Group 1 - In May 2025, 33 Chinese companies made it to the global mobile game publisher revenue TOP 100, collectively earning $2.02 billion, which accounts for 36.6% of the total revenue of the TOP 100 publishers [1] - Point Interactive's flagship product "Whiteout Survival" showed strong growth despite a high revenue base, contributing to a 13% month-over-month revenue increase for the company, securing the second position in the global revenue ranking for Chinese mobile game publishers [2] - Lemon Micro's multiple synthesis games, including "Gossip Harbor," achieved a 10% month-over-month revenue growth, setting a new historical high and reinforcing its leading position in the synthesis game segment [2] Group 2 - Florere Game's two survival strategy games, "Dark War Survival" and "Last Z: Survival Shooter," saw revenue growth of 4% and 33% respectively, leading to a 12% increase in overall revenue and advancing to the 8th position in the revenue ranking [4] - Lilith Games' "AFK Journey," in collaboration with the popular IP "Fairy Tail," experienced a 55% revenue surge, contributing to a 12% month-over-month revenue increase and moving up to the 10th position in the ranking [4] - Joy Net Games' RPG "갓깨비 키우기" (Korean version of "Idle Journey: Illustrated World") saw a remarkable 208% revenue increase, propelling the company to the 20th position in the global revenue ranking [6] Group 3 - Tencent's "Peacekeeper Elite" experienced a 21% revenue increase due to the SS33 season update and collaboration with DC, maintaining its second position in the Chinese App Store mobile game revenue ranking [8] - The mobile game "Arknights" saw a 250% revenue surge following the launch of a new side event, successfully returning to the revenue ranking at the 13th position [8]

Core Insights - Sensor Tower released the April 2025 overseas revenue and download rankings for Chinese mobile games, highlighting significant growth in the sector, particularly for miHoYo's "Honkai: Star Rail" which saw a 136% increase in overseas revenue [1][4]. Revenue Rankings - The top five games in the April overseas revenue rankings include: 1. "Whiteout Survival" by 点点互动 2. "PUBG MOBILE" by Tencent 3. "Honkai: Star Rail" by miHoYo 4. "Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story" by 柠檬微趣 5. "Call of Duty Mobile" by Activision Blizzard & Tencent [2]. Notable Game Performances - "Honkai: Star Rail" achieved its highest revenue since its first anniversary, topping the iOS revenue charts in multiple markets including China, Japan, and South Korea [1]. - "Kingshot" by 点点互动 experienced a remarkable 209% revenue increase, reaching $19 million in monthly revenue within just three months of its launch [4]. - "Dark War Survival" and "Last Z: Survival Shooter" by Florere Game saw revenue increases of 24% and 17% respectively, marking historical highs for both titles [4]. Growth Rankings - "Lands of Jail" by 益世界 saw a staggering 342% revenue increase, entering the growth rankings at 7th place, with the highest revenues coming from the US, Germany, and Turkey [6]. - "雀魂" by 悠星网络 experienced a revenue surge of nearly 600% after a collaboration with the "Fate/stay night" franchise, ranking 26th in the revenue chart [5]. Download Rankings - "Block Blast!" by Hungry Studio maintained its position as the top downloaded game, with a 5% increase in downloads [11]. - "Delta Force," the international version of Tencent's "三角洲行动," achieved over 10.6 million downloads within ten days of its release, ranking 3rd in the download chart [13]. - "Kingshot" saw a 90% increase in downloads, entering the download rankings at 9th place [13].