Core Insights - In April 2025, 33 Chinese companies made it to the global mobile game publisher revenue TOP 100, collectively earning $2 billion, which accounts for 38.4% of the total revenue of the global TOP 100 mobile game publishers [1] - Tencent, Diandian Interactive, NetEase, miHoYo, and Lemon Microfun remained the top five Chinese mobile game publishers by revenue [1] - "Honor of Kings" saw a significant revenue increase of 71% in April, regaining the top position in global mobile game revenue, contributing to a 10% rise in Tencent's mobile game revenue [1] Group 1 - Diandian Interactive's 4X strategy game "Kingshot" experienced a revenue surge of 209% in April, becoming a new growth point for the publisher, which saw a 5% increase in overall revenue [5] - miHoYo's "Honkai: Star Rail" celebrated its second anniversary with a new version launch, resulting in a 192% revenue increase in April, leading to a 51% rise in the publisher's revenue [5] - Florere Game's revenue increased by 21% in May, driven by the growth of its mobile games "Dark War Survival" and "Last Z: Survival Shooter," moving up one position to rank 9 [5] Group 2 - Yostar's mobile games "Blue Archive," "Mahjong Soul," and "Arknights" saw revenue increases of 110%, 458%, and 69% respectively, leading to a 91% surge in publisher revenue and a significant jump of 11 positions to rank 11 [6] - Joy Net Games' new titles "Endless Journey: Scroll World" and "Raising Godkkaebi" contributed to a 24% revenue increase in April, placing the publisher at rank 22 [6][7] - Tencent's "Honor of Kings" led the revenue growth in the Chinese App Store, with a 64% increase, while "Delta Force" and "Naruto" also saw significant revenue boosts of 115% and 91% respectively [8][9]
Sensor Tower:4月共33个中国厂商入围全球手游发行商收入榜TOP100 合计吸金20亿美元