Number of mobile gamers in China 2010-2020
The mobile gaming scene in China experienced an upward surge between the years 2010 and 2020. The number of mobile gamers peaked at 654 million in 2020, and its growth was projected to slow down in the coming years .
Mobile gaming trend in China
As per the results of a survey on the distribution of mobile game users conducted in 2019, a majority of players were concentrated in tier-2 cities of China, such as Chengdu and Wuhan. In that year, the most popular gaming app was Glory of the King with approximately 142 million unique downloads nationwide. The game is owned by Tencent, which was ranked first among the Chinese global mobile gaming brand builders in terms of BrandZ brand power scores. FunPlus, Zenjoy, and Lilith were other leading mobile game developers in China.
China’s mobile gaming market
The annual growth rate of mobile gaming market revenues in China have been rapidly declining since having peaked in 2015. In 2018, market revenues in this segment took a massive blow and dropped to 10.5 percent. However, the sales share of mobile games within the Chinese gaming industry remained relatively high, amounting to 75 percent in 2020.
Mobile gaming trend in China
As per the results of a survey on the distribution of mobile game users conducted in 2019, a majority of players were concentrated in tier-2 cities of China, such as Chengdu and Wuhan. In that year, the most popular gaming app was Glory of the King with approximately 142 million unique downloads nationwide. The game is owned by Tencent, which was ranked first among the Chinese global mobile gaming brand builders in terms of BrandZ brand power scores. FunPlus, Zenjoy, and Lilith were other leading mobile game developers in China.
China’s mobile gaming market
The annual growth rate of mobile gaming market revenues in China have been rapidly declining since having peaked in 2015. In 2018, market revenues in this segment took a massive blow and dropped to 10.5 percent. However, the sales share of mobile games within the Chinese gaming industry remained relatively high, amounting to 75 percent in 2020.
