnight" and the introduction of new characters, while the latter relied on the three-week anniversary event and resource updates in the Japanese market. Several new games released in 2024 made it to the top thirty revenue list, including XD Network's Depart Muffin (#15), Paper Network's Love and Deepspace (#17), Wanda Cinema Games' Saint Seiya: Legend of Justice (#22), and Jiangyu Interactive's Top Heroes (#30), with all three games generating over 10 million USD in overseas user spending in February. Depart Muffin is currently only operating in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, but with its cute cartoon style, casual gameplay, multiplayer modes, and the Cat Worm Cafe collaboration activity, it achieved great success in its target market, with February revenue reaching 18 million USD. Love and Deepspace saw significant revenue in Japan, the United States, and Taiwan, with a total revenue of 7.5 million USD in these markets. The Saint Seiya: Legend of Justice, a successful IP mobile game in the US market, was re-launched in Japan, generating over 10 million USD in revenue locally, demonstrating the impact of IP on game appeal. Top Heroes saw over 1 million installations in the US, Taiwan, Brazil, Japan, and Thailand in February, with user spending exceeding 1 million USD in the US and Taiwan markets, rapidly rising to 30th place. Additionally, Top War, Peak Speed, Gossip Harbor, Knives Out, SeAside from Escape, the rankings of income from sea voyages have also seen significant increases."Bonjour, comment vas-tu aujourd'hui?" "Hello, how are you today?"