Sensor Tower: In November, the US remained the highest mobile game revenue market in the world, and the Chinese iOS market ranked 2nd

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on December 20, Sensor Tower store intelligence data showed that in November 2023, global mobile game players paid US$6.1 billion on the App Store and Google Play, which was basically the same as the previous year. The US remains the highest grossing market for mobile games in the world, contributing $1.8 billion, or 30.2% of total global revenue. The Chinese iOS market ranked 2nd, accounting for 19%; the Japanese market ranked 3rd, accounting for 15.5%.

In November 2023, Tencent's “Wang Zhe Rongyao” attracted US$193 million in the global App Store and Google Play, ranking first in the global mobile game bestseller list. On November 3, the game released content updates such as new heroes Doria and Jiang Ziya's new skins, and ushered in a single-day peak in this issue.

Miha's tour “Genshin” returned to 2nd place on the list. Among them, 45.6% of revenue comes from the Chinese iOS market, 22.4% of revenue from the Japanese market, and 10.2% from the US market. On November 8, the 4.2 version of the game was released, introducing new maps, Funina and other new characters and items. These activities brought the game to 2nd place in the November revenue list and topped the revenue growth list.

Tencent's “PUBG Mobile” (combined “Peace Elite” revenue) ranked 3rd in the list with revenue of 143 million US dollars. Among them, 59.4% of revenue comes from the Chinese iOS market, 8.8% of revenue from the US market, and 3.1% from the Saudi Arabian market. On November 10, the game launched a new “Mysterious Phantom” campaign plus multiple military returns, and topped the Chinese iPhone mobile game bestseller list for 3 consecutive days.

Two other top grossing games are Scopely's “Monopoly GO!” and Dream Games “Royal Match.”

In November, “GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE” distributed by Tencent celebrated its 1st anniversary and launched a number of anniversary events, including Red Ash drama events, new characters Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White, and new costumes. The festival helped the game return to 2nd place in the November revenue growth list.

In its launch month, three new mobile games swept the revenue growth list: Activision Blizzard's “Warcraft Rumble” (Warcraft Rumble), CyberAgent “Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade” (Spell Warfare), and “Earth: Revival” (Planet: Reboot). With popular IP, smooth animation, and engaging plot, “Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade” topped the Japanese iPhone mobile game bestseller list the day after launch, and remained in the top 4 places for the rest of November. The sci-fi survival RPG mobile game “Earth: Revival” performed well after its launch, receiving nearly 3 million downloads and nearly 10 million dollars in revenue in half a month.

As a classic online game, Stone Age IP carries the memories of many players. With its emotional Q version art style and pet gameplay, “Stone Age: Awakening” distributed by Tencent entered 8th place in the November revenue growth list.